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There is no power to the unit at all circuit breaker not tripped

My daughter said it made a strange noise then shut off completely, there appears to be no power to the unit at all, no lights, no display, no anything. I checked the circuit breaker and nothing was tripped. Gas stove display is on the same circuit and it works fine. Any ideas??

  • jimdyer Nov 10, 2008

    From jimdyer thanks 42windowman for the answer I suspected something like that. The only problem is I don't know where the service panel is, do I have to take it down to fix it?

  • jimdyer Nov 10, 2008

    42windowman you are the bomb, thanks so much for your help I REALLY,REALLY appreciate it!!!

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Blown fuse-easy fix -find book-it is shown behind service panel

  • Anonymous Nov 10, 2008

    yeah you will have to remove - there will be a panel on side held closed by on e phillips - open panel - with power off of course- there willl be a fuse inside - usually white ceramic- replace and test with power before reinstalling- good luck

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