Whirlpool Oven Door Hinge Locked

I have a whirlpool gmc275prq oven micro.

Whirlpool oven door hinge locked.

If your oven door does not have hinge latches to unlock simply open to the broil stop position and carefully pull the door up and away from the oven. When removing my oven door i flipped up the hinge lock and removed the door just like in the videos i watched. If there is food in the oven let the oven cool to room temperature and try to unlatch the door. I have the oven door.

I have the oven door off. Locate the oven door hinge locks latches in corners of oven door and rotate hinge locks latches toward oven cavity to locked position. This video shows the process to reset the oven door hinge should it become sprung in the removal process. The door will also lock during the self cleaning cycle and won t unlatch until the temperature inside the oven cools to about 200 degrees fahrenheit.

If that does not unlock the door run a short self clean cycle 1 2 hours. When putting the door back with the hinge locked at right angle the door will be in close position. If that does not unlock the door run a short self clean cycle 1 2 hours. It was damaged by the force of the spring so i ordered a new one.

Mine is a whirlpool akp 262 1x but the concept all sounds the same. Oven door hinge is locked and cant get it back on. Some modern whirlpool ovens feature a child safety control lock that deactivates all oven controls and locks the door. Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m.

I pulled down the hinge spring and tried to pry up the safety latch and have had no luck. Saturday from 8 a m. When i tried to put the oven door back in place and the safety latch is stuck in place. There are several reasons why your whirlpool oven door is locked and won t open.

If no food or utensils are in the oven start a self clean cycle then hit clear off after 60 seconds. When i removed the screws holding door together the hinge lock was flipped closed and i am unable to flip it open and unlock the spring loaded hinge. The trouble is the locked hinge is already at right angle to the door and cannot be rotated out because is is locked. Close the door back up until it reaches the broil stop position which is only about 1 4 of the way open.