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Posted by Don Young on October 23, 2006, 10:25 pm
> Just had a phone call about someone trying to replace a lower electric
> oven element in a (Kenmore or similar North American) cooking
> stove/range.
>
> Apparently the individual is trying to do it only from front of the
> oven by taking out two screws holding the plate to back of the oven and
> 'pulling' the defective element out.
>
> They seeming to think that the element plugs in!
>
> I don't think so.
>
> Told them that normally elements like that do not 'plug in' like the
> surface burners/hobs of an electric stove. Also in my experience even
> if the the connections, as they are occasionally, the 'Push 0n' type,
> doubt there will be sufficient spare wire to do that and make good new
> connections working inside the oven?
>
> Also now worried that the individual has not switched off the double
> pole breaker for the stove at the main panel (Consumer Unit)!!!!!!!!
>
> IMO/experience stove should be unplugged, moved away from wall, back
> removed, new unit installed and good connections made; cos there is
> something like 3+ kilowatts going through those wires attached to
> element! One reason btw I prefer stand alone units for accessibilty,
> rather than built-ins.
>
> Any advice comments/correctons?
>
> Apparently it IS the element that is viuslly faulty; cos sometimes if
> someone with lttle knowledge of electricity is 'at' something they may
> jump to conclusions!
>
Others have discussed disconnecting the wires but some oven elements do
indeed "plug-in". Most elements are replacable from inside the oven.
Don Young
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