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Customer Questions and Answers for Oven Sensor Assembly by Whirlpool

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By: Whirlpool
Part Number: OEM18049359
Manufacturer Part Number: WPW10181986

The Oven Sensor Assembly is an OEM part for Whirlpool ovens, designed to accurately measure the oven's internal temperature and communicate it to the control board. This ensures that the oven maintains the desired temperature setting during baking or roasting, providing consistent cooking results.  

Causes of a bad Oven Sensor Assembly can include exposure to high temperatures for prolonged periods, affecting the sensor's accuracy, electrical malfunctions like short circuits or wiring issues impacting its performance, and physical damage from cleaning or moving the oven compromising the sensor's integrity.

Symptoms of a bad Oven Sensor Assembly include:

  • The oven does not heat to the set temperature 
  • Over or undercooking of food 
  • Error codes displayed on the oven's control panel 

This OEM Whirlpool part is also compatible with Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper and some Kenmore models.

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Hello Vicky. 1. Press CANCEL>CANCEL>START to enter the Diagnostics Mode. Verify the sensor temperature reading is at room temperature (typically 50 to 90°F [10 to 32.2°C]) and verify failure code. If failure code does match, then continue. 2. Unplug range or disconnect power. 3. Check all sensor connections on harness and board. 4. Disconnect sensor from harness. 5. Measure sensor resistance between connector pins and confirm reading is between 1000? and 1200??at room temperature. Also measure from sensor connector to sensor casing for possible short. If measurement is not correct, or if short is found, replace sensor. 6. Trace wires and connectors to sensor from control, then back to control. If wire or connection is damaged, replace the harness. If wire or connector is not damaged, replace oven temperature sensor. 7. Reconnect the sensor to the harness. 8. Replace all parts and panels before operating. 9. Plug in range or reconnect power. 10. Press CANCEL>CANCEL>START to enter the Diagnostics Mode and clear the error code. 11. Press CANCEL to cancel the Diagnostics Mode. 12. Press BAKE and START. Observe for longer than 1 minute. 13. If failure does not reappear, stop. If failure remains, unplug range or disconnect power and check wire connections.

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Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com   |   Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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