Oven Self Clean Door Lock

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Oven self clean door lock.

Wait at least 20 seconds before you cancel the self clean setting on the oven. The self clean cycle of a steam based model is usually initiated by pouring roughly one cup of distilled water into a. When the cycle initiates press the clear off or cancel pad immediately to cancel it. We receive many calls for oven repair after a self clean cycle.

When this happens your oven will not clean anymore until you have restored the lock. We typically see an issue where the door won t unlock when a user has attempted a self clean cycle on their oven especially when the self clean feature is canceled before it is complete. If the door will not unlock at the end of the clean cycle then you may have a problem the door lock motor assembly. Remove the burner grates and lift the hinged oven top.

The door lock is a safety feature to prevent burns. Open the door and locate the door jamb and locking mechanism. Push it in until the oven cavity light goes off indicating that the oven believes the door is closed. This may reset the control and allow you to unlock the door.

Push the door jamb. While you hold the door jamb switch in this position complete the following steps. Unplug the oven for 5 minutes and then plug it back in to reset the computer. Hold the oven door tightly closed and try to slide the lock back.

Video of the day volume 0. The door will also lock during the self cleaning cycle and won t unlatch until the temperature inside the oven cools to about 200 degrees fahrenheit. The door locks when the oven is hot and should unlock when the oven is cool. You should first remove the power to the oven for a few moments and then reconnect.

Press the clean pad wait 10 seconds. Use the bracing rod to hold the top open. If your oven door is locked open press and hold down the light switch while you continue to work through the process of cancelling the lock on the door. As a safety precaution virtually all self cleaning ovens have a door locking mechanism that automatically secures the door whenever the cleaning function is activated.

The self clean cycle can be hard on some oven components and may cause some type of failure to occur green says. Sometimes the oven door is opening and. Sometimes they can get gummed up from food or dust particles and they will no longer lock. There generally is a small metal latch or hook located.

Some modern whirlpool ovens feature a child safety control lock that deactivates all oven controls and locks the door.