Kenmore Oven Door Switch Plunger

The oven door switch shuts off the light when you close the door unle.

Kenmore oven door switch plunger.

Oven door light switch. Where is the door switch plunger on a kenmore elctric range 790. Switches and the electronic control board are attached to the control panel. Replace the door switch if you don t measure continuity during that test.

Disconnect electrical power to the range and test the door switch for continuity with the door switch plunger pressed in. The oven door pushes the oven light switch plunger in when the door is closed to turn the light off. When the door is open the plunger is released and the light is on. Outer oven door glass panel.

Oven lock mechanism activated when oven door was open the lock is blinking and clock gives a dr message cannot close oven door. When the door is open the plunger is released and the light is on. Make sure the oven door closes fully and pushes the door switch plunger in. The oven door switch also verifies that the oven door is shut during the self clean cycle.

The control panel houses the control keypad temperature display and other displays. If the oven light stays on when you close the door or the self clean cycle won t start or stops in the middle of the cycle because the door switch doesn t properly detect the door being closed replace the door switch with a manufacturer approved. I opened the door before it locked for the self clean mode. The oven door pushes the oven light switch plunger in when the door is closed to turn the light off.

Adjust the oven door hinges or replace the door hinges if damaged. The oven door light switch is a plunger switch on the frame of the oven above the opening to the oven.