The KERC508LSS is one of the KitchenAid ranges. No published specification for this model was recovered. What survives is the model number and a dated record of when KitchenAid was showing it, and that is what is set out here. The archive of KitchenAid’s US product site holds it from April 2003 through to February 2012, and no later capture carries it.
KitchenAid appends a production-revision code to the base number on the rating plate, and the codes actually observed for this model are KERC508LSS0. A plate reading one of those is still a KERC508LSS; the suffix identifies which production revision you have, and it occasionally decides which version of a part fits. By now a KERC508LSS is an old machine, and the door seal, the oven sensing and the surface controls carry most of the wear. Discontinued does not mean unrepairable, but it does mean availability of the specific part for a KERC508LSS is established before any figure is put on the job.
Key Features
- No published specification for this model was recovered
- Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site from April 2003 to February 2012
- Rating-plate revision codes observed for this model: KERC508LSS0
- A KitchenAid owner's manual for this model is on record
Most Common Issues on This Model
Oven temperature sensor drift, leaving the cavity hot or cold against the temperature set
An oven igniter that glows but no longer draws enough current to open the gas valve, on a gas configuration
Surface ignition clicking without lighting, usually moisture or debris at the igniter, on a gas configuration
A surface element or its infinite switch failing, so one zone stays cold or runs at full heat