The background: I'm cheap. I know that. We've been talking about remodeling our kitchen for years. I figured "I could figure out how to do all that!" Truth is, I was able to figure out most of it, but some aspects of electrical wiring remain a shrouded mystery. So it was, in my haste to get the new recessed lighting working the day before my in-laws were arriving for Christmas, I sent 240 volts of pure electrical mayhem surging through my appliances. My wife smiled as everything came on, but commented on the strange humming the stove was making. She opened the door, turning on the light, which was apparently more than it could stand. The stove went dark. (The error of my ways quickly became apparent and I thankfully sacrificed only the one appliance to my misguided wiring.)
I had Sears come out to look at the stove, and $75 later (probably worth it) they diagnosed the problem as the touch control panel (part WB27K10145, which apparently replaced part no. WB27K10087 for some reason). They wanted $460 more to replace it, although they needed to special order it. I shopped it online and found it one place in stock for $123 priority shipped. It appeared to be pretty much plug and play - I found a diagram showing how to access it (just a few screws off on the back) and I swapped it out in a few minutes. Voila! I'm the hero.
My new Problem: Until a few weeks ago. In anticipation of having another large dinner gathering at the house my wife decides to clean the oven. Apparently this involves some thermo-nuclear temperature extremes, which permeate the housing for the aforementioned touch control gizmo. The front side of the touch controls start to develop warped bubbles, and soon the oven starts the "F7" error routine. Manual says to unplug for 30 minutes, which we do. Plug it back in, only the Start button beeps. After a bit, I manage to get response from a few more buttons and actually turn the oven on before we go back into F7 meltdown. Back in the doghouse.
My Questions: I now have a second touch control panel on the way. Is there something I missed in installing the first one? I remember a piece of heavy felt-like material in the housing which I suppose was insulation. I thought I put it back where it was, but is there a very specific placement I need to observe? Can I put anything else in there to further protect the board?
I'm also on the fence about replacing the housing with the now somewhat bubbled touch control surface. I think it's part WB36K10313 (trim & membrane -see picture). I'm not sure how tough that might be to replace - any thoughts? It's about $150. Could that part be linked to the F7 problem, or is it purely cosmetic?
Thanks to all!
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