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First, unplug the oven, or turn off the circuit breaker to it - so long as power is cut to the oven. Leave it for about 5 minutes, then plug it back in or turn the circuit breaker back on and try to open the door.
If that doesn't work, turn on the self-cleaning cycle again, and let it run for about 15 minutes. Then turn it off and wait another 15 minutes, and see if the door will open.
If neither of those work, you have a more serious problem with the locking mechanism. Either a bad solenoid or a damaged heat locking mechanism. Both of these will require removing the stove top to access and repair. Let me know if the above suggestions fix the problem. If they don't, I will get you more specifics on repairing the locking mechanism - assuming you're up for that.
sounds like someone spilled something down the back of the oven. you wuill have to open the back and trace the mains lead and see were it leads amd if it needs cleaning. rcds trip when water or steam hits the mains.
If it would help you to find the model number, I would look for a way to remove the oven door. Usually there will be a release near the hinge bracket that you push in or push to the side to allow the bracket to release and you can remove the door to see the ID plate. Otherwise, I would suggest going to a wood stove dealer and looking at the door gasket material they have in stock. They usually have rolls of heat resistant gaskets for sealing doors and glass panels in wood stoves. Last idea would be exhaust gasket material available at Napa Auto parts. Good luck!!
I would say your stove is old and the door closer springs are burnt out and shot. Yes if the door is open even a little bit the stove will not heat up. If the temp is not right the cakes will not bake right. Get a new one. or get a repair person to fix it. It will keep your wife happy.
Morison,
The same thing happened to me about a week ago. I was preheating our electric oven, heard a very loud bang/pop. Checked and the oven had PF (power failure) I went downstairs and the breaker was tripped. Came back upstairs and to look at stove, the burners are working fine so I continued to preheat oven after a half an hour the oven was only slightly warm. Did you ever find out what was wrong?
Kill the power to the stove. L2 is always hot to the element. If it welded itself to the frame whats left of the element stays hot. Easy fix but power needs to be OFF
When you say the main fan, do you mean the background cooling fan or do you mean the circulating fan in the bottom oven?
Do you have the handbook for this oven as the wiring diagrams are included in it. If you haven't, you can take a copy from my BT Digital Vault - all I need is an email address to register you.
Looking at the diagram, the power for the cooling fan comes via the timer board. If, as you say, the fan doesn't work at all, the timer board could have gone faulty.
The unit may be out of plumb ( square to the floor ). I suggest you get a level and make sure the stove/oven is level and if it's not, there are some levelers ( where legs would be on the bottom ) that can be adjusted with needle nose pliers or a cresent wrench. If this doesn'e work, you may have some hinges sprung and need to replace them. Good Luck
Ed
NC Electronic
Mills, Wyoming
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