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MERH865RA

Maytag MERH865RA Oven Range Repair

Most common issues on this model

Oven that does not hold the set temperature
Burner stuck at a single heat level
Cooktop receptacle with melted or dark spots
Display that flickers or goes blank

The MERH865RA is a Maytag electric range, with surface burners and an oven that depend on electric power. The same number is also sold as MERH865RAB, MERH865RAQ and MERH865RAS, and a fourth ending exists too. Your plate’s final letters show which version is yours.

We often see ranges of this type in Houston family kitchens that cook daily, which puts steady wear on elements, receptacles and switches. We begin on the cooktop with the receptacles, because heat damage there is easy to see and costly to ignore. In the oven we measure both elements, then the sensor, since an oven that will not hold temperature usually has one of those to blame. A flickering display points us to the control and its connections.

Parts are chosen only after the entire model and serial number is read off the plate on the range. A written price is yours to approve before we start, and the job is guaranteed for 30 days.

Key features

Maytag electric cooking range
Burners and oven both electric
Variants: MERH865RAB, MERH865RAQ and MERH865RAS

→Codes

Error codes this model can show

Probe or Insert ProbeMaytag Range Message "Insert Probe": Meat Probe Not Detected PUSH or PSHMaytag Range Prompt PUSH or PSH: Press Start Sabbath, Sab, 5Ab or 5A7Maytag Range Sabbath Mode Display: Cancel Sabbath Mode FC E8Maytag Range Code FC E8: App Registration Error Feature Not Available or Fault DetectedMaytag Range Message "Feature Not Available": Cook Cycle Entry Halted FEE6Maytag Range Code FEE6: Bake Element Circuit FEE7Maytag Range Code FEE7: Broil Element Concern Flashing Time, Clock, 12:00 or Power LossMaytag Range Flashing Clock or POWER LOSS: Reset the Time

MERH865RAMERH865RA questions

My burner only works on one setting. Is that the element?

More often it is the infinite switch, which should give a range of heat but sticks at one setting when worn. Both get tested; whichever is bad is replaced.

The display on my MERH865RA flickers. Should I replace the whole control?

Not before testing. A loose connector or a failing relay can produce a flicker. We check the wiring and the supply first, and tell you what the control board would cost before you decide.

My range has dark spots at a burner socket. Can I keep cooking?

We advise stopping use of that burner. Dark or melted spots mean heat at the terminal, which can spread. We inspect the receptacle and wiring and replace the damaged socket and element together.

Book a visit

Book repair for your MERH865RA

Book in about a minute, or call the desk. Same-day windows inside the Loop on most days, next-day across the rest of Houston.

(713) 936-6390