Most common Magic Chef range parts that you may need to replace
- Electronic oven control board. The electronic oven control (EOC) board governs the timing and execution of oven functions in the range. It's usually attached to the control panel and often has a digital display clock mounted on the front of its housing.
- Oven door lock assembly. The oven door lock assembly is a safety mechanism that prevents accidental burns and oven fires by latching the door shut during self-cleaning. The door unlocks when the oven cools to a safe temperature (usually less than 200 degrees F). It's also used on ovens with the child lock-out feature. The assembly includes the lock and switches that detect whether the door is locked.
- Oven temperature sensor probe. The oven temperature sensor probe is at the top of the back of the oven and detects the temperature inside the oven. Temperature is measured by the change in resistance in this sensor, which is why the sensor is also referred to as a Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD). A wire harness connects the oven temperature sensor probe to the electronic control board so the sensor can communicate the oven temperature to the control board.
- Oven burner igniter. In a Magic Chef gas oven, the oven igniter is a glow bar that glows white hot to ignite the gas for the oven burner. It's in a series electrical circuit with the safety gas valve. The safety gas valve opens when it detects that the igniter is hot enough to light the gas. Some Magic Chef gas ovens have a separate bake igniter and broiler igniter, instead if a single oven igniter for both the bake burner and broiler burner.
- Oven bake element. The bake element is at the bottom of an electric oven and provides heat for baking.
How to fix your Magic Chef range when the oven won't heat
A failed oven control thermostat or oven selector switch can prevent the oven from heating on a range that has dials for the oven controls. On a Magic Chef range with a digital display, a bad electronic control board or faulty oven temperature sensor probe may keep the oven from working.
In a Magic Chef electric range, a broken bake element won’t heat the oven. Follow the troubleshooting steps in our electric oven won't heat video to find the cause of the oven heating problem.
A weak oven igniter often prevents the oven in a Magic Chef gas range from heating. Our gas oven won’t heat video provides troubleshooting steps to fix the oven in a gas range.
Sears PartsDirect has the Magic Chef replacement parts that you need for your range
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