I tried using my new whirlpool electric oven (model rbs305prq) for the first time and it did not work. The display works fine. It goes into preheat mode, but does not heat. It also doesn't heat up during the normal bake or broil settings. The bake and broil elements do not turn red or heat up. According to the panel everything is going as it should. The fan works fine. I'm not sure what the problem is. Please help!
Rob, sounds like it was just installed. You need 240V on this unit. On the terminal block in back where the power hooks up, it should read 240V across the two outer terminals and 120V from each end to center terminal. Im ruling out the thermal cut out because you never used it. I would start with the power source first. The display sounds like it's getting the 120V it needs to funtion, but I don't think your making the loop for the 240V needed for the bake and broil. Catriver.
Posted on Jul 13, 2007
Hi,
If your electric oven is taking too long to heat or just not heating up right, then check out this tip that will give more detail about your problem.
Oven Problems Electric Oven is Heating Slowly or Poorly
heatman101
If the thermostat bulb is not dislodged, it's likely that the thermostat or sensor is either mis-calibrated or defective.
Electronic
ovens with a digital display use a sensor to monitor oven temperature.
To solve temperature problems for these models, you may need to replace
the sensor. On some digital-display models, you can calibrate the
temperature using the key pad. See your operator's manual for details.
Ovens
without a digital display often use a mechanical system for controlling
temperature. On many of these units, you can remove the thermostat knob
and adjust the knob itself to more accurately represent the actual
setting of the thermostat.
If,
when you remove the knob, there's a screw on the back of it with a
small calibration plate, you can loosen the screw, adjust the plate,
then tighten the screw again. If the knob isn't adjustable, and the oven
temperature is off by more than 30 to 40 degrees, you need to replace
the thermostat to solve the problem.
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