Ge Oven fails to heat

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Ge Profile Built in
JT915 - 30 "

When I press Bake and set temp on keypad
the oven fails to heat. 100 degrees in red stays at 100
I tried the Broiler, it also fails to heat.

Wired to20 amp, double pole breaker
Fairly simple.
Any ideas ?
 
<jrzydvl@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Ge Profile Built in
JT915 - 30 "

When I press Bake and set temp on keypad
the oven fails to heat. 100 degrees in red stays at 100
I tried the Broiler, it also fails to heat.

Wired to20 amp, double pole breaker
Fairly simple.
Any ideas ?
Get out the multimeter and start poking around in the back. Figure out what
controls the elements, there's probably a contactor or big triac. It could
be as simple as a cracked solder joint on the control board.
 
On Aug 26, 5:50 pm, "James Sweet" <jamessw...@hotmail.com> wrote:
jrzy...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:cbt2d3182mgl421gfqdbgmgigervavkbub@4ax.com...

Ge Profile Built in
JT915 - 30 "

When I press Bake and set temp on keypad
the oven fails to heat. 100 degrees in red stays at 100
I tried the Broiler, it also fails to heat.

Wired to20 amp, double pole breaker
Fairly simple.
Any ideas ?

Get out the multimeter and start poking around in the back. Figure out what
controls the elements, there's probably a contactor or big triac. It could
be as simple as a cracked solder joint on the control board.
It could also be an open in the actual heating elements.
 
"hr(bob) hofmann@att.net" <hrhofmann@att.net> wrote in message
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On Aug 26, 5:50 pm, "James Sweet" <jamessw...@hotmail.com> wrote:
jrzy...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:cbt2d3182mgl421gfqdbgmgigervavkbub@4ax.com...

Ge Profile Built in
JT915 - 30 "

When I press Bake and set temp on keypad
the oven fails to heat. 100 degrees in red stays at 100
I tried the Broiler, it also fails to heat.

Wired to20 amp, double pole breaker
Fairly simple.
Any ideas ?

Get out the multimeter and start poking around in the back. Figure out
what
controls the elements, there's probably a contactor or big triac. It
could
be as simple as a cracked solder joint on the control board.

It could also be an open in the actual heating elements.
That's a really good point, I'm not sure why that isn't the first thing I
thought of. Check the connections to the lower bake element as well, the
wires can burn off.
 
Thanks for the help !
Turns out I had the breaker installed incorrectly
I am running off a sub panel and I used a thin double pole
I only contacted one of the bus bars.....The breaker is must
cross both bars to get 240v
I tested voltage across the breaker terminals and it read 0
So I reinstalled and it works just fine

Thanks again for the help.



On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:49:18 GMT, "James Sweet"
<jamessweet@hotmail.com> wrote:

"hr(bob) hofmann@att.net" <hrhofmann@att.net> wrote in message
news:1188185331.619446.43500@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
On Aug 26, 5:50 pm, "James Sweet" <jamessw...@hotmail.com> wrote:
jrzy...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:cbt2d3182mgl421gfqdbgmgigervavkbub@4ax.com...

Ge Profile Built in
JT915 - 30 "

When I press Bake and set temp on keypad
the oven fails to heat. 100 degrees in red stays at 100
I tried the Broiler, it also fails to heat.

Wired to20 amp, double pole breaker
Fairly simple.
Any ideas ?

Get out the multimeter and start poking around in the back. Figure out
what
controls the elements, there's probably a contactor or big triac. It
could
be as simple as a cracked solder joint on the control board.

It could also be an open in the actual heating elements.


That's a really good point, I'm not sure why that isn't the first thing I
thought of. Check the connections to the lower bake element as well, the
wires can burn off.
 
<jrzydvl@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:qhled39am7ijkm0q218jbd4sv00u539cve@4ax.com...
Thanks for the help !
Turns out I had the breaker installed incorrectly
I am running off a sub panel and I used a thin double pole
I only contacted one of the bus bars.....The breaker is must
cross both bars to get 240v
I tested voltage across the breaker terminals and it read 0
So I reinstalled and it works just fine

Thanks again for the help.


Yep, that'll do it. I had assumed this was an existing installation that
quit functioning.
 

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