03 Costs · Edmonds
An oven sensor or thermostat repair is the replacement of the part that reads or governs cavity heat, a capillary thermostat on knob-controlled Viking ovens or a resistance sensor on electronic ones.
as used by Viking Appliance Repair Edmonds, (206) 210-3547
Edmonds owners who notice roasts running long or cakes browning early want to know whether the answer is a part or an adjustment, and this band covers only the part.
Oven thermostat or heating element
$210–$470
parts and labour, published band
$89 diagnosis, credited The $89 diagnostic visit is one flat charge for the trip and the complete fault-finding, and it is credited in full against the repair you approve.
| What varies | How it moves the figure |
|---|---|
| Capillary thermostat or electronic sensor | A knob oven's thermostat is threaded out through the cavity and the control panel; an electronic oven's sensor is a different part, reached a different way |
| Range or wall oven | On the freestanding gas ranges the thermostat swap needs the range pulled out and its rear panel off |
| One oven or two | Twin-oven ranges and double wall ovens carry a thermostat or sensor per cavity, and only the one that failed is changed |
A knob-controlled Viking gas oven uses a capillary thermostat: a sensing bulb clipped to the inner back wall of the cavity, piped to the thermostat behind the knob. Viking’s freestanding gas range manual has the technician confirm the bulb sits straight and clipped, since a displaced bulb reads wrongly with nothing broken.
Electronic Viking ovens use a resistance sensor. On the VGSO166 chart it reads about 1,090 ohms at 75°F and climbs with heat.
When the part tests good and the readings drift by a steady margin, the answer is oven calibration rather than a new thermostat, and what that costs sits on the calibration visit page. Faults elsewhere stay under Viking oven repair, priced once proven.
07In their words
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Custom oak front, so I was braced for damage getting the machine out of the cabinets. It came out and went back with the reveals as they were. Standing water was a failed drain check valve.
The filter housing had split and water was getting past the sump. He showed me the crack, fitted a new housing and basket, then checked the drain hose loop and the sump gasket while he was under there.
Our column sat at forty-eight degrees and the last company wanted to sell us a compressor. It was the evaporator fan, seized solid, and he proved it with a reading.
A call to Viking Appliance Repair Edmonds reaches a person at any hour; the booking page lets you choose a visit window yourself, and a technician rings to confirm the appliance before the day. The diagnosis is a flat $89, deducted from any repair you approve.
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