I know this isn't a repair forum, but I've found the people here have a ton of knowledge and it ups my post count so I figure I'll give it a shot here.
I was broiling some stuff last night on my electric oven, using oft-heard advice to open the door a crack to prevent the heat sensor from shutting off the element.
This morning, the oven will not work:
It has three heating elements: bake (lower), broil (upper), and convention (behind fan).
The heating elements appear in good condition (not obviously broken)
None of these elements will heat on any setting (bake, broil, convection bake, convection, self-clean -- I tried them all).
I believe the control board is fine as I can enter any of these modes, timers, etc. without problem. There is a little indicator "on" that indicates the heating element should be on. This comes on and off appropriately.
I also think I can hear a solenoid of some kind going off during a call for heat.
So what's the deal? My only guess right now is a "thermal fuse" triggered from heat rising out of the open door. Supposedly I'd have to replace the fuse, but I don't have a schematic for this.
On the other hand, this oven has a self-clean feature which would result in much higher temperatures than I was using last night. Which makes me think it's not a thermal fuse. Are there other types of fuses in ovens (e.g. overcurrent)
Before I start taking the whole thing apart, does anyone have any suggestions? Obviously, I just decided not to renew my home warranty ("free" with home purchase) so that's not an option. It's a pretty fancy schmancy model, but older.
Any advice welcome.