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Start with what you own

Oven
types,
told apart.

Ovens that look alike behind a glass door can be built very differently. A single or double wall oven heats with bake and broil elements or a gas burner, a steam oven boils water into the cavity from a tank or a supply line, and a speed oven pairs a magnetron with a convection element. Knowing which one is in your wall answers part of the question before anybody arrives.

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  • 4 types
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  • What each one costs

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Four types,
each its own job.

Each one is built, reached and repaired differently. Open yours for what fails on it and what the work involves.

A stainless single wall oven is set into a painted cabinet at chest height in a bright US home kitchen.

Single wall oven

One oven cavity set into a cabinet at chest height, with its own controls above the door and nothing to cook on above it.

 A stainless double wall oven fills a tall painted cabinet in a US home kitchen, with both doors closed and both oven lights on.

Double wall oven

Two full oven cavities stacked in one tall cabinet, sharing one control panel and one power supply but heating on their own.

 A built-in steam oven sits at eye level in a tall cabinet in a modern US home kitchen, its door open and a light haze of steam rising from a perforated tray of vegetables.

Steam oven

A built-in oven that adds water vapor to the cavity, alone or with convection heat, fed from a tank or a water line.

 A compact built-in speed oven sits directly above a full-size wall oven in a tall cabinet of a US home kitchen.

Speed oven

A compact built-in oven that combines convection heat with microwave energy in one cavity to cook in a fraction of the usual time.

 Not sure which you have?

Start from what it is doing

If the oven in your kitchen does not obviously match one of these, work from the symptom instead. It reaches the same answer from the other end.

17 problemsIn order of costWhat to check first Go to the problems

Which one
is yours?

One look at the oven usually settles it. The first sign of each type is on the right; its page has the rest, and what that type means for a repair.

Single or double wall oven

SingleSingle wall oven

The oven door opens at roughly waist or chest height out of a cabinet, and there is no second door above or below it.

DoubleDouble wall oven

Two oven doors of the same width sit one above the other in a single tall cabinet.

SteamSteam oven

A water tank slides out of a hidden compartment behind the control panel or beside the cavity, or the oven is connected to a water line.

SpeedSpeed oven

The oven is about half the height of a regular wall oven, with one door, and is built into a cabinet rather than hung under one.

What a repair
usually costs.

A useful test: compare the repair with the cost of a new oven that fits the same cabinet cutout, not just any oven. Wall oven openings differ between makes and generations, and a new unit that does not match can bring carpentry and trim work with it. That hidden cost is why most repairs on a built-in oven are worth doing, and why replacement usually makes sense only when a board is no longer made or the cavity has rusted.

Diagnostic visit: An oven is priced after it has been seen heating.
Read the full cost guide
RepairRelative costNotes
Door hinges, gasket or door glass lowest A pair of hinges or a new gasket is a short job at the bottom of the scale. A replacement glass pane sits a little higher, since the door is taken apart and rebuilt around it.
Bake or broil element low The single most common oven part. A hidden bake element under the floor panel takes longer to reach, and any scorched terminal behind it is replaced at the same time.
Gas igniter, safety valve or burner low A weak igniter is a small part and ends most gas ovens that will not light. The safety valve costs more, and every fitting opened is leak-tested before the visit ends.
Temperature sensor or calibration low Calibration alone needs no part at all. A new sensor is inexpensive and quick to fit from inside the cavity on most wall ovens.
Cooling fan or thermal fuse low The fuse itself is small; the time goes into finding why the oven overheated, which often means sliding it out of the cabinet to reach the fan on top.
Convection fan motor, blade or ring element low to moderate A blade or a ring element stays near the low end. A motor for a premium convection oven, reached through the rear wall or the back of the unit, moves the job toward the middle.
Door lock motor and switches low to moderate The latch assembly is a mid-priced part. Where the self-clean heat also damaged the sensor, the wiring or the fan, those are priced as separate items before any work begins.
Steam generator, pump or tank sensor moderate Descaling is the cheapest outcome. A pump or a sensor is modest, while a new steam generator from a premium maker lifts the job into the middle of the scale.
Control board or touch panel moderate to highest A keypad or ribbon cable sits in the middle. A full control board, especially on a double or premium built-in oven, is among the costliest parts an oven takes.
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Questions about
the types.

How do I know whether I have a steam oven or a speed oven?
A steam oven has a small water tank that slides out from behind a panel, or is plumbed to a supply line, and offers steam or combination modes. A speed oven offers microwave settings alongside convection and is usually a smaller cavity, often set above a wall oven or a warming drawer.
Why does the type matter so much to the repair?
It decides how the cavity heats, which parts can fail and how the oven comes out of the wall. Two makers' single wall ovens often fail in the same places, while a steam oven and a speed oven from the same maker share very little inside.
Is a double wall oven harder to work on?
It usually takes longer. Many repairs mean sliding the unit forward out of a tall cabinet, and a double oven is heavy and often needs two people. The part may be the same as on a single oven; the time spent is not.
What should I mention about the installation when I book?
Single or double, gas or electric, how high the oven sits in the cabinet, and whether anything is built directly above or below it. That sets how long the visit runs and whether a second technician comes along.

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