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Microwaves, Ovens, Cooktops & Ranges

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Essential cooking-appliance knowledge for technicians who take their work and reputation seriously.

Learn how electric heat, gas ignition, induction and microwaves work. Understand each part, test the likely causes and prove the repair.

For aspiring technicians and experienced professionals.

Invest in your skills. Build a stronger future in appliance repair.

Course book

218 pages, 60 chapters and 24 worked cases. 24 guides for testing components.

Video references

9 supplemental third-party references with viewing tasks.

Quizzes & workbook

180 explained assessment questions, 6 additional component exercises, a 104-page workbook and 10 printable field forms.

Diagnostic support

12 months after completion; response within 24 hours.

$999 USD

One course purchase includes the course book, workbook, supplemental video references, quizzes and 12 months of diagnostic email support after completion.

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60 course chapters

Part 1: Foundations

  1. Identify the systems in the cabinet
  2. Wiring drawings, parts drawings and service sheets
  3. Isolation and stored energy
  4. Gas shutoff and a suspected leak
  5. Heat transfer and oven temperature
  6. Common cooking-appliance tools

Part 2: Electric oven operation

  1. A normal bake and broil sequence
  2. Resistance elements: heat, resistance and current
  3. Oven temperature sensors
  4. Relays: the control side and the heating side
  5. Convection fans and cabinet cooling fans
  6. Self-clean locks and thermal protection

Part 3: Electric range and cooktop

  1. Supply and terminal blocks
  2. Radiant cooktop elements
  3. Infinite switches and electronic power control
  4. Indicators and temperature limiters
  5. Dual-zone and bridge elements
  6. Is the element bad or is its supply missing?

Part 4: Gas range and oven

  1. Fuel, regulators and orifices
  2. Surface-burner spark ignition
  3. Flame sensing and reignition
  4. Hot-surface oven ignition
  5. Spark oven ignition
  6. Combustion and safe gas verification

Part 5: Induction principles

  1. How induction heats a pan
  2. Induction input, rectifier and DC link
  3. Induction coils and resonant capacitors
  4. Induction cooling and temperature protection
  5. Pan detection and shared power
  6. Induction controls and communication

Part 6: Microwave principles

  1. Microwave heating, magnetron and cavity
  2. Door switches: primary, secondary and monitor
  3. Conventional microwave power parts
  4. Inverter microwaves
  5. Turntables, stirrers and ventilation
  6. Microwave heating tests and leakage checks

Part 7: Microwave diagnosis

  1. Microwave will not start or stops
  2. Microwave runs but does not heat
  3. Door-motion fuse failures
  4. What isolated microwave tests can establish
  5. Noise, arcing and cavity damage
  6. Combination convection and hood systems

Part 8: Oven and range diagnosis

  1. No bake or no broil
  2. Slow heating and temperature complaints
  3. Gas oven ignition failures
  4. Surface-burner complaints
  5. Induction fault diagnosis
  6. Door-lock and cooling faults

Part 9: Advanced electrical isolation

  1. Wiring that heats under load
  2. Intermittent temperature-sensor faults
  3. A powered board with a dead display
  4. Communication between cooking modules
  5. Error history and diagnostic tests
  6. Replacement compatibility and setup

Part 10: Field assessment

  1. Worked electric-heating diagnosis
  2. Worked gas-ignition diagnosis
  3. Worked induction-cooling diagnosis
  4. Worked microwave interlock diagnosis
  5. Prove the repair and explain it clearly
  6. Practice complete cooking diagnoses
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