Oven heat
Ovens that stay cold, run cool, or cook unevenly.
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Oven Not Heating: Rule Out the Settings First
Several modes stop an oven heating without anything being broken. Clear those, then follow the electric or gas branch depending on what your range actually is.
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Oven Not Reaching Temperature: Test It the Right Way
Do not diagnose an oven from one thermometer reading. Check preheat, bakeware, power, door sealing and the model's own calibration procedure first.
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Oven Not Heating Evenly: Hot Spots and Bad Bakes
One side browns faster, cakes come out lopsided, or everything burns on the bottom. Most uneven baking traces to calibration, racks or the door seal.
Cooktop burners
Gas burners that will not light, and electric elements that stay cold.
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Gas Burner Won't Light: Safety First, Then One or All
If you smell gas, leave and call from outside. Otherwise the useful question is whether one burner fails or all of them, and whether the igniter clicks at all.
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Gas Burner Keeps Clicking: When Does It Click?
Clicking after lighting, clicking from several burners, and clicking with every knob off have different explanations. Moisture is one common cause.
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Electric Burner Not Heating: One Element or All?
One dead element and a whole cooktop that stays cold are different faults. Coil and smooth-top ranges also fail in different ways, so start by identifying both.
Power
When the display is dark or nothing heats anywhere.
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Range Has No Power: What Exactly Is Dead?
Everything dead, the oven dead while the cooktop works, or the clock alive with no heat are three different faults. What still works narrows it down fast.