Maytag MER6755AAB/Q/S/W manual Troubleshooting Procedures, Problem, Possible Cause, Correction

Troubleshooting Procedures

!WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death; disconnect power to oven before servicing, unless testing requires power.

Problem	Possible Cause	Correction
	Power outage	• Verify power is present at unit.
Broil element shuts off		Verify that the circuit breaker is not
shortly after the start of self-		tripped.
clean operation. Bake and		• Replace household fuse, but do not
broil functions operate		fuse capacity.
normally.	Control Error	• See “Control Systems
		Troubleshooting.”
	No power to fan motor	• Check for 120 VAC supplied at fan
		motor. If no voltage is present,
		check for broken or loose wiring
		between fan motor and relay board.
Convection fan motor does		If voltage is present at fan motor,
not operate.	Failed fan motor or winding/frozen shaft	go to the next step.
		• Check motor winding for continuity.
		Check for a frozen motor shaft.
		Check for broken wiring between
		motor and neutral terminal block.
	Failed oven lamp	• Check/replace lamp, if necessary.
	Failed wiring	• Check for broken, loose or dirty
		connections.
Oven light does not operate.	Failed light socket	• Check light socket for continuity.
	Failed light plunger/switch	• Check plunger/switch for continuity.
		Check wiring diagram for
		application.
	Programming error	• Shut off power to oven for five
Self-clean cycle not working.		minutes by switching off circuit
		breaker. Reset circuit breaker and
		try oven again.
	Oven is self-cleaning	• Allow cycle to complete.
	Oven is still hot	• Door will not unlock until unit has
Oven door will not unlock.		cooled to safe temperature. Do not
		force door open, this will void
		warranty. Blow cool air on door
		latch area to quicken process.
	Normal	• Minor smoking and/or odor is
Oven smokes/odor first few		normal the first few times of oven
		usage.
times of usage.
		• Ventilate area well and perform
		self-clean cycle.
Failure Codes.	Electronically Controlled	• See Testing Procedures for
		diagnostic checks.

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