Rob for Model Number KGSK901SSS01 Intermittent heating (and broil) has started to occur on the KitchenAid KGSK901SSS01. Noticed a few weeks back that the oven failed to reach temperature. We don't use the broil feature all that much, but noticed this morning (for example during diagnosis) that the broil flame started but then extinguished after 10 seconds. The Elmnt-Brol #W10207402 had gotten hot to the touch and actually burned my finger tip abit. Question re: Elmnt-Brol: Does this element actually glow red/orange as a normal function or does it remain normally dark iron black and just heat up? When starting bake cycle (and broil cycle) from cold, the oven seems to operate as normal. Pressing bake button on front at 350 degrees for example, the fan initiates immediately, then the "tink" sound probably from the gas safety valve, then the "tick" "tick", "tick" "tick", "tick" "tick" sound of the ignitor, then flame. Same for broiler. But then somewhere in the cycle the flame extinguishes either for oven or broiler. Then starting and stopping, and then starting and stopping via the front buttons may coax the oven to heat all the way (at least that is what happened on two separate occaisions recently in the last 2 weeks or so). I tested the safety valve continuity/resistance on the three terminals. With wire disconnected, terminals 1+2 show ranged in the low 200 ohm range. With 2+3 terminals, I yielded similar metrics (e.g. 200 ohms). In looking at older threads for this model, it seems my results are within the expected 216 ohms + or - 30 ohm range? Given all of the above, can someone please help provide some perspective? Given that both broiler and oven are intermittent, and that my results of the safety valve solenoid were within range, it does not seem plausible to me that the safety valve solenoid nor the spark ignitors for broil and bake are to blame. But, does that then lead the issue to the spark module board as the problem? Or the temperature sensor? Or the main board?
Answer Rob, With both the bake and broil doing the same thing, This issue would most likely be caused by a faulty control board as opposed to the temperature sensor or the spark module. The fact that the spark module lights the unit would be an indication that it is not bad. For the sensor you can test it and it should have a resistance of 1090 ohms. The resistance ratings should be +/- 10% and that would be for the safety valve also. If this checks ok then the control board would be the issue. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Wednesday, February 4, 2015