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Stove Buttons Not Working - How to Fix Range Keypad Using an Eraser

A very common issue with ovens and microwaves these days is that the buttons stop working and the panels need to be replaced. If the keypad isn't working on your range or oven, you need to watch this video! In this video I show you how you can save HUNDREDS of dollars by fixing the panel yourself using a $0.10 pencil eraser.
If I helped save you hundreds of dollars and you'd like to help support my channel, please consider throwing a little something in my Tip Jar:
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Thank you so much!

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  • @Uthemann1
    @Uthemann16 жыл бұрын

    This is quite possibly the greatest video/fix of all time. Thank you so much.

  • @DWsSouthernCookingBBQ

    @DWsSouthernCookingBBQ

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dainel what you said says it all!

  • @Uthemann1

    @Uthemann1

    5 жыл бұрын

    Did this again 1 year later after the cancel button stopped working. 🙃 worked again! The gift that keeps on giving!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Uthemann1 The gift that keeps on giving. lol! Love it!

  • @Uthemann1

    @Uthemann1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TommyTompkins We are finally selling this range to get another one and I am actually somewhat sad that I won't be able to do this fix with my new range. Ha! Still so good 1 year later. :)

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha How sad! Well, with any luck your new range will have the same issue and you can come back to enjoy this fix once again.

  • @dannymoody1138
    @dannymoody11383 жыл бұрын

    You literally just saved my family between $1k & $1.5k!! We had given up on the range and had already priced a replacement. I found your video and thought that there was no way I would be able to fix this in 20 minutes with an eraser. IT WORKED! Every button is back. We lived without a clock for 2 months. Yesterday we couldn’t turn the oven off without flipping the breaker. I figured it was already broke, so what’s the worst I could do if I tried it. Thank You!

  • @AfterMath342
    @AfterMath3425 жыл бұрын

    This truly works! I ordered a $120 touchpad, thinking I needed to replace the 'broken' touchpad on my Samsung gas range. Then I watched Tommy's video and thought I'd give it a try before installing the new touchpad. It took me about 5 minutes (most of that is pulling out the stove and unscrewing the back panel) and violá. It worked instantly. I was able to return the unopened box containing the new touchpad to the repair parts dealer and got all my money back. Before all this, I contacted Samsung and the response, as one would think, made no mention of the potential for a loose or dirty connection. Instead they suggested I unplug the stove or have a technician Iook at it. It costs $65 just for a technician to come to the house, let alone examine the stove. This fix saved me a ton of time and money. Thanks so much, Tommy.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad it worked for you.

  • @katiegustafson6765
    @katiegustafson6765 Жыл бұрын

    I just used the same technique on my vehicle's key fob! It worked and saved me at least 3 hours driving to the dealership plus whatever they would have charged me. Thank you!

  • @leandrobernardo8335
    @leandrobernardo8335 Жыл бұрын

    As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement kzread.infoUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!

  • @crimsonskye
    @crimsonskye Жыл бұрын

    I can confirm this absolutely works. Got a Samsung oven from Costco and only 6 months in, got the C-F2 error on and off that would stay on for weeks. Costco's 90 days satisfaction guarantee already passed so we were pretty much screwed. When the error was on, the oven was just a brick and couldn't be used. The burners would work but anything in the oven was a no go. Unplugging and replugging only resulted in a immediate C-F2 error. And on the days it would clear (when it would decide to behave and the error would clear by pressing "Off/Clear") the oven would work fine, no problem at all. Got tired trying to just wait the code out and ran into this video. And this eraser ribbon cleaning WORKS. THANK YOU. Time will tell if the error returns but if it does, I'll just go back to cleaning the ribbon. This video deserves all the likes, praise, and tips. TY again

  • @Daggy3D
    @Daggy3D5 жыл бұрын

    You sir just saved me $2000. I was about to go buy a new oven. Random buttons have been working and not working constantly. What a simple solution. I just did it and instantly all the buttons are wokring again! You are my hero sir!

  • @dlynch3994
    @dlynch3994 Жыл бұрын

    5 years later and your video still works! Just did this to my mom's oven. She had a heart attack this year and has been eating really healthy but limited on what she can cook without the oven working. Thankyou so much!

  • @davidoconner1260
    @davidoconner12605 жыл бұрын

    Best video on the net. I went around my home and found several appliances with this ribbon cable and went ahead and did maintenance on them and didn't realize how poorly they were working. Thanks, man!

  • @NancyTelfer
    @NancyTelfer6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We have had trouble with our stove for months now. First the zero wouldn't work, then the 3...it wasn't until the 'start' button started to show signs of failing that we started to worry about it. We priced new panels and they were $300+ and then, we come across this video and it totally worked!!! We now have all the buttons working again and are forever grateful for this video!!! Thanks again!!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's great to hear! I'm happy that it worked for you :)

  • @jackpay5072
    @jackpay50725 жыл бұрын

    This worked perfectly! We were so worried when we were selling our house that we would have to pay a lot to fix this problem, but this took care of it and was super easy! Thank you so much for your time and for being willing to share your expertise!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad it worked for you :)

  • @brandoncwaller
    @brandoncwaller6 жыл бұрын

    My stove woke me up this morning around 5AM with beeping and an error code on the display which meant there was something wrong with my membrane display. I was googling parts and such to find a replacement after the recommended fix didn't work - and I figured I would need to know what to do once I had the part so I found myself here on KZread. This actually worked! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with the world!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad it worked for you.

  • @dennise8a454
    @dennise8a4544 жыл бұрын

    WORKED LIKE MAGIC!!!! as soon as I finished and started pushing the buttons me and my mom looked at each other because we couldn’t believe how easy it was! Thank you for this! :)

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! I wish I could have seen your faces.

  • @CRXUGLYKID
    @CRXUGLYKID Жыл бұрын

    Dudeeeeee I love you. Stove hasn't worked for about 1yr+ cooking in a toaster/ bake oven..finally found warranty papers n called and was out of warranty. $500 to repair the oven was there quote.i came across your video and said why not what do I have to lose.cleaned that piece maybe 5x,3 erasers later.broil function started working but not the bake. I tried one more time with a new eraser,cleaned it again and the opp.side and prestooooooo it workeddd.your a lifesaver.now I can have a real dinner,and wifey might even give me a special treat.lmao.thank u againnnn

  • @SB-cb2xg
    @SB-cb2xg7 ай бұрын

    We have exactly the same oven and replaced the board two times and each lasted about 2-3 years before malfunctioning again. This time we were considering replacing because repair quotation itself is about $450. Your simple and easy solution is the best I have ever seen. Many thanks from my family for posting the video.

  • @user-qm8gl5fj6v
    @user-qm8gl5fj6v7 ай бұрын

    Just a note, If the contacts of the ribbon cable a graphite color absolutely start with a light abrasive cleaning, i.e., a pencil eraser. Do NOT use any cleaner,, alcohol or electronic on that ribbon, or you will damage it. The author correctly said "eraser" ! Bravo !

  • @ericsierka
    @ericsierka5 жыл бұрын

    This just saved our Thanksgiving! It worked perfectly. I have replaced the panel twice at a few hundred dollars each time and it is pretty clear all I needed to do was this simple maintenance task. Why in God's name isn't Frigidaire making this known. Anyway... thanks for putting his up there. It flat out worked exactly as advertised! Happy Thanksgiving!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Happy to save another Thanksgiving! Happy belated Thanksgiving to you as well :)

  • @raysmith1376
    @raysmith13762 жыл бұрын

    I’ll add my voice to the multitudes! I had resigned that we were buying a new stove. My wife found this video and I figured it wouldn’t hurt….. Works good as new now. It’s nice having the options of all the numbers on the keypad AND the oven light. Thank you!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it worked for you!

  • @bobsquires4521
    @bobsquires4521 Жыл бұрын

    this is all-around handy to know about - there are so many episodes where push-buttons fail to make contact and we start breaking our thumbs or fingers with more and more damaging pressure - THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH !

  • @bettyyoung1976
    @bettyyoung19764 жыл бұрын

    OMG...you are amazing. Watched this and asked my husband to clean the contacts on the ribbon cable and voila! It works....perfectly! Our microwave might last 20 years now. It’s almost 15 years old today.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Hopefully this video didn't make your husband feel inadequate. lol!

  • @bettyyoung1976

    @bettyyoung1976

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don’t worry...we are a team. I’m the brains and he’s the brawn. Together, as he says “We’ll take over the world.”

  • @thomasdickson35

    @thomasdickson35

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bettyyoung1976 If you do let's be clear: You are great friends with me and my lady ;)

  • @user-ks4sf2dz1i
    @user-ks4sf2dz1i2 жыл бұрын

    I’m moving in less than a month. The last thing I wanted to do was call a repair man to fix my stove when the off button stopped working today. I am not a handy person but I followed this video and my button is fixed. Genius! Thanks so much!

  • @barbaravrablic9027
    @barbaravrablic9027 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, i was so upset my stove is only about 8 months old and the bake and numbers 1-4 would not work, I did exactly as you said and presto my range is working once again. Thank you again. God Bless and Stay Safe Greatly appreciated for the free advice , Very simple and i did it myself. So happy😀

  • @braddover1891
    @braddover18915 жыл бұрын

    I watched your video just to find out how to remove the panel. I already bought a replacement, the second in two years. Wow! The eraser worked perfectly - all the buttons work again. Thanks for the great tip.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brad Dover Awesome! Glad it worked for you.

  • @cliftonbrown1057
    @cliftonbrown10573 жыл бұрын

    Cleaning with rubbing alcohol a week ago didn’t fix the problem. Started to consider a vet expensive double oven replacement and tried this. IT WORKED, no problems for over a week now! Thank you...thank you...thank you!

  • @loganharbaugh8480
    @loganharbaugh84804 жыл бұрын

    This same technique works with other devices that use ribbon cables, like laptop computers and tablets. An ink eraser (with the white, grittier eraser) may work better if there's a lot of corrosion.

  • @mcmbessa
    @mcmbessa6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Tommy. I bought a stove two years ago in the US and brought it to my new home in Brazil. A few days ago some buttons on the control panel's stove stopped working. I don`t have how to buy a new panel from here so I tried your tip and... IT WORKED!! Thank you so much!! This tip was the BEST because beside I saved money I solved a difficult problem for me. TAKE CARE TOMMY!!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Of course it worked! Hahaha :) Glad I could help.

  • @brandonbetsworth3640
    @brandonbetsworth36405 жыл бұрын

    I’m not even exaggerating when I say this video just saved our Christmas. Thank you thank you thank you

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brandon Betsworth Glad I could help. Merry Christmas!

  • @timarve

    @timarve

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well my family wasn’t the only one with this problem for Christmas hahaha !

  • @ellenmagill4727
    @ellenmagill47272 жыл бұрын

    I was searching KZread videos on how to troubleshoot a control panel when the buttons stop working and ran across yours. It sounded too good to be true so was skeptical but I had nothing to lose. It worked perfectly!!! And I did it by myself since my husband was gone! All buttons are working fine now! Thanks for your awesome video!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad it worked for you :)

  • @cliftonsafford9756
    @cliftonsafford97564 жыл бұрын

    I just did this on my maytag gemini double oven. The lower oven bake and convection bake buttons weren't working. I was going to send the whole computer board out to be repaired, because they dont make this model or replacement parts anymore. Totally worked, and saved me 150 dollars and not having an oven for a few weeks. Thank you so much!!!!!!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad I could help!

  • @bernicebatten4078
    @bernicebatten40786 жыл бұрын

    Thank you thank you thank you. Your video has saved me and my husband several hundred dollars. We were about to go shopping for a new oven, and we came across your video. Who would have ever known our saving grace would be an eraser!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear I saved you some money!! :)

  • @sweetmemories4448
    @sweetmemories44483 жыл бұрын

    I liked your video very much and already clicked the like button and shared your video with my relatives abroad. Thanks for a great video. I do not have any such problem, however, I will use the cleaning techniques you have described in your video, and some other cleaning methods viewers have suggested in this comment section of your video. You did a great service, Sir. It is fantastic!!! Your video has great value over all which can be extended to many varieties of appliances, and especially where the control panels are not available in the market as in discontinued models. Thanks again. I went over almost all viewers' feed back and your replies, and found them very useful. Please keep up the good work.

  • @Maria-cy6xb
    @Maria-cy6xb5 жыл бұрын

    So I have to comment on both my absolutely laziness and how fantastically WONDERFUL this video is! ...I watched it the first time when part of the buttons stopped working...a year ago, ahem...and didn't want to do this and accidentally mess it up...about a month ago, all the bottoms stopped and since it was summer, I didn't care and used the grill. Finally decided to fix it...undid 6 screws, used an eraser just like this said and in 10 minutes i saved myself $1k not needing to buy a new stove, everything works again, THANK YOU!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome to see that you finally came back to the video and fixed it in 10 minutes. Glad to hear it!

  • @Ish4111
    @Ish41116 күн бұрын

    😊 WOW! This really worked. I'm so happy now I can make TV dinners again. 😊

  • @deborahwittman2303
    @deborahwittman23034 жыл бұрын

    My double oven panel stopped working months ago after a lightening strike that blew out numerous breakers in our electrical panel. After replacing those and having it still not work I was set to order a new one, then I ran across this video. What the heck, I had to give it a try. I didn't actually figure out how to remove the whole panel (I think I may have to tip the oven out of it's wall enclosure) and access the connection with that eraser, but I could see that tapey-like strip and could feel my way around a bit. I rubbed the connection with my fingers, and wiggled it a bit, and YIPPEE--it actually works again. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks so much for the video,!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad it worked for you!

  • @larbinezhari5193
    @larbinezhari51932 ай бұрын

    Hello Tommy. I am from Morocco. I have been suffering from sciatica for 14 years. I saw your experience through the video. I was happy to see you return to your normal life after years of pain. It is wonderful. I hope to join you as well. I just want you to give me a rough idea of ​​the cost of the operation. Which please do if it is possible. Thank you and I wish you a happy life

  • @phenofarmseeds5280
    @phenofarmseeds52805 жыл бұрын

    Tommy Tompkins I want to THANK YOU FOR SAVING OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER . OUR OVEN WOULD NOT TURN ON DUE TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS FAULTY KEY PAD BUTTONS . I FOLLOWED YOUR VIDEO EXACTLY AND TO MY SUPREME OUR BUTTONS ALL WORKED PERFECTLY AFTER THE JOB . THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHOOT AND UPLOAD THIS VIDEO . YOU LITERALLY SAVED OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO COOK THE TURKEY WITHOUT THE OVEN . THANK YOU TOMMY THANK YOU MERRY CHRISTMAS BUDDY! !

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Merry Christmas!

  • @alexiachapparone2213
    @alexiachapparone2213 Жыл бұрын

    This is so legit!!! I’ve corrected my buttons not working twice now. Most appliance guys want to replace the control board or sell me a new appliance. Save your money! This only takes 5 minutes.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    Жыл бұрын

    Happy to see that it continues to work for you!

  • @jenniferscumaci6513
    @jenniferscumaci65136 жыл бұрын

    You 100% just saved our asses for 3 holiday get togethers we have starting tonight. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Glad I could help! Merry Christmas!

  • @philipkoepf1892
    @philipkoepf18926 жыл бұрын

    We were looking at buying a new stove or replacing the panel yet again. This is the best tip I have ever found on KZread. Thank You.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad it worked for you and thank you so much for the generous tip!!!!

  • @ligayakelly9373
    @ligayakelly937310 ай бұрын

    You are the master. We should all be paying you. I have been hunting for the part for two weeks when I stumbled upon your video. Thank you so much!

  • @jdricks313
    @jdricks3135 жыл бұрын

    Sir, you are a true American hero. From the bottom of my heart: thank you!

  • @richardjerrell
    @richardjerrell5 жыл бұрын

    Just tried this with my Samsung electric range after getting an error code SE...and it worked! Still cant believe it worked lol...thanks a bunch!

  • @custardfamily6119
    @custardfamily6119 Жыл бұрын

    Your video just saved me from buying a $250 panel. I was having the heat problem as well the button panel would heat up and turn off. I’ve seen videos of people cleaning ribbon connections with pencil erasers before I did not know this panel had a ribbon connector found it cleaned it fixed it. so I think you by subscribing and liking.

  • @samwelombuki3187
    @samwelombuki31874 жыл бұрын

    Worked great for me in an instant. No need to worry about hitting the appliance store or getting technicians flood my house. True, the cheapest panel out in the market for my range is about $400. The holidays are on track!! Thanks Tommy.

  • @krystafarish9363
    @krystafarish936310 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!! My boyfriend and I literally were at the brink of throwing my Samsung range out to pasture when we couldn't figure out why parts of the control panel weren't working. And bam...we found your video and it was FREAKING PENCIL from my junk drawer that fixed it!!! Thank you 😊

  • @OverwhelmingGrace
    @OverwhelmingGrace4 жыл бұрын

    I have a Samsung oven/range. The buttons went bad over time. I pulled out the back and cleaned the ribbon cable and it worked. Thank you very, very much.

  • @lindalindsay7413
    @lindalindsay74135 ай бұрын

    I want to thank You so so much! I had an error code in my keypad of a different stove and had placed an order for the piece in ebay and it was due to be delivered today and it was delayed. So God said go look on youtube and find a video on how to manually ignite the stove like back in the day. Your video popped up and I read the comments and I said a prayer over the video bc I really didnt have the money for the part. It was $250, and that was the cheapest seller. They package was delayed and I wad going to go all weekend without a stove and I asked my son humor me and help me get the panel off. It looked as though of the pins was cruddy, I had used the eraser but also a small pin to scratch lightly each pin. We put it back together ans turned the breaker back on and its meatloaf tonight instead if tacos! Thank you so much. Now I can get a refund from the seller when it comes and use that money to pay my car payment! Thank you!!! Praise Jesus for leading me to find you! ❤❤❤❤😊

  • @madmartinline6
    @madmartinline65 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from Cheshire, England. Worked like a charm on my AEG oven on which the touch sensitive controls had gone gradually worse since the beginning of the year . Was just about to spend £400+ on a new oven. Thank you so much.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it!

  • @todhopkins5052
    @todhopkins50525 жыл бұрын

    Fixed. Thank you. My Frigidaire Gallery Range numeric keypad was recognizing the "3" button as a "2." Essential I had two "2" buttons and no "3" button. Everything else worked, but could not enter 3, which means no temperature with a 3 in it could be set. A power reset did not work, but cleaning the ribbon cable did. The ribbon cable on this model is harder to see as it is smaller, grey, and hidden among other connections, but it disconnects as described in the video and I cleaned it as instructed. The eraser cleaning trick makes sense as it's been used for decades to clean electrical contacts of many kinds. An eraser is basically just a very fine abrasive.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad it worked for you Todd!

  • @amaya7266
    @amaya72662 жыл бұрын

    Ok. I saw your video and wanted to believe it but deep down I didn't. With no other option I gave it a try and LET ME TELL YOU SIR! I LOVE YOU! YOU ARE AMAZING! AND THANK YOU. YOU SAVED THE DAY!🥰

  • @evelinazektser2989
    @evelinazektser29895 жыл бұрын

    This worked. Thank you so much. After 7 months without a working oven this video helped me so much.

  • @shaydaslays
    @shaydaslaysАй бұрын

    This wasn't the problem in my sove at all! I took the entire thing apart and everything. You want to know what it was? I piece of plastic that fell off!! 😂 But your video gave me confidence to open the back up on my own. So im thankful for that❤ saved my family a lot of money 💰

  • @emtluis
    @emtluis2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you !!!!!! I just did exactly what you advised and I was able to bake my lasagna at home !! I had taken it to the neighbors because I thought my range was a goner , saves me around $1,500 from having to replace it had she been given the chance. Lol. Thank you.

  • @davidb3587
    @davidb35875 жыл бұрын

    Was on my to depot to replace a one year old Samsung. Boom tried this tip, back to making frozen pizzas. Took maybe 10 minutes & saved hundreds. The problem I was having was the keyboard was unresponsive and couldnt set oven temp or shut off oven unit. Thanks Man!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I hereby request that you make me a pizza with your newly fixed oven. I'm hungry! :)

  • @patrick4158
    @patrick41585 жыл бұрын

    Fixed my Samsung range in less than 10 minutes! My range was out of warranty, and I am so glad I found your video!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great!

  • @steaminc.7644
    @steaminc.76445 жыл бұрын

    Worked like a charm. Saved me over $400 repair from service center. Thank you. Donation arriving soon.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help! Donations are always greatly appreciated!

  • @garyblevins9971
    @garyblevins9971 Жыл бұрын

    Your trick saved me over $300.00 for a new touchpad. Thank you very much.

  • @michaelmahy8795
    @michaelmahy87954 жыл бұрын

    My stove was a drop in GE Profile, but the 10 cent pencil eraser ribbon cleaning seems to have worked. No more F7 error code and beeps. Thanks.

  • @toddmckay5013
    @toddmckay50137 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Saved us 5k. We replaced the front panel for $300 including the ribbon and it worked!!

  • @carlpledger8719
    @carlpledger87195 жыл бұрын

    this worked great. only one of my buttons was working, now all buttons work. after cleaning with an eraser, i used qtips /rubbing alcohol on the contacts and was surprised at how much filth was still left behind. thanks for the video.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it Carl!

  • @undagr0undvibes
    @undagr0undvibes2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve had this problem twice now within the past 3-4 years and this simple fix has worked like a charm both times! BIG TIP: Start with removing the metal backing first without touching the front bezel frame. Depending on your oven, you may not need to remove the front bezel frame that encases your panel. I blindly followed this video & took apart the metal backing AND front bezel which is where I learned that I only needed to remove the metal backing to access and clean the ribbon. (If you look closely in this video, you can see that the ribbon is already accessible once the metal backing was removed; it seems like the front bezel frame was removed for the sole purpose of pushing the ribbon towards the front for “easier access” which I personally don’t think is necessary unless you really have trouble getting behind your oven.) The front bezel was actually a huge P.I.A. for me to align back in place, so hopefully this tip saves you some time! (For reference: I have a Samsung oven with the digital panel, not sure of the exact model but it was purchased in 2015-2016)

  • @traceykeij-denton6448
    @traceykeij-denton64485 жыл бұрын

    Tommy, thanks for alerting me to the ribbon cable - ours was actually unplugged, we just had to plug it back in. I am going to go put $20 in your tip jar. The problem was, we have a slide in range, keypanel in the front, and we didn't know how to access the ribbon panel. (GE Profile slide-in range JGS968 full model number is JGS968SOH1SS). We were taking out screws, based on another KZread video of a different model. That was NOT necessary. I took off the burner knobs by just pulling them out. There are cylinders, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, around the holes for the burner knobs. Those actually unscrew - they are holding the control panel onto the oven. I unscrewed them, control panel came right off, ribbon cable was unplugged! I plugged it in to the control panel and put the control panel back on, lining it up with the 4 holes and screwing in those black cylinders. Everything worked again! Safety: I think the control panel should be sealed at the top, so food/liquids don't spill behind it. Also, turn off electricity and gas to oven before doing this.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you got yours working Tracey! And thank you so much for your generous tip!!!!!

  • @misterfunnybones
    @misterfunnybones8 ай бұрын

    I'm using the eraser on the end of a broken plastic button to facilitate the push button functionality of the original button. The eraser is bored out to fit on a plastic point that pushes the tiny button inside the panel & the button is then carefully taped onto the panel with tape that matches the panel (white tape in my case). It sounds horrible, but it looks fine when completed. So I'm using the eraser for something completely different, but I thank you for the inspiration. Necessity is the mother of invention.

  • @greenkouki
    @greenkouki5 жыл бұрын

    I found at least on my samsung range that it's not corrosion on the ribbon cable but instead the ribbon cable becomes slightly dented at the contact points where it clips into the board. I believe this is just from the constant pressure of the plastic clip, and slowly the contacts become loose. Definitely clean the contacts as shown in the video but ALSO be sure to GENTLY bend the end of the ribbon cable back straight so good contact can be made again.

  • @tylerfunke6397
    @tylerfunke63972 жыл бұрын

    I tried to clean and i did get 2 elements working. After seeing another forum as well as cleaning that did work for me, was also pressing the clear button, then holding the start button until the door locking starts. Once oven was fully locked, i did the same process again to unlock it. Now all my buttons work again. All elements, bake, broil, clock, whole thang. Hope that helps if anyone else still wasnt getting all the buttons back. Thanks for the video!

  • @joncordero5451
    @joncordero54516 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!! My parents have the same oven and haven't been able to use it for months. After watching this video, I fixed it in minutes!

  • @toms8818
    @toms88189 ай бұрын

    Always turn off the power before working on high voltage items.

  • @LucasM-kw2vi
    @LucasM-kw2vi4 жыл бұрын

    I was just about to call a technician to fix my "SE" code issue. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This is video is amazing!! It took me about 10 minutes to fix the issue. THANKS A MILLION!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear! You're welcome!

  • @beansinacan58
    @beansinacan586 жыл бұрын

    This was spot on exactly what my Gemini Maytag double oven gas stove needed! Used the eraser just as your video demonstrated and presto, my oven keypads work properly again! Thank you for saving me $$$ by not having to get a new motherboard!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Great!! Glad it worked for you too!

  • @YogalignKauai
    @YogalignKauai4 күн бұрын

    Mahalo and aloha from Kauai! We have a lot of humidity here and my stove needs the ribbon cleaned every year or so. I heard some people got rid of their stove and did not realize it was an easy fix

  • @eileenpnw5353
    @eileenpnw53534 жыл бұрын

    You saved us! With Corona Virus and stay at home orders we had to hope we could find a fix for non working buttons on our Dacor oven. It worked like a charm...thank you!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome :) It is definitely a good coronavirus fix. Somebody better tell Trump.

  • @RobDerhak
    @RobDerhak6 жыл бұрын

    Bought the same oven as in your video for pennies (almost literally)...buttons weren't working...10 minutes later with a screwdriver and an eraser and they work fine. Liked & Tipped!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @42ejolly
    @42ejolly5 жыл бұрын

    You just saved me weeks of hunting a part no longer made, and the hundreds of dollars to acquire it if I could even find it. Consider me subscribed.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great! Glad I could help!

  • @yo-cu3iv
    @yo-cu3iv6 жыл бұрын

    Was waiting for my tax return to purchase a new oven computer and button pad....but no longer!!!! Thank you very much!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome ;)

  • @summer270
    @summer2702 жыл бұрын

    If you were here, you would be eating dinner with the same stove you just fixed for us lol

  • @eziogebrie1587
    @eziogebrie15875 жыл бұрын

    The replacement was going to cost me 389.00 for the membrane and board. But after watching your video and trying, it worked. Thanks

  • @deewun
    @deewun4 жыл бұрын

    I thought lunch wasn't going to be ready on time until I found this video. Took me less than 10 minutes to fix my Samsung Range. Thank you!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad it worked for you!

  • @vampireluvr98
    @vampireluvr982 жыл бұрын

    You just saved my roommates and I hundreds of dollars with this video. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

  • @suewallack1686
    @suewallack16862 жыл бұрын

    Listen up all you non-believers!!! This just didn't make any sense to me.... but what do I know I'm only a Canadian Iron worker. We have an apparently out of date Cooks Delight range with no available spare parts for this particular model. After talking to the service people about our issue, they informed me to just "simply" send them the WHOLE range and they would see what they could do, of course on my dime. After watching this video my wife, god bless her soul brought it to my attention. BOY DID I LAUGH AND laugh and laugh.... but what did i have to lose a bill for shipping a rage across the country.... This actually WORKED! my mind is BLOWN.. a gosh darn pencil eraser, that was it... my range never worked better!!! David from Alberta Canada.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    2 жыл бұрын

    Looks like we have another believer in the house! Glad I could help!

  • @darwingentile288
    @darwingentile2884 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Saved me thousands. You made me a hero in the eyes of my wife!!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fixing marriages one at a time around here. lol

  • @jesseparsons3190
    @jesseparsons31902 жыл бұрын

    Our KitchenAid slide in electric range had the same issues and this eraser trick fixed the buttons that had stopped working. Very easy, thank you so much!

  • @myhriad
    @myhriad3 жыл бұрын

    This 3 years later still worked like a charm .. thank you

  • @danbennett5157
    @danbennett51574 жыл бұрын

    Was dreading having to navigate getting the repairman over here during the pandemic, so tried this out and it fixed it. Really thankful for the video cheers.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's definitely a good coronavirus fix. Glad it helped!

  • @glenwayg09
    @glenwayg093 жыл бұрын

    You are a true hero. Just saved me $300 in repair costs.

  • @ANKAZUKILAND
    @ANKAZUKILAND6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you soooo much! This actually worked! I was thinking of getting a whole new stove and you saved me money!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad it worked for you!

  • @dan23233

    @dan23233

    4 жыл бұрын

    And you both saved some electronic waste. Great job guys. (Y)

  • @bluebens2761
    @bluebens27612 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. This saved my parents a lot of money that they really couldn’t afford to spend. I watched your video, did what you said, and it’s working good as new. I’m so glad you were able to get to the bottom of it and you’re doing the right thing by making peoples lives better. P.S Def subscribed and liked and I’ll even be watching some adds all the way through lol

  • @biggiesmalll
    @biggiesmalll6 жыл бұрын

    Bro. You are a genius. I was really considering buying the $530 electronic replacement panel until I saw your video. I'm SO glad you shared this with all of us. Nice video work also!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Glad it helped!

  • @damilolaadekunbi9311
    @damilolaadekunbi9311 Жыл бұрын

    I give you ten ⭐️. This actually worked fast. Thank you. This method saves me time and money.

  • @mikebiso8570
    @mikebiso85706 жыл бұрын

    OMG it really works!!! I personally thank you 🙏🏻 for posting this video, I save a lots of money 💰 I thought I had it to buy a new stove before watching your video.

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad it worked for you and happy that it saved you some cash :)

  • @Nickmo429
    @Nickmo4294 жыл бұрын

    I seriously cannot believe it was that easy, thank you!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @Alyra3
    @Alyra35 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! You just saved my (Canadian) Thanksgiving! Because there was no way we could get it repaired before Monday! Now I can have my traditional homemade Thanksgiving muffins and a warm Thanksgiving meal! Thank you again!

  • @rocklandtaylor9021
    @rocklandtaylor90212 жыл бұрын

    WORKED GREAT. SUCH AN EASY FIX. THERE WAS AN OXIDATION OF SOME TYPE ON RIBBON END. GREAT VIDEO.

  • @amberrhodes3302
    @amberrhodes33022 жыл бұрын

    This is the best! You saved us so much heart ache and $$$$.

  • @denisewilliams9382
    @denisewilliams93824 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Stuff the manufacturer doesn't want you to know. I will try it this weekend THANK YOU

  • @respinosa8935
    @respinosa89356 жыл бұрын

    Great advice. *** I first turned the circuit breaker to the oven to off. I performed the steps as instructed but it did not work with just the eraser. I then took some QD Electronic Cleaner and sprayed the black harness which the belt sits (***ENSURE TO TURN THE RANGE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO OFF). Be careful not to overspray. Wait a few minutes to let dry. With both contacts cleaned it worked 4.0!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    6 жыл бұрын

    Great advice, thanks. I'm happy to see that it worked for you!

  • @av8rshane491
    @av8rshane4914 жыл бұрын

    Tommy just saved me $400 on my Maytag oven. Thanks Tommy! Already had the part ordered but cancelled! Ain’t KZread and Tommy great!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help!

  • @janesheridan5632
    @janesheridan56325 жыл бұрын

    Followed your instructions and WOW!!!....my stove touch pad is WORKING. THANK YOU so much!!!!

  • @TommyTompkins

    @TommyTompkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @SOLARELLISCOUNTY
    @SOLARELLISCOUNTY9 ай бұрын

    Wow! That was it exactly for us and our GE oven. Thank you Sir!! I am so happy! About to make cornbread with Chili on this chili day! Thanks!

  • @bdeemter1234
    @bdeemter12343 жыл бұрын

    even if you don't have this exact model this still works!!! you saved me like $300!!

  • @bipinengineer8409
    @bipinengineer84094 жыл бұрын

    Your video is good. It does not shake too much. Thanks.