The Oven Temperature Sensor is an OEM part for Whirlpool ovens. This component is responsible for monitoring the oven's internal temperature, sending data to the control board to maintain the desired cooking temperature. It ensures accurate temperature readings, which are essential for baking, roasting, and other cooking functions.
Causes of a bad Oven Temperature Sensor include prolonged exposure to high temperatures, which can degrade its responsiveness over time. Additionally, physical damage or wear and tear can lead to inaccurate temperature readings.
Symptoms of a bad Oven Temperature Sensor include:
- The oven temperature is inconsistent with the setting.
- Food is not cooking evenly or as expected.
- The oven fails to reach the set temperature, or it overshoots it significantly.
- Error codes related to temperature regulation appear on the oven's display.
This OEM Whirlpool part can also be used on Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and Kenmore/Sears brand appliances.
This part fixes the following symptoms
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Oven is too hot
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Oven not heating evenly
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Little to no heat when baking
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Won't start
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Do-It-Yourself Stories from Customers like You
Dead control panel. Oven would not start. Mike H. • Cotopaxi , CO • April 12, 2022
I have a Whirlpool RBS245PDQ12 wall mount oven. Gathering information from AppliancePartsPros.com resulted in two possibilities: The Thermal Switch or the Control Panel. Talking with Appliance Parts Pros led to testing the Oven Temperature Sensor. It's supposed to test at 1080 Ohms at 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Mine tested at 960 Ohms so I knew it was bad... I found the service manual on the top of the Oven on the left behind the control panel. It has values for testing (Ohms of resistance)...
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