Kenmore range
showing LOC
LOC flashes and then stays when the Kenmore 405.7608 control panel is locked, and only the oven light still works.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: Kenmore
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What LOC
actually means.
LOC flashes and then stays when the Kenmore 405.7608 control panel is locked, and only the oven light still works. OPN is the matching message when it unlocks.
Kenmore range display · also shown as OPN
What to do when LOC shows on the rangeKind of codeMode, not a failure
Something the range was told to do, or a state it chose on purpose — a control lock, a Sabbath setting, a demo mode that lights the display but never heats, a pan warning on an induction zone. Nothing has worn out, and no part is needed.
Usually leads toNo repair
Press and hold the + and - pads together for three seconds.
Shows up asRange Control Panel Not Responding
The touch keys or knobs on the range do nothing, only some keys work, the display is blank or frozen, or it beeps without starting.
MakeKenmore
A Sears store brand whose ranges were built for it by other appliance manufacturers.
SourceKenmore Use & Care Guide, gas range 405.7608#
Kenmore gas ranges model 405.7608# with + and - pads.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for LOC on its ranges. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Press and hold the + and - pads together for three seconds.
Wait for OPN to stop flashing; the panel is then unlocked.
Cleared?
The range was set right without a new part. If the same message comes back while a burner or the oven is in use, or the range cuts out again, treat it as a new problem and book it.
What not to do
LOC is not a door lock code or a failure; it is the panel lockout.
What you may
notice with it.
The range problem LOC tends to arrive with. Answer these at the range before anyone is booked.
All problems
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
Something the range was told to do, or a state it chose on purpose — a control lock, a Sabbath setting, a demo mode that lights the display but never heats, a pan warning on an induction zone. Nothing has worn out, and no part is needed.
Kenmore
ranges.
A Sears store brand whose ranges were built for it by other appliance manufacturers.
Kenmore range repairMore Kenmore codes
Mode, not a failure on other makes
Gas range
Open flames on top and a gas-fired oven below, all fed by one supply line behind the range and lit by igniters rather than a match.
Electric range
Coil elements or radiant elements under a smooth glass top, with an electric oven below, all running on a dedicated 240-volt circuit.
Induction range
A glass top that heats the pan itself through copper coils and power boards, over an electric oven, with electronics doing almost all the work.
In Kenmore's own words
then "LOC" icon will appear on the display and begin
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore gas ranges model 405.7608# with + and - pads.
Kenmore LOC range repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about LOC.
Can I clear LOC myself?
Why does only the oven light work on my Kenmore?
What does OPN mean on my Kenmore range?
Back to your everyday
Still showing LOC?
Book with the code exactly as it appears, the full model number, and whether you notice any smell of gas or scorching — with a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.