Kitchenaid Oven Door Latch

This is a safety feature because of the high heat the oven produces when it is self cleaning.

Kitchenaid oven door latch.

The lock on a kitchenaid oven engages when it is operating in the self clean cycle. To remove kitchenaid oven door without hinge latches prior to removing oven door prepare a flat surface to place the oven door. Door is locked when starting or using the oven press cancel off key to start a latch reset wait 20 30 seconds and open door turn the power off at the circuit breaker or fuse box for one minute then turn the power back on. If the door isn t locking replace the door lock motor with the manufacturer approved replacement part.

Our factory certified parts provide you with the assurance that your kitchenaid appliance will continue to perform to the high standard you expect from kitchenaid. Use you thumb to depress this button and hold it in while you program the oven to a self clean cycle for about thirty seconds and then cancel the cycle but all the time holding in the light button. You don t want any less than the best when it comes to replacement parts. The video focuses on the steps relating to removing and reinstalling the oven door step.

After this is done the latch hook should be back at its home position so you can properly close the oven door. After spending 70 on new hinges that didn t work i found this really cheap way to fix an oven door that won t stay closed. This video shows how to install a kitchenaid or whirlpool wall oven. It should be covered with a soft blanket or posts from packing material.

You chose quality and dependability when you chose a kitchenaid brand appliance. The door lock motor assembly locks the latch to keep the oven door shut during the cleaning cycle and when the control lock out is active. Kitchenaid ovens have an oven door that locks.