Cant set oven temp higher than 260

It sounds like 260 Degrees c would be the max temp of your oven, its a pretty high temperature.

500 degrees farenheit is 260 degrees celcius (metric)
any chance the display is set for metric ?

Your range has been reset to celsius from fahrenheit. It must be reset to fahrenheit.

Press bake and broil pads simultaneous for approximately 3 to 4 seconds.

When SF comes on, press the broil pad.

You should see the Letter C.

Press again and the letter F will come on.

Press start.

Your range shouldproperly set the temprature now!

have the thermostat checked out for the oven. sounds like its going south.

Hello, welcome to FixYa.

I'll start by saying your post indicates it is a Whirlpool oven, however if you could post the complete model number I can speak directly about possible remedies instead of generalizing...

**Though it may not be necessary as I believe your disply may be set to Celsius (centigrade, like Canada and Europe) instead of Fahrenheit since 260C equals 500F thus it tops out at 260...most ovens will not exceed this temp unless in a self clean cycle.**

I suspect if you refer to your operator/owners manual it likely will instruct you how to change it back to display the temperature in Fahrenheit.

Thank you for choosing FixYa. I'll need to watch for your reply before moving forward.

Regards,

Macmarkus :)

replace the oven safety sensor located in the upper left corner of the oven cavity,its merely a thermocouple and cycles the temp in the oven and is easily replaceable,its a whirlpool part # AP3083985 available from most appliance parts stores that handle whirlpool parts,as this unit is produced by whirlpool corp. for kitchenaid corp.

control computer is probably bad

change temp control

You will need to replace the temp probe Call704-891-6557 we'll tell you how to do it safely.

The problem is: the temp seems to be 'stuck' at 260 and will not allow any higher settings.

Calling KitchenAid proved to be unuseful. The manual did not have this item in the troubleshooting pages. Resetting the power does not help.

The SOLUTION:
There is really no problem besides that the temp display setting has been somehow set to be celsius (metric system) rather than farhenheit (english system). Changing this setting somehow can be easily touched off without knowing, thus the "I didn't do anything and yesterday it was working fine..." comment from family members.

The FIX:
Reset the temp display back to farhenheit (F). This is done by opening the oven door, then hold down the 'Broil' button until you hear a beep from the control panel. The same method may be used to change from Farhenheit back to Celsius.

Prevention:
I speculate the inavertent change of the temp setting is done while cleaning the flat control panel. So the best thing to do is to always 'LOCK' the control panel when cleaning the controls. This is done by holding down the keypad "3/lock" for a few seconds until the display shows LOCK.

(The solution was already posted when I arrived at this page. I just organized it a bit by adding some details and a preventative comment. Many thanks to those who posted earlier, solving my issue as well. I hope my writing presents a clearer and quicker read to the next person)