d j mitchell > wrote:
> I have never used a self cleaning oven before. set it to self clean 3 day a
> go the door will not open. I thought that when the
> oven cooled down the oven would unlock and you could open the door ?

> any ideas of what could be wrong than you

Call the company that made the oven.

"J.J. Marie" wrote:

> > I have never used a self cleaning oven before. set it to self clean 3 day a
> > go the door will not open. I thought that when the
> > oven cooled down the oven would unlock and you could open the door ?
>
> What kind of oven is it? Mine is a Tappan -- you have to turn the
> "selector" knob from "clean" back to "off" (or "bake") before the
> door will unlock...

Mine is a Maytag. When I first got it there was an electrical wiring problem
that caused it to lock up when there was pressure on the front right burner. The
dealer replaced the appliance and I had the same problem with the replacement.
When they came out to service the second one they identified the problem and
fixed it.

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 18:03:53 -0500, "d j mitchell" >
wrote:

>I have never used a self cleaning oven before. set it to self clean 3 day a
>go the door will not open. I thought that when the
>oven cooled down the oven would unlock and you could open the door ?
>
>any ideas of what could be wrong than you
>

Same thing happend to my GE oven. The switch that unlocks the oven had
gone out. There should be a way to manually unlock the oven from the
back of the oven.

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, d j mitchell wrote:

> I have never used a self cleaning oven before. set it to self clean 3 day a
> go the door will not open. I thought that when the
> oven cooled down the oven would unlock and you could open the door ?
>
> any ideas of what could be wrong than you

There are two types I have seen. Some have a manual lock that will not
release until the oven is cool enough. The other type is an electronic
clock that will release when the oven is cool enough. I assume you have
the latter.

Check the owner's manual and see if there is something you have to do.
Turn a knob to a specific position, push some weird button combination on
the display, etc. If you have done what the manual says it might be
broken. If you cannot find the manual, go to the company's web site and
see if they have the manual online or a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
The FAQ might help you.

Final option, call a repairman.

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