Bake element sparked last night
I was preheating my oven and there was a sudden bright spark… it actually lit up the entire inside of the oven. I immediately turned it off and looked inside. There was a spot on the element that remained orange even after a few minutes. It seemed to be getting dimmer, so I assumed it just needed to cool. About an hour later, my wife commented that she kept smelling a faint burning odor. I went back over to the oven, opened it up, and sure enough the stupid thing was still putting out heat and the orange spot on the element was still glowing. I unplugged the oven from the outlet and the glow went away.
My question is, should I just replace the element myself or is this something that a repairman should check out? I thought it was strange that it didn’t stop producing heat until I completely unplugged the oven.
|
I was preheating my oven and there was a sudden bright spark… it actually lit up the entire inside of the oven. I immediately turned it off and looked inside. There was a spot on the element that remained orange even after a few minutes. It seemed to be getting dimmer, so I assumed it just needed to cool. About an hour later, my wife commented that she kept smelling a faint burning odor. I went back over to the oven, opened it up, and sure enough the stupid thing was still putting out heat and the orange spot on the element was still glowing. I unplugged the oven from the outlet and the glow went away.
My question is, should I just replace the element myself or is this something that a repairman should check out? I thought it was strange that it didn’t stop producing heat until I completely unplugged the oven. |
Probably just a short in the element. Pick up a replacement and I bet your problem goes away.
Your element is burnt out – easy peasy to fix – Google Fox Appliance
new element is about $50
Duh… Turn off the breaker and the oven
No related posts.
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.