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Old 04-09-2012, 09:40 PM   #1
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Hey everyone, If you ordered the convection/microwave option and haven't taken delivery of you trailer yet I have a word of advice. Get an oven thermometer to take with you to the dealer when you go in for your PDI. Have them put the thermometer on the top shelf of the microwave and then run it through a simulated bake cycle. Say 350 degrees for 20 minutes or so... The cycle can run while you do other inspections. Towards the end of the cycle check the thermometer to make sure the oven is heating correctly. You can get an oven thermometer at most grocery stores for about $5.00.
I recommend this because our's was about 100 degrees cooler then the selected temperature. We didn't find out until we tried to bake something.

I haven't read of anyone else having this problem so I don't think it's a widespread issue with the Frigidaire convection/microwave. Just something you may want to make part of your PDI.

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Old 04-09-2012, 11:19 PM   #2
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Our Whirlpool convection/microwave is working great so far.
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Thanks Steve that sounds like very good advice.
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Thanks for the info.



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Old 04-10-2012, 05:33 PM   #5
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After preheat mine is off by over 125 degrees. I will have to call warranty repair it seems.
The thermometer was in the low 200s and the setting was 325

Thank you for your recommendation.
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Old 04-10-2012, 06:29 PM   #6
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If you have a shelf in your microwave, place the thermometer on it. the temperature at the bottom of the oven is lower.
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Old 04-10-2012, 06:43 PM   #7
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Steve do we need a specific thermometer for the convection oven.
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I just used a standard oven thermometer from the Piggly Wiggly. It read about 25 degrees lower than the selected temp but I can live with that. I haven't experimented with cakes or pastries but it does a fine job on baked pasta and race day Taquitos.
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Thanks Steve.
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Old 04-11-2012, 08:58 AM   #10
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Steve and all,

I used to work on ovens and occasionally had to check the thermostats. The very nature of thermostats means that they will always go over the selected temperature before turning off, and drop below the selected temperature before turning back on. We always waited a couple of on/off cycles to allow things to stabilize, then average the temperature and compare that to what was set on the thermostat.

So my steps were:
1) Turn on the oven, set the thermostat to 350 degrees.
2) Wait until the thermostat turned off, then on, then back off.
3) Wait for the temperature to peak, then record that temperature.
4) Watch the thermometer and record the lowest temperature when it will turn back on.
5) Go through this cycle at least 2 times, usually 3...

The result would be something like this:

High Temp Low Temp Average
375 330 352.5
370 330 350
370 330 350

Most of the time there would be about 20 degrees over/under the setting, but the average would come out 350.
Occasionally, I would see a thermostat that only had a 10 degree over/under setting but it was usually more.

On these ranges there was an adjustment on the back of the temperature selection knob and say the average was 330 when you had it set for 350. You simply removed the knob and made an adjustment.

Steve, your 100 degree difference does sound like a bad thermostat.

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This is for the convection/microwave, not the standard gas oven.

They replaced my thermistor and control board stating they didn't know which one was bad so it's best to replace both. I know the tech could have checked the thermistor but since it was a warranty job I didn't press the issue.
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