Kenmore 30425 Oven will not reach target temp

im taking that it,s gas....do you smell gas at anytime? sounds like you migh have a light gas leak if it,s gas...also how old is this oven?

Ovens often use broiler element to preheat, then shut off when set temp is reached. Check fuses for and bake element itself.

There are two possibilities for problems with the range. If it has a "timed bake" setting for the oven then it's possible that the last person who used it neglected to return the setting to the manual mode. In "timed bake" mode, the oven will heat to approx. 160 - 185 degrees, what is called a "keep warm" temp. It will maintain that heat setting regardless of what you set the oven temp control to, as long as you're not in the time frame that it's set to bake. This will make trying to bake anything a very difficult procedure.
The second possibility is that the oven glo coil igniter is cracked and will not heat to the proper temp to allow the electricity to flow through it to the oven gas safety valve to allow it to open and let the gas flow to the burner. These things are ceramic and for some reason crack in normal use. If it has a top broiler, that unit is obviously good. Unfortunately, the igniters are seldom interchangeable. You would need a tech to check the igniter with an ohmmeter.

Sorry to read about your problem, I hope this helps you out.

Bad gas control valve or oven temp control

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Faulty temp. control...The variable temperature portion is faulty, but broiler function FULL ON GAS is ok...Replace the Temp control assembly.

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When the bake igniter becomes weak or burns out, your oven would not bake. The bake igniter is usually mounted on the oven burner. It's about 1 inch by 4-8 inches (depending on the model), and comes in round or flat styles. If you don't see the igniter glow at all, it's probably burned out. Replace the igniter if found defective. Note: one of the exceptions could be that your oven is set to automatic mode instead of manual. If this is the case, set your oven to manual mode and check again.

If the bake igniter glows red and not bright yellow or white, it is probably because it is too weak. When this happens, the safety valve would not let the gas out into the oven burner. A weak igniter must be replaced.

A faulty igniter is probably the most common cause, however there are others:

-- defective thermostat
-- defective selector switch
-- defective gas safety valve
-- defective gas valve coils

The temperature sensor is bad. The broil element will work even if the temp sensor is bad but the bake element will not. If you measure the resistance across the contacts on the sensor, it should be around 20 ohms, if it is much higher (1000+), then it is bad and should be replaced. It is just as easy to replace as the elements and looks like a small pencil sized rod in the inside top of the oven. Let me know how this works out for you.

Benjamin

hi thanks for the question I would replace the bottom igniter it has failed thanks the appliance doc

HI THANKS FOR THE QUESTION oN SOME MODELS THERES A FEATURE THAT IF YOU USED THE TIMER OR THE TIMER SETTINGS MAY HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTLY BEEN CHANGED CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE THE KEEP WARM SETTING ON THE TIMER OR A BURNT OUT BAKE ELEMENT THANKS THEAPPLIANCE DOC