Stove Repair or Oven Repair in Orange County

1Check if it is unplugged and plug it in if necessary

2The outlet may not work. Check if it’s supplied with power

3Turn off the circuit breaker. Wait 30 seconds, then turn the circuit breaker back on

4Inspect the fuses, tighten them properly, and replace the blown ones. If they are in good condition, remove them and after 30 seconds replace them

5If your oven or stove is gas-powered, confirm it is well-supplied with gas:

Turn on the surface or broil burner, depending on the type of stove or oven you have, to check if it lights. If so, you can be sure gas runs to the appliance

If you turn on the burner but it stays dead, it means it is not supplied with gas. In this case, you need to confirm the main gas valve is not off. You can find this valve behind the oven or stove

6If there are clock settings, confirm you enable them and set the clock if necessary. Turn your oven on after the clock-setting procedure

1If the oven heats up to 350° Fahrenheit within 20 minutes, there is no problem at all. It is functioning properly. So, make sure you wait at least 20 minutes

2Confirm the door is closed tightly. It takes a long time to preheat when the door is open. Close it if necessary

3Another reason for a long preheat time may be related to the heating element location. If the heating element is located under the oven’s floor, preheat time is usually longer than 20 minutes

4Check if there are any large utensils such as baking stones in the oven. The presence of large utensils increases the preheat time

5Make sure there is no aluminum foil inside your appliance and get rid of it if necessary. Sometimes it is used to make the oven bottom or racks more level, but it increases the preheat time

6Pay attention to the burner of the stove, very often the burner is clogged with burnt food, which reduces the flow of flame on the dishes

1Check the oven temperature scale you’ve set. Typically, manufacturers limit the maximum oven temperature to 550° Fahrenheit or 287° Celsius

2Your problem with selecting a temperature over 287° may be because your oven temperature settings use the Celsius scale, not the Fahrenheit scale. Alter the controls to the Fahrenheit scale according to the manual instructions

1If you are unable to open the door up to an hour after a self-clean cycle, there is no problem at all. This is a preventive measure to keep you safe, as the temperature inside the oven is very high during and right after the self-clean cycle. The door unlocks as soon as the oven cools down. So, make sure you have waited long enough before trying to open the door

2If the problem remains after the temperature has returned to a safe level, reset the self-clean cycle as follows:

3Start the cycle and wait 15-20 seconds for the lock motor to stop

Start the cycle and wait 15-20 seconds for the lock motor to stop

Cancel the cycle and wait 15-20 seconds for the lock motor to stop again

Try to open the door

4Ensure the lock-out feature is not active and disable this option if necessary. Follow these steps as they can be applied to almost all models:

Find the Stop/Clear or Clear/Off button. Press and hold this button for three seconds until you get a sign the door is unlocked. Usually, you can hear a beep and see a flashing lock-out indicator on the display indicating the door is unlocked

Confirm the lock-out indicator on the display isn’t flashing. Then you can try to open the door. Do not try to open the door while the indicator is still flashing because by doing so you can break the latch

5If you locked your appliance manually, the problem may be because the manual lock became stuck while locking. In this case, do this:

Confirm the oven is cold and wait if necessary

Try to unlock the door by moving the lever from the locked position to another one while pressing on it to release the tension

Remember: if you can’t move the lever without effort, do not force it as you can damage the level