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My oven's touchpad isn't working right. The Temperature Up button makes the temperature go down. The Down button brings up Auto Clean. So I am stuck at a maximum temperature of 350, unless I want to Broil something.
It had a similar problem in 2015. Back then on the original Whirlpool unit, the Temperature Down button failed first. I was able to purchase and install a 3rd-party replacement touchpad to fix it, for $200. Now, it looks like a replacement may no longer be available. I've emailed the company I bought it from last time to find out for sure.
Looking up the problem, there are many videos indicating that oven touchpad buttons failing is a common problem with all brands. In most examples, the buttons don't work at all rather than doing the wrong thing. The videos show how to clean the ribbon cable contacts to fix the problem. One guy said that fixes the problem 70% of the time. I didn't try that back in 2015, but did yesterday. Today I tried it again, just to make sure I got those contacts very clean. It didn't fix my problem.
Maybe one of the resistors in the touchpad is shorted. I was looking at the photo I'd made of its wiring prior to installing it. Groups of buttons are wired together along the same metal connector thingy, with what looks like a flat resistor between each one. The control unit probably determines which button was pressed based on the voltage between the various connectors. If the resistor right after the Auto Clean button is shorted, that could result in my problem. Unfortunately the Temp Up button is the last in the path, so there's no other button I can press to make the temperature go up. It's strange that basically the same buttons failed both times, on different brands of touchpads.
Oh well. Being able to bake only at 350 degrees is better than not baking at all. I want to still bake something tonight.
If these touchpads failing is such a common problem, they ought to make more ovens with manual knob controls like in the old days.
Earlier this year, my microwave oven's touchpad was also acting up. Some of the buttons didn't respond, or only when pressed in a specific way. I tried one suggested fix (blow dryer) which didn't help. Later on, the problem went away on its own. Probably seasonal/humidity related.
It had a similar problem in 2015. Back then on the original Whirlpool unit, the Temperature Down button failed first. I was able to purchase and install a 3rd-party replacement touchpad to fix it, for $200. Now, it looks like a replacement may no longer be available. I've emailed the company I bought it from last time to find out for sure.
Looking up the problem, there are many videos indicating that oven touchpad buttons failing is a common problem with all brands. In most examples, the buttons don't work at all rather than doing the wrong thing. The videos show how to clean the ribbon cable contacts to fix the problem. One guy said that fixes the problem 70% of the time. I didn't try that back in 2015, but did yesterday. Today I tried it again, just to make sure I got those contacts very clean. It didn't fix my problem.
Maybe one of the resistors in the touchpad is shorted. I was looking at the photo I'd made of its wiring prior to installing it. Groups of buttons are wired together along the same metal connector thingy, with what looks like a flat resistor between each one. The control unit probably determines which button was pressed based on the voltage between the various connectors. If the resistor right after the Auto Clean button is shorted, that could result in my problem. Unfortunately the Temp Up button is the last in the path, so there's no other button I can press to make the temperature go up. It's strange that basically the same buttons failed both times, on different brands of touchpads.
Oh well. Being able to bake only at 350 degrees is better than not baking at all. I want to still bake something tonight.
If these touchpads failing is such a common problem, they ought to make more ovens with manual knob controls like in the old days.
Earlier this year, my microwave oven's touchpad was also acting up. Some of the buttons didn't respond, or only when pressed in a specific way. I tried one suggested fix (blow dryer) which didn't help. Later on, the problem went away on its own. Probably seasonal/humidity related.
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Pads are easier to clean
Clients should be pliable
Resigned, gullible and green
Coming back to the store
As often as we please
So good to see you!
Why repair when you can buy
We have it in baby blue
Chartreuse and Wi-fi
Let us put you at your ease
Pay with credit, this'll be a breeze
Yet another happy victim
Of industrial disease.
The LED timer on my 2nd hand microwave does not light up (probably has a corroded wire) and my oven no longer powers the bottom element but at least the touch pads still work. Baking at 350°F is going to be slow!
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When I searched yesterday to see if ovens with knobs are still sold, I found this brand which comes in many colors including blues and green:
https://www.build.com/viking-vsoe527/s1476640?uid=4079421&searchId=GE1nMHCBan
But the prices on those are astronomical. Even with knobs, they probably still use a touchpad for the buttons in the middle. The knobs might connect to the touchpad too rather than being simple old-style knobs.
No working bottom element... so your oven can only broil?
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It's not the greatest stove, some of the elements on the cooktop are so hot that it's difficult to simmer water on low. But it has a LED clock and the touch pad only controls the oven. The cooktop uses regular knobs and a switch (for the warming pad). It's 30 years old.
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Mine's 28 years old based on the model and serial number. Other than the touchpad glitching, it is still in fine condition so I'd hate to have to replace it. I heard back from that company - luckily they do still sell the replacement touchpads. I have a better idea now of what may be wrong with the old touchpad, and have an idea I want to try out. I feel safer knowing I can get a replacement if I completely break the old one in the process of experimenting.
Yep, most cooktops seem to still use manual knobs, thank goodness.
It does sound like a fuse or maybe a bad connection on yours. Or the heating element may have gone bad and need replacing.