Range hood symptoms
When the lights and fan don't work, the exhaust fan is noisy or the fan isn't pulling much air up from the cooktop, you'll need to troubleshoot the range hood problem. Use our symptoms and DIY troubleshooting steps to help determine the problem, then find the replacement parts you need by typing your range hood model number in the search bar and looking at the parts diagrams. Once you've got the part, use our range hood repair guides to help install it and get your range hood going again.
Symptoms common to all range hoods
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Main causes: sentry feature trips due to high cooktop temperature, bad temperature sensor, electronic control board fail…
Main causes: lack of electrical power, bad electronic control board, faulty user interface, fan and light switch failure…
Main causes: bad fan switch, electronic control board failure, faulty user interface control, wiring failure…
Main causes: electronic control board failure, bad user interface control, light and fan switch failures, wiring failure…
Main causes: loose mounting screws, bad fan motor, damaged fan blade, worn fan motor bearings…
Main causes: clogged air filters, air duct problems, fan motor failure, broken fan blade…
Main causes: bad light bulb, broken light switch, bad electronic control, user interface control failure, bad light sock…
Most common repair guides to help fix your range hoods
These step-by-step repair guides will help you safely fix what’s broken on your range hood.
How to replace a range hood electronic control board
The electronic control board activates the fan and lights in the range hood. If the electronic control board is defectiv…
How to replace a range hood fan motor
If the fan on the range hood won’t run, it’s likely that the fan motor has failed. Follow the steps in this guide to rep…
How to replace a range hood fan switch
The fan switch activates the fan motor in the range hood. If the fan switch is defective, replace it using the detailed …
Effective articles & videos to help repair your range hoods
Use the advice and tips in these articles and videos to get the most out of your range hood.
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