Door will not unlock after self cleaning.
Kenmore oven door lock release.
Try the following to unlock the door.
There are three types of mechanisms.
If the oven isn t too hot the lock will immediately release allowing you to open the door.
The oven door locked when wife leaned up against the front of the stove.
Wait approximately 30 minutes for the oven to cool and try to unlock the door.
If door does not unlatch and you do not have food in the oven set the oven up to clean for 1 2 hours.
If your oven is manual turn all the dials and knobs to their off position.
Do not have model number.
Disconnect power to range for 30 seconds.
Reconnect power and see if door will unlatch.
Did you take the door off of your kenmore oven range and now can t get it back on.
Modern kenmore ovens have a motorized lock that doesn t shut off automatically.
My oven is locked.
Wait about 15 seconds for the door to finish unlocking.
You will need to push and hold the door switch plunger in continuously while you press the stop clear button and wait for the door lock mechanism to fully lock and unlock before you release the door switch plunger.
Press the clear or cancel button if you have an electronic oven.
If the door is opened and the door lock mechanism is locked to deal with this open the door and locate the door switch plunger.
Modern self cleaning ovens have a locking mechanism to secure the door during self cleaning cycles.
How to fix a door that won t lock on a self cleaning oven.
Things get a little more frustrating if a locked oven door is coming between you and your dinner.
It is approximately 6 years old.
Once you see the time of day displayed on the screen you can open the oven door.
It will change once the door finishes unlocking.
If your oven locks with food in it try turning the oven off.
Kenmore elite oven slide in to counter top.
Instead of trying to open it check the display panel again.