Deja's husband thinks that it's my oven element. It sounds like it to me too...now have any of you ever replaced one of these? Is it best to let someone else do it later? Please don't ask who, when etc. ::snort::
De'Etta, if it is the heating element, it shouldn't be too hard to change. It usually has a screw holding it in, but once this is removed it just "unplugs" and you can put the new one in.
If you try this remember to open the breaker that powers your oven first.
I've replaced both my oven element and my broiler element. If it's just the bottom baking element, then it's really, VERY, easy. You need three things. Two clothes pins and a screwdriver/or appropriate wrench to detach and re-attach the element. The clothespins are to keep the wires from falling back inside the wall of the oven. You simply clip the clothespins on the wire connections once you get it unhooked. Then you hook the new element on one wire at a time and screw everything back into place. It took me about five minutes. Saved me about $100.00 in labor. Call your local parts store with the model of your oven. They can find the right part for you. ~Yvonne P.S. UNPLUG YOUR OVEN BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS!
DeEtta, Tee hee... I am finding it funny that two folks have felt the need to remind you to disconnect electricity from the oven. Have you had a problem with this in the past? :) Sounds like a job one of those handy sons of yours could do
Y'all have WAY more fortitude than me. I say switch over to All-Microwave-Popcorn-All-the-Time.
That's probably not on the Curves plan (probably would GIVE you more curves) & it also would up your cancer potential -- but it worked for me throughout my 20's.
And if we're voting on the turkey, I say that you're gonna have to (hate to) toss it. You can't cook it halfway, refrigerate it & finish cooking it later. The Butterball people would tell you it's a No Go. Not worth the risk.
Hope you feel better soon. We had to replace the oven element once and it seemed to me to be a very quik job. I was just holding the flashlight though. I seem to remember he unscrewed something, took the old one off and then screwed the new one on. This was with an electric oven. I don't know if you have electric or gas and if the process would be different.
Oh oh - the kids ate the turkey last night. I guess I should toss the rest of it.
As for the element...I think it's more than that. The digital clock went out too.....so I'm guessing it's comptuer and calling the home warranty folks.
We had an element spark one time and it burned out some electrical sensor that ran the clock and other digital controls.... fixing the element was easy enough, but we did have to have someone come and do the computer part. FWIW
My thought exactly...and if I have to pay the deductible on the warranty to have someone fix the computer, I may as well have them replace the element - same co-pay.
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De'Etta, if it is the heating element, it shouldn't be too hard to change. It usually has a screw holding it in, but once this is removed it just "unplugs" and you can put the new one in.
If you try this remember to open the breaker that powers your oven first.
I've replaced both my oven element and my broiler element. If it's just the bottom baking element, then it's really, VERY, easy. You need three things. Two clothes pins and a screwdriver/or appropriate wrench to detach and re-attach the element. The clothespins are to keep the wires from falling back inside the wall of the oven. You simply clip the clothespins on the wire connections once you get it unhooked. Then you hook the new element on one wire at a time and screw everything back into place. It took me about five minutes. Saved me about $100.00 in labor. Call your local parts store with the model of your oven. They can find the right part for you. ~Yvonne P.S. UNPLUG YOUR OVEN BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS!
DeEtta,
Tee hee... I am finding it funny that two folks have felt the need to remind you to disconnect electricity from the oven. Have you had a problem with this in the past? :)
Sounds like a job one of those handy sons of yours could do
Y'all have WAY more fortitude than me. I say switch over to All-Microwave-Popcorn-All-the-Time.
That's probably not on the Curves plan (probably would GIVE you more curves) & it also would up your cancer potential -- but it worked for me throughout my 20's.
And if we're voting on the turkey, I say that you're gonna have to (hate to) toss it. You can't cook it halfway, refrigerate it & finish cooking it later. The Butterball people would tell you it's a No Go. Not worth the risk.
Hope you feel better soon. We had to replace the oven element once and it seemed to me to be a very quik job. I was just holding the flashlight though. I seem to remember he unscrewed something, took the old one off and then screwed the new one on. This was with an electric oven. I don't know if you have electric or gas and if the process would be different.
Oh oh - the kids ate the turkey last night. I guess I should toss the rest of it.
As for the element...I think it's more than that. The digital clock went out too.....so I'm guessing it's comptuer and calling the home warranty folks.
We had an element spark one time and it burned out some electrical sensor that ran the clock and other digital controls.... fixing the element was easy enough, but we did have to have someone come and do the computer part.
FWIW
My thought exactly...and if I have to pay the deductible on the warranty to have someone fix the computer, I may as well have them replace the element - same co-pay.
Oh, De'Etta, now I was hoping for pictures of your head in the oven fixing this little puppy.
Hopefully all these pesky repair things will hold off now until that hubby of yours gets home!
Heating elements are pretty easy to replace. You can do it! *smile*
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