KESC308L

Most common issues on this model

1. A door window that has crept down in its channel with age
2. Bake or broil element burned out, so the oven heats slowly or from one side
3. Oven that overshoots its setting because the probe reads low
4. Control board relay that drops a function while the rest of the range works

For a KESC308L, also sold as the KESC308LSS, the story is usually the oven. It has had many years of preheating and self-cleaning, and the glass, the elements and the sensor each wear in their own way. One recorded rating plate reads KESC308LSS0.

We start with a look at the door glass, since a slipped pane often announces itself with a rattle or a visible gap. Then we test the bake and broil elements, because a dead one makes the oven slow or lopsided. A sensor that has drifted can leave the cavity too hot or too cool even when the elements are fine, so we compare it with a thermometer. If one function is dead while the others run, a relay on the control board is the likely reason. We give you a written price first, and the work has a 30-day warranty.

Key features

• KitchenAid KESC308L range
• Stainless version sold as KESC308LSS
• Rating-plate revision code recorded: KESC308LSS0