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Light doesn't work on Kenmore Model 550...




By dfbpa on Apr 05, 2008

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I have a Kenmore Elite model 55022 range hood that is about 2 years old. Recently both lights stopped working. So I did what any one would do went and bought 2 replacement bulbs. When I put the new bulbs in the lights still wouldn't work. So I took my meter and did some troubleshooting. I found that there is 120VAC at the light socket. I know that the bulbs are good, I tried them in another light fixture. Also the fan on the range hood still works. Do you have any suggestions.

I have a Kenmore elite range hood approx two years old. one light was bad and the other good. Neither of them burned when replaced. Is there a fuse that controls the light switch. the fan works.

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posted on Apr 05, 2008
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zeusfaber

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If you're getting 120V at the lampholders, yet it's not lighting lamps that still work perfectly well in other fittings, two possibilitiesspring to mind.

One is that the cap on the bulbs isn't quite compatible with the fitting. Assuming they're some variant of Edison Screw, make sure that the centre terminal in the lampholder is sticking out far enough to touch the terminal on the bulb. Also check whether the lampholder achieves it's outer connection just with a small tab, rather than with the whole of the threaded ring. If so, make sure that this is going to touch the appropriate part of the bulb.

The other possibility is that you've got a high resistance connection somewhere - not enough of an open circuit to drop the 120 V when feeding the Megohm load presented by a meter, but more than enough to kill the supply when you have a lamp load. Only way to chase this is to use the meter on ohms range to bell out all the wiring between the lampholders and bits of the system which do work properly.

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posted on Jun 21, 2009
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ddorgan4

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i have a Kemore Elite range hood (same as Broan Allure QS2). Firss it would only work on one speed now the fan is not working at all. the lights work fine
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