Whirlpool Oven Door Hinge Locked
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Whirlpool oven door hinge locked. The trouble is the locked hinge is already at right angle to the door and cannot be rotated out because is is locked. It was damaged by the force of the spring so i ordered a new one. When i removed the screws holding door together the hinge lock was flipped closed and i am unable to flip it open and unlock the spring loaded hinge. Close the door back up until it reaches the broil stop position which is only about 1 4 of the way open.
Some modern whirlpool ovens feature a child safety control lock that deactivates all oven controls and locks the door. Mine is a whirlpool akp 262 1x but the concept all sounds the same. I pulled down the hinge spring and tried to pry up the safety latch and have had no luck. When removing my oven door i flipped up the hinge lock and removed the door just like in the videos i watched.
Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m. Saturday from 8 a m. Oven door hinge is locked and cant get it back on. The door will also lock during the self cleaning cycle and won t unlatch until the temperature inside the oven cools to about 200 degrees fahrenheit.
I have the oven door. When putting the door back with the hinge locked at right angle the door will be in close position. If that does not unlock the door run a short self clean cycle 1 2 hours. I have a whirlpool gmc275prq oven micro.
When i tried to put the oven door back in place and the safety latch is stuck in place. If your oven door does not have hinge latches to unlock simply open to the broil stop position and carefully pull the door up and away from the oven. There are several reasons why your whirlpool oven door is locked and won t open. The oven door has been locked accidentally.
I have the oven door off. If no food or utensils are in the oven start a self clean cycle then hit clear off after 60 seconds. If that does not unlock the door run a short self clean cycle 1 2 hours. This video shows the process to reset the oven door hinge should it become sprung in the removal process.