Kelsey JordahlMay 13

So, I have managed to lock myself out of my own oven. It has been having trouble with temperature, occasionally overheating, so last night I decided to take out the temperature probe and test it to see if it is obviously the problem. It measured 1080 Ω, exactly what is expected at room temperature, so it is not likely the problem. While it was out, the oven fan came on, presumably because the open circuit made the oven think it was overheating. Unfortunately, in trying to shut off the fan, I managed to lock the oven door. Now it won't unlock, presumably because the temperature sensor is missing and its little electronic brain thinks it is too hot to open. So now it is just locked shut.

Help?

#HomeRepair #HomeAppliance

Show threadDoug Bostrom

@kajord

In an inverted scenario where our oven thinks the door is -not- locked and freezes up, disconnecting it from power (via panel breaker) resets its tiny mind.

But I suspect you've already tried that. In the case of a hard error I was able to reset a dryer's hallucination with a key combo found via Google, but that was pre-AI.

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Show threadKelsey JordahlMay 13

@Doug_Bostrom indeed, it stays locked through a power cycle.

I am still hoping there is some incantation of buttons, but I have not found it yet on the internet or in the manual.

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@kajord @Doug_Bostrom good lock smith might be cheaper than new oven...

If it's a safety interlock, then gonna be hard to bypass unless you can get it out and open up the controller...