This thermal fuse is a safety device designed to cut power to the oven if internal temperatures exceed a safe limit, preventing overheating and potential fire hazards. It is a one-time-use component that cannot be reset once it has tripped. Replace this fuse if your wall oven will not heat at all or has no power, especially after a self-clean cycle or an overheating event.
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Open thermal fuse on whirlpool wall double oven Lon F. • Jacksonville , FL • May 23, 2015
Replaced fuse. It took much longer to get the oven out of the wall to access the fuse and replace the front panel than to do the repair. This fuse failed at the end of the cleaning cycle for the bottom oven and left the door locked because the open fuse removed the 120v power from the control board. The locked door made it impossible to remove one of the screws holding the wall oven in place. However, after I ground off the head of the screw behind the edge of the locked door I was able to...
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