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MET8885X

Maytag MET8885X Electric Range Service

Most common issues on this model

Cooktop element that sparks or discolors
Oven door that feels loose or runs hot
Bake times that keep getting longer
Display or knob that no longer responds

Look at the plate of a MET8885X and you will find a Maytag range heated entirely by electricity. Close siblings carry the endings MET8885XB, MET8885XS and MET8885XW. No burners need lighting and no gas fitting needs a leak test.

Such a stove generally stands against the kitchen wall with a three-wire or four-wire cord at the back. When a customer says baking takes longer than it once did, we check the bake element and the sensor, then the door gasket for gaps that let heat escape. A cooktop element that sparks or turns dark at its end points to a worn terminal or socket, so we study those closely.

We read the number on the data plate before ordering, because the ending can matter. Our quote arrives in writing before work starts, and the finished repair is covered for thirty days.

Key features

Maytag electric range
Electric heat for cooktop and oven
Further endings: MET8885XB, MET8885XS, MET8885XW

→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 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 H on a Range CooktopMaytag Range Cooktop Showing H: Surface Still Hot

MET8885XMET8885X questions

My MET8885X cooktop element sparks. Is that dangerous?

It can be. Sparking usually comes from a worn terminal or a burned socket. Switch the breaker off and call us; we replace the damaged parts, not just the element, so the problem does not return.

Why does baking take longer than before on my electric range?

A weak bake element, a misreading sensor or a leaking door seal are the usual causes. We test all three and replace the one that fails.

The model is MET8885XW on my label. Do you service that?

Yes. XB, XS and XW are endings of the same MET8885X family. We use the full number to match parts exactly. The estimate is the same either way, because the work depends on the part that fails, not on the color.

Book a visit

Book repair for your MET8885X

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