We just completed a kitchen remodel and installed the Wolf H series double oven as part of the remo. The Wolf manual says to run the self-clean cycle before using the ovens. Accordingly, we ran the self-clean cycle and did not experince the tripping issue you refer to. Does tripping occur every time you run self clean or is it an occasional issue?

We did the same -- ran the self-clean several times before using the ovens. The tripping didn't occur then, and has only occurred twice since (but $180 a pop!), seemingly randomly. This most recent time, the lower oven hi-limit switch tripped even though it was the upper, not lower, oven we cleaned. It doesn't happen every time (though the service guy told me they had a customer for whom it DID -- tripped every single time she cleaned either oven, and that's when they found that Wolf would, upon request, ship a switch with a higher heat threshold). I know that the $100-$150 in labor would be more than offset by even one more incident; I just don't feel I should have to pay the labor, especially after already paying for two service calls over the past few years, for something which is clearly a design problem. The switch should be placed and/or designed to tolerate the heat of the oven during a self-clean. If it's going to trip often, it should be located where the customer can reset it without a costly service call. Good luck with yours! (They do seem to have solved the faulty enamel problem -- our new set has been fine in that respect. We did have to have the entire motherboard replaced on the original ovens, though ... BEFORE the enamel began to blister off. They were less than a year old when that went. I guess I'm just really disappointed by the quality and design issues we've experienced, given the price point.)

what switch are you referring to that had to be pressed? Thanks

On our unit, it is located way at the back of the unit, between the two ovens. It is in a narrow space between (vertically) the two wall ovens. Because it's way at the back, you need a special, long tool to reach it. Or a coat hanger ;)

I recently had the thermal switch replaced that is mounted to the top of the lower oven of my L-type double ovens. It tripped during a lower oven self clean cycle. The reason for this tripping was that the lower oven ventilation fan had too much drag and wouldn't start allowing the thermal switch area to become too hot. This fan was replaced with the switch. A follow-up self clean was completed successfully after the repair.

The replaced lower oven's fan appeared to have accumulated a bit of hardened grease on its squirrel cage, hence also likely around the bearings. This could have been caused by pulling in vapor from the lower oven when the door was opened, or perhaps due to some leakage around the door gasket.

To test for fan degradation, the air exiting under the lower oven should have equal flow on both right and left sides of the exit slot. The left side is the lower oven's fan exit area, while the right side is used by the upper oven's fan.

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Yes, just like Contratto above, each time I have used my self-clean oven, it blows the thermostat and will not reheat; I have to call a repairman to reset the oven button, which is located on the BACK of the oven! This means that he has to pull the oven out of the wall. Each time, it has cost me a service call (not cheap). It is ridiculous, as the care instructions are explicit about not using any cleaning products. I have to clean my oven now and then. Wolf struck out with this poorly designed feature.

Did he check that the fan that cools the thermoswitch is functional? And clean?

Did anyone ever get Wolf to respond we have the same issue. Everytime we self clean on side of the oven won't work and we pay to have it fixed.

My oven stopped working and the tech is thinking it is a faulty high limit thermostat. My Wolf oven is 9 years old. I cleaned it about 10 days to 2 weeks before it stopped working. The tech was not even able to pull the unit from the wall to run the necessary diagnostics

DO30U/S3 double oven. Just had tech out and similar response. Design issue. Bottom of oven expands when gets hot. Expands too much and makes contact with element under bottom and heating shuts down. Due to design issue I have to spend $1500 to add some parts so that when bottom of oven expands it doesn’t come in contact with the other part it’s not supposed to. Why am I paying for this defect??