Need new thermostat for a 1983 oven, can't find one..

[fleabag]

Originally posted by: fleabag
Can you test a wall oven outside of the wall?

Yes, yes you can. I'm happy to say that the oven is sort of fixed and can go back to what it's used to doing, baking pizzas and tv dinners.

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: fleabag

Originally posted by: fleabag
Can you test a wall oven outside of the wall?

Yes, yes you can. I'm happy to say that the oven is sort of fixed and can go back to what it's used to doing, baking pizzas and tv dinners.

Congrats on your DIY victory.

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: fleabag

Originally posted by: finite automaton

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
A couple of the responses in this thread are proof throw away mentality is strong.

I don't think asking for a new oven every, oh, quarter century is that big of a deal 😛

Yeah. Just buy a new freakin' oven 🙂

Yeah but after that, I'll have to buy a new one every five years. I mean if a manufacturer can't put better than a 1 year warranty on their product, what does that say about their product? I spent $500 on a microwave 2 years ago and it has given me nothing but problems. A microwave we bought in like 1984 we gave away, and every microwave we have purchased since the 90s we've had to replace about 2 years later because it DIES. I'm so irritated with having to replace our appliances because they DIE after a short period of time opposed to 80s appliances and older where they're STILL WORKING! ARGH.

I've got a Tappan spacesaver microwave that I bought in...1984...and it still works fine, LOL, doesn't even have it's own turntable..Also have a Norge fridge that is at least 25 years old, works perfectly and has never needed repair. All I do is clean the evap. coils once a year and it's good to go.

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
I've got a Tappan spacesaver microwave that I bought in...1984...and it still works fine, LOL, doesn't even have it's own turntable..Also have a Norge fridge that is at least 25 years old, works perfectly and has never needed repair. All I do is clean the evap. coils once a year and it's good to go.

wow, a microwave in 1984 was what, $2000?

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: fleabag

Originally posted by: finite automaton

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
A couple of the responses in this thread are proof throw away mentality is strong.

I don't think asking for a new oven every, oh, quarter century is that big of a deal 😛

Yeah. Just buy a new freakin' oven 🙂

Yeah but after that, I'll have to buy a new one every five years. I mean if a manufacturer can't put better than a 1 year warranty on their product, what does that say about their product? I spent $500 on a microwave 2 years ago and it has given me nothing but problems. A microwave we bought in like 1984 we gave away, and every microwave we have purchased since the 90s we've had to replace about 2 years later because it DIES. I'm so irritated with having to replace our appliances because they DIE after a short period of time opposed to 80s appliances and older where they're STILL WORKING! ARGH.

I've got a Tappan spacesaver microwave that I bought in...1984...and it still works fine, LOL, doesn't even have it's own turntable..Also have a Norge fridge that is at least 25 years old, works perfectly and has never needed repair. All I do is clean the evap. coils once a year and it's good to go.

I agree that USUALLY, there's no reason to replace a working appliance, just because it needs a part or two.
HOWEVER, your Norge fridge is probably costing you more in electrical use every year or two, than it would cost to buy a new one.

Some appliances can only be so efficient. Refrigerators are another story. The efficiency has increased in huge leaps and bounds in the past 25 years.

 

[Blieb]

1) Pics of oven?
2) I bet those other forum dudes could tell you a replacement part that would work, just not the exact part # you need, that seems to not exist anymore.

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
I've got a Tappan spacesaver microwave that I bought in...1984...and it still works fine, LOL, doesn't even have it's own turntable..Also have a Norge fridge that is at least 25 years old, works perfectly and has never needed repair. All I do is clean the evap. coils once a year and it's good to go.

wow, a microwave in 1984 was what, $2000?

LOL, no, But it was around $250-275 IIRC..

 

[Larbo]

New to the forum as I found this thread on a Google search. Granted, this thread is pretty old and this appears to be an audio/video community....

As Fleabag, the OP, has apparently been banned and cannot be PM'd, did anyone glean HOW he fixed his thermostat issue?

Since I am new to the forum with fewer than 10 posts, I cannot respond to any appreciated PMs. (thanks MtB)

 

[trebor100]

I think I have the same oven. My probe is working as the digital display reads out the temp correctly, but my problem is that the element does not kick off at the set temp and keeps on going up to 500+ degrees.

This oven may be old, but it is not used much and looks perfect. I have no desire to replace it. It also matches the stove and microwave.

I cannot find the part and I am not sure what to do next. The part says:

Robert Shaw Controls Co.
RTR4-1 202812
CL902
9148CW

Searching around, I can't find this part. I called Jenn Air and they said it is no longer available. Ok, but is there an equivalent Maytag or GE part I can use?

 

[slag]

Didn't those old ovens use asbestos as insulation?

I guess if it isn't airborne it isn't a problem though, right?

 

[skimple]

Post pic of data plate with full model number. Should be located upper left inside door.

 

[John Connor]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...w=Jenn-Air+W181+thermostat&_sacat=0&_from=R40

 

[trebor100]

Thanks for the eBay link.

Here is the plate:

Which eBay listing seems to be it?

 

[KeithP]

At $160 for the part + your time or labor, it'll be almost cheaper to get a new oven. Plus, you'll likely get newer or better features and something that is more reliable and safer.

Agreed. A friend of my just recently purchased a used oven in near perfect condition for $150 and the seller helped delivering it.

-KeithP

 

[trebor100]

I don't see being able to buy a decent wall oven new for under $1200.

 

[skimple]

http://appliancejunk.com/forums/index.php?topic=2894.0

 

[gorcorps]

I don't see being able to buy a decent wall oven new for under $1200.

What do you mean "decent"? Anything that functions sounds like it's better than what you have now.

 

[Zodiark1593]

Im sure that 1983 oven is extremely efficient too 😕

Efficiency isn't a measure of how much electricity is used. It's a measure of how much of that electrical energy is converted to useful energy. In all other scenarios, the difference is emitted as waste heat. In this scenario, however, heat is the desired energy. Not accounting for insulation, the only wasted energy is the minuscule amount of light emitted from the heating element itself. No matter how much electricity is being used, efficiency in generating heat remains the same.

 

[ultimatebob]

For you really cheap bastards, you can always bypass the temperature probe with a variable resistor and trick the oven into think that it's the right temperature that way.