I need help with a P7 range

[marpo77k]

Hello , I have a P7 GE range which seems to be stuck in self clean mode . My local appliance guy came by when the large oven stopped working altogether and tinkered with the wires, and when one of the capacitors( I think) started to smoke , disconnected the wire to it and called it quits.

Some time later(a month or so) I decided to turn on the oven again to see what would happen. It made a buzz and a flash and I quickly turned it off. Keeping an eye out the rest of the evening , I unplugged it overnight and went to bed.
The next morning , curiosity got the best of me and I turned it on again, and lo and behold , it heated up! But it didn't stop.... just kept getting hotter and hotter.

No one locally will even look at it, but is there someone out there that knows anything about this , has had a similar experience , or can give me any help whatsoever? I do not want to scrap this range , as it has a perfect working sensi- temp burner. I'm spoiled . It's going on a year now using only the small oven which works perfectly. Pretty hard on holidays.

Thanks for any information I can gather.

 

[combo52]

Early GE P7 oven problems

Hi Mary, it’s hard to know what went wrong without looking at your oven. It can be fixed. If you get somebody that’s good with electrical diagnosis, there are no capacitors in the wiring system of this oven. I’m not sure what the technician did when he looked at it.

He might’ve bypassed the oven sensor to see if you could get the oven to heat that would cause the oven to continue heating no matter what.

Are you located in Mexico? If so, about where maybe somebody can help you find someone that can work on this ,

John

 

[bajaespuma]

One of the big problems people have had with these ranges that is hard to prevent is mice.

They make nests in the insulation and, if there's a lot of tasty grease stuck to the wires, they cause a lot of shorts. You need what I need right now: a seasoned old repair guy who has the time and willingness to take your stove apart and fix what can be fixed. The good news is that there seem to be a lot of GE parts available on eBay, except for the original Sensi-Temp burner kits.

 

[combo52]

GEP7 self cleaning ovens

Hi Ken, why are you reviving this thread? That’s a year or more old do you have the same problem with a GE range ?

Mice will get into any range and borrow into the insulation , the wiring does not usually get greasy in a range and I have never seen a mouse chew through wiring and cause a short, it’s probably possible, but not likely.

John L

 

[marpo77k]

Early GE P7 oven problems

Hi Mary, it’s hard to know what went wrong without looking at your oven. It can be fixed. If you get somebody that’s good with electrical diagnosis, there are no capacitors in the wiring system of this oven. I’m not sure what the technician did when he looked at it.

He might’ve bypassed the oven sensor to see if you could get the oven to heat that would cause the oven to continue heating no matter what.

Are you located in Mexico? If so, about where maybe somebody can help you find someone that can work on this ,

John

I never found anyone. I just replaced it with a newer model- knobs instead of pushbuttons. Everything works, but it's ugly and the insulation is really thin. Every oitside surface gets really hot.
The P7 sits in the garage , but I can't keep it. Anyone out there want to give it a try? The Sensi temp burner works perfectly. The light, clock , and large oven do not.