Pull the stove out from the wall. The manual will probably still be in a bag attached to the back and the manual will have a listing of trouble codes for your model.
Most stoves have all of the electronics on a single board which does go out and costs $100-200. I’m not an appliance tech, but I live next to one and I have seen one Kenmore stove go out and display that code. IIRC, F0 is the general error for board failure.
Flash the bios with v. 6.1, and re-boot into safemode… oh, wait never mind, it’s an oven.
I like computers as much as the next guy or gal, but sheesh. It’s a fricking gas oven, how could anyone screw that up?
Realtor: Here, in the kitchen, there are granite countertops, a double basin with disposal, tiled backsplash, a Bosch dishwasher, Sub Zero double door refrigerator freezer with icemaker, a garden window, and a Kenmore electric penis.
We were warned by Sears to buy an extended warranty because electronic control boards are sensitive to voltage fluctuations. So I did. And my dishwasher conked out after two years. It’s probably the only time you should consider an extended warranty program, IMO.
Have you tried eating some beans and salsa? Always produces plenty of “natural gas” for me.
Seriously, though, if you like the idea of a gas stove/oven (and I do), I’d look into having it installed. It would probably cost about 100 bucks for a qualified professional, as running the pipe doesn’t take that long at all, and black pipe is pretty cheap.
Judging by the codes on this page, it’s the logic board that’s the problem. I’d say it’s time for a new stove.
Would the cost of a cheap gas stove plus a gas line to your kitchen be about the same as a fancy logic-board-addled electric stove? I honestly don’t know, but that would be my first choice if it were possible.
Start shopping for a new range. And look seriously at having someone run the gas into the kitchen so you can enjoy cooking.
Our Kenmore gas range (In reality, it’s made by Electrolux, the European counterpart to Whirlpool - a vast, enormous appliance manufacturer*) decided to abruptly stop baking at whim. It would just shut off, the display blanked and it would take a power cycle to reboot. The repair guy said we were very lucky to have the home-buyer’s warranty to cover it as the main controller board costs very nearly as much to replace as it would to buy a new range on sale. And Sears *always * has something on sale.
It’s gotten to the point that it’s difficult to buy an appliance that’s not made by either Whirlpool or Electrolux. I think GE is about the only sizeable company that makes its own products under just one brand name.
Reading the comments on applianceblog, it looks like the Kenmore logic board is particularly shady. You can replace it yourself easily enough – I guess you can buy a refurbed one for $130.00 or so.
At least one theory is that water gets into the contacts on the keypad, causing a short.
Basically sounds like a botched piece of engineering.
Life’s too short to cook on a range that sucks. If you liked the thing, I’d encourage you to fix it. You don’t, though, so get a new gas range. Paying a plumber to extend your gas line will be the best money you ever spent.
Sanibel Man gave us a link already to www.repairclinic.com and I recommend the site. They’ll even tell you where to look for your model number, and once you get that, they’ll show you how to find what’s broken and how to replace it. Of course, they want to sell you the part, which is why they are so helpful.
