How to Calibrate the Oven Temperature | Repair & Replace

Oven temperature is incorrect? In this episode of Repair & Replace, Vance shows how to adjust and calibrate the baking temperature in an electric oven. If the baking temperature is off by a few degrees then it can be digitally calibrated. In this video we'll learn how to get a baseline temperature reading and how to calibrate the temperature.

This applies to Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Kenmore, Maytag, General Electric, and Samsung ranges.

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00:00 Intro
00:35 Baseline Measurements
01:42 Oven Calibration

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Did this video help you troubleshoot your oven? Did you run into any hurdles? Let us know in the comments!

[irismorio]

Thank you Going to try this tomorrow. You explain really well. I a m 79yr old women, I have nothing too lose. I going to try doing moving the temperature up or down nothing else. It's off about 18 degrees. I have to set it to 370 to get the temperature up close to 350.

[WholeFoodPlantPeople]

Thanks 👍 Replaced mine today. Took 15 minutes exactly, as a novice. One Philips head screwdriver 🪛

[tabithaevans]

This was helpful. My oven is a mess. Its set for 275 but readings are 350 🤦🏻‍♀️. I was only able to calibrate it for -35. I will need to take additional steps but this is helpful. Thanks so much.

[douglasmiller]

Thank you for posting this video. It helped with simple to follow instructions and great accurate information.

[TheBrandElevator]

Thanks for the video, I had to turn my frigidaire gallery up to 550 degrees then hold in the bake button in for 5 seconds in order to adjust the calibration desgrees.

[gold_blue_magic]

Thank you for the helpful video. I was certain our oven was 5 degrees too low but it’s actually 6 degrees too hot. Unfortunately our Whirlpool oven does not allow 5 degree increments for adjustment but instead 10. I decided to minus 10 and see how that works out.

[mikef]

Excellent! Exactly the info I needed! Thanks!

[coldfour]

cool, , , I can't wait to try this and hope that this will fix my over heating problem. Thanks

[heidimarchant]

This was extremely helpful and I know mine is off significantly. I have it at 300 and the food has burnt spots on it and still boiling. It's supposed to cook at 350 or 375. This is only 15 min in.

[Ryan-yisu]

Absolutely!
I knew something was wrong with my Kenmore convection oven my wife's always complaining about it!

[ericshuping]

When you said to take measurements at 10, 15, and 20 minutes, did you mean 10, add another 15, and add another 20 minutes? Or did you mean to take the temperature at 10 minutes, then take the temperature again at another five, and then again at another five.? By the last method, my oven is off by 67 degrees.

[RobertLaFontaine-mi]

Is there an adjustment to narrow the differential between minimum and maximum temperatures during the cycles? I'm getting 50-60 degree differential depending on temperature set point using a sensor offset of +25. I'm assuming the differential is preset and not adjustable though.

[sandyc]

All manuals say not to use a thermometer like ones in grocery store, but don’t tell you what to use. So what should I use? I have 2 different brands in my oven that both read the same temp so I’d think they’re right. Oven set to 350, both read 300. What are we supposed to be using?

[bobross]

I took two readings of my oven with the temperature set at 350. When the thermometer in the oven read 350 the digital display read 260 on the stove. I had to raise the temperature 90 degrees but the stove would only let me raise it 30 degrees. This is with a new igniter and temp sensor. It's a Whirlpool gas model# WFG374LVS 1. I'm stumped? How do I raise the display up 90??

[dartca]

Is there a way to adjust the allowable range above and below the set temp?
We recently purchased a lower quality oven after having owned a couple more expensive models in past years. The main difference we see in this one is that the elements and oven go through longer cycles between on and off which is rather annoying and makes cooking harder to control.

[sharonguzman]

I haven't done the test yet, but my problem is that the right side of the oven is burning the items being baked??? is it that the oven isn't level??? or is it a temp. problem????

[kevinmcdonald]

I have an LG Double oven and I can not find instructions to calibrate my oven anywhere.

[bethk]

Do you mean check temp at 10 min. Then just 5 min. later, then 5 min. later? Or do you mean check temp at 10 min. then set the timer for 15 min. from there, then set the timer to check from there to 20 min. ?

[maxinedean]

Mine has a dial to turn on all temperatures
Degrees doesn't show in display