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Need appliance repair advice
Posted on 12/13/19 at 7:19 am
Posted on 12/13/19 at 7:19 am
I have a 15 year old Kitchen Aid Superba wall oven microwave combo. After heating something in the microwave this morning, I attempted to heat something else and the display went out completely. The breaker was not tripped and pressing and holding both start buttons did nothing. I opened both oven and microwave to look for serial numbers and wrote them down.
I then got dressed and about 20 minutes later when I opened the microwave door the display lit up entirely and then began showing an error code PF id = 30. The time now displayed is 30 minutes slow, I suppose picking up when it went out. I see that PF stands for power failure but I can't find the id = 30 meaning.
Is this an easy repair or is the whole thing shot?
I then got dressed and about 20 minutes later when I opened the microwave door the display lit up entirely and then began showing an error code PF id = 30. The time now displayed is 30 minutes slow, I suppose picking up when it went out. I see that PF stands for power failure but I can't find the id = 30 meaning.
Is this an easy repair or is the whole thing shot?
This post was edited on 12/13/19 at 7:28 am
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Posted on 12/13/19 at 7:24 am to Jake88
Appliance Princess - reboot Baw
LINK (click - youtube fix)
I fix everything around the house including cars by watching youtube videos.
I need your help regarding KitchenAid oven error codes.
Part of the answer depends on whether your oven has two digit or four digit error codes.
I thought a lot of the errors would be the same anyway.
If you have a four digit error code, F1 – E0 and F1-E1 are EEPROM errors.
LINK (click - youtube fix)
I fix everything around the house including cars by watching youtube videos.
I need your help regarding KitchenAid oven error codes.
Part of the answer depends on whether your oven has two digit or four digit error codes.
I thought a lot of the errors would be the same anyway.
If you have a four digit error code, F1 – E0 and F1-E1 are EEPROM errors.
This post was edited on 12/13/19 at 7:25 am
Posted on 12/13/19 at 7:24 am to Jake88
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Subject Meed appliance repair advice
Why do you think you deserve this advice? What reason do you have to be rewarded with it?
This post was edited on 12/13/19 at 7:26 am
Posted on 12/13/19 at 7:26 am to Jake88
"it sounds like your control board has shorted PF id 27 means nothing its a combination of 3 things--- error 27--- software id version --- and Power Failure. You will need the control board up at the top of the unit above the microwave."
From LINK
I think he means you need to replace the control board.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 7:27 am to Jake88
You could slide it out and check the plug connection.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 7:43 am to Landmass
What would loosen connections after 15 years?
Posted on 12/13/19 at 7:47 am to Jake88
Big frickin rats
Posted on 12/13/19 at 7:49 am to Jake88
quote:Turntable vibrations? Turntable wobble? (placing items off balance on the turntable instead of like a cup of water in the exact center)
What would loosen connections after 15 years?
Think of a glass on a shelf in California. Those little earthquakes don't knock it down immediately they just slowly walk it off the edge.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 9:18 am to Jake88
quote:everything on this planet is constantly moving. There are tiny vibrations; there's expansion caused by temperature changes. And the list goes on.
What would loosen connections after 15 years?
Posted on 12/13/19 at 10:11 am to Jake88
Probably just a control board needs to be replaced. Just had this happen on a $1200 3 year old oven. Was super annoyed because the error code said to replace the clock (front display). Did that and it still didn't work. Then changed the main control board further back on top of the oven and it worked again. Luckily eBay had both the clock and main board new for much cheaper than whirlpool sold it for.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 10:33 am to The Torch
Always use caution and double check with youtube advice. I've seen some pretty bad advice there.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 1:05 pm to man117
If it's a control panel, they don't make them any longer. I'd be out of luck.
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