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Customer Questions and Answers for Oven Heating Element by Whirlpool

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Part Number: OEM18051231
Manufacturer Part Number: WPW10207397

The Oven Heating Element is an OEM replacement part for Whirlpool ovens. It is a crucial component responsible for generating the heat necessary for baking, roasting, and broiling in the oven cavity.

Causes of a bad oven heating element can include mechanical failure, electrical malfunctions, or simply reaching the end of its lifespan due to repeated heating and cooling cycles.

Symptoms of a bad oven heating element:

  • Oven not heating up properly or failing to reach the set temperature
  • Uneven heating or hot spots within the oven cavity
  • Visible damage or breaks in the heating element coil
  • Unusual smells or burning odors emanating from the oven

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

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Angie, with the power turned off to the unit, the bake element can be tested for resistance to see if it has failed. The bake element WPW10207397 should measure around 28 ohms of resistance. If the resistance does not read 27 to 29 ohms, then it would need to be replaced. If the element tests good, then the issue would likely be in the control board WPW10438750. Unfortunately, if the control is the cause, it has been discontinued by the manufacturer and is no longer available.

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Joe, Everything sounds fine and there are no issues. It still takes 20 to 30 minutes to "properly Preheat" an oven. The newer controls, are designed to sound an alarm in a specific amount of time, and/or, the first time the sensor registers the resistance/temperature in the oven cavity. This is referred to as "tempering" the oven/cavity, it's not a preheat cycle. The "tempered" oven will operate and cook just fine in most cases(95%), but if you're cooking something special, delicate or a specific recipe, you'll want to properly preheat the oven (20 to 30 minutes). Thanks,

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Hello Joe, You should first flip the breaker to the oven off and back on to make sure half of it is not tripped. The next suspect will be the connection in the junction box where the cord from the unit is hardwired to the home wiring. If this is good, the next likely suspect is the control board WPW10438751.

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Hello Tina. Most likely it is not the elements. It sounds like the control board WPW10340935 may be bad in the unit since you heard a pop during a storm. You will need to test it to be sure.

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Didgie, The wire that would connect to the heating element would be a high temp 12 guage wire.

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Rich, You will want to check the resistance of the element to make sure that it is good. The resistance should be approximate 28.8 ohms. If it has proper resistance then the part is good. If not then replace the element. The connector can be replaced with a high voltage 1/4" female spade terminal.

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Hello ray, You will want to check the thermostat to make sure that it has continuity. If not then the thermostat is bad. You can check the control with the oven turned on you should get 240 vac between bake and L1. If you are not getting voltage then the control is bad.

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Hi. The element part # WPW10207397 ohm reading is correct. Make sure you have proper 240 vac at the terminal block. Make sure you have 120 vac from each outer terminal block stud (L-1 & L-2) -to the center (neutral). Ohm each terminal separately to its mount (ground). See if the element is grounded to its outer sheath. If so then you can be getting a partial "red" heating just to the area of where it is shorted and not heating correctly. Isolate the bake feed wire from the terminal block to see if you are getting the 120 vac or if the wire connection is bad. Isolate the bake feed wire from the clock relay to the element. Put the Red meter lead into the female spade of the bake relay wire you took off the bake element. Select bake and see if you have 120 vac on the bake wire and the clock relay output is good. You have to measure voltage with at least one element wire disconnected. This way you know each feed leg (L-1 & L-2) are good and you are not reading "back-voltage through the element. A common issue allowing one to think that they do have the correct voltage. Tricky if you will. Thank You.

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