So my oven crapped out...

Prax · Jul 27, 2018

So just my luck, after buying some expensive things (new cellphones) and paying off $12,000 due to surprise condo underground parking repairs (the woes of owning a condo), my oven breaks down!

LOOK AT THIS PIECE OF CRAP! (it was clean earleier in the week but my husband and I have since grimed it up all over again)

The strange thing about it is, when we have all the elements off, the clockface won't light up. When we turn the two front elements on, it makes a BEEP and the clock face will light up and let us access the other functions. However NOTHING HEATS UP, not the burners on the top nor the oven elements.

The back two elements have actually been broken for at least 6 years, but since we're not heavy chefs or anything, they were never missed all that much.

My in-laws think it might have been a blown fuse, but maybe that's really an older oven kinda thing. There's no way to open this up save for unscrewing panel at the back and fiddling around with the electronics, which I am not about to do (papers on the stovetop are the layouts for the digital panel). It probably requires professional servicing, but how much woudl that cost? $100? $200? $600??

Anyway, any advice, ERA?
How much do you think it would cost to service?
Should I just get a new oven?
My sister thinks I should just make do with my crappy microwave, tiny toaster oven, and maybe buy a cheap portable cooktop/grill lol. Good idea?

I was thinking something like these (sub $1k), but maybe I should go for convectional?
General Electric: https://www.thebrick.com/product/it...eestanding-electric-range-jcbs660skss/2036575
Whirlpool: https://www.thebrick.com/product/it...c-range-with-adjustable-self-cleaning/2085785

UPDATE (aug 6, 2018):
https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-my-oven-crapped-out.58328/#post-11187775
Oven arrives, still not heating, had to buy new cartridge fuses and a multimeter. Oven works now. :) Feel free to read rest of my thread of me whining.

Fat4all · Jul 27, 2018

nice shoes

NinjaScooter · Jul 27, 2018

I think I see your problem, there's a foot in your oven.

DrFunk · Jul 27, 2018

Seems to be a foot in the oven, maybe that's the issue?

Fat4all · Jul 27, 2018

I've got a Whirlpool, one a bit older than that model.

Its probably been the best oven I've ever owned, but I've only ever owned two ovens

Novoitus · Jul 27, 2018

get a new oven

joecanada · Jul 27, 2018

Hell yeah op convection and fuck those fancy glass tops you'll just scratch the shit outta it....

Alternately i had a piece of shit stove that had all burners quit and the electrical wires burnt through ! Seemed unsafe so chucked it but if you have a buddy who's into electrical could check

Deleted member 437 · Jul 27, 2018

Same op, but not kinda.

The "up" button on my oven broke. So I cant heat up past 350. It sucks.

Been like that for about a month now.

Prax · Jul 27, 2018

Fat4all said:
nice shoes

Thank you
they are very tasteless and without burden -- SO IT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE SLIPPER'S FAULT (or my foot's!!)

Robin · Jul 27, 2018

Mikey Jr. said:
Same op, but not kinda.

The "up" button on my oven broke. So I cant heat up past 350. It sucks.

Been like that for about a month now.

Wow that must be depressing as hell, its like, taunting. You can't cook shit at 350.

Prax said:
Thank you
they are very tasteless and without burden -- SO IT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE SLIPPER'S FAULT (or my foot's!!)

Why do your sandals still have the tags on them?

geomon · Jul 27, 2018

Prax said:
My sister thinks I should just make do with my crappy microwave, tiny toaster oven, and maybe buy a cheap portable cooktop/grill lol. Good idea?

Do you cook a lot? Because if you do, that's a horrible solution.

If you can't afford a new one and are wary of having it serviced, attempt to fix it yourself. I'm sure there are videos and guides online, certain things you can do to troubleshoot the problem.

Fat4all · Jul 27, 2018

Mikey Jr. said:
Same op, but not kinda.

The "up" button on my oven broke. So I cant heat up past 350. It sucks.

Been like that for about a month now.

just broil your casseroles

crispy on the outside, cool and refreshing on the inside

MegaZubat · Jul 27, 2018

I've been cooking in a convection toast oven for several months now. It's not so bad. You get creative after a while.

Prax · Jul 27, 2018

joecanada said:
Hell yeah op convection and fuck those fancy glass tops you'll just scratch the shit outta it....

Alternately i had a piece of shit stove that had all burners quit and the electrical wires burnt through ! Seemed unsafe so chucked it but if you have a buddy who's into electrical could check

Are you telling me to get one with regular elements sticking out? I am a negligent cook and many, many things spill onto my cooktop every time. I don't think I would be able to handle the cleaning involved in that hahah!

I don't really know anyone who I can trust with electrical stuff. I think the last time I checked on how much it would cost to repair when a burner stopped working on my parents' stove, they quoted $200 and we just said forget it and got a new one. But since I'm a bit strapped for liquid funds, I was considering maybe repair would be the better route.. On the other hand, it's also a good excuse to upgrade.

The Argus · Jul 27, 2018

Happened to me a year ago. Oven died. Stove top functioned.

Anyway we shopped around and eventually ended up at PC Richards (NY/East Coast retailer of tech, kitchen and anything in between) and bought the previous years range for $700. Huge improvement, and they removed the old one for free. The current model was almost double the price and the only difference was the color. But I digress, you can get a solid stove for under 1k US. No need to buy a Wolf or Thermador unless you cook everyday and want to up your resell value.

Finally, your oven is electric. Boo. Unless you have no gas line invest in a traditional gas oven. They're better in every single way plus cheaper.

Edit: We ended up with a Samsung. Solid range and oven. Love the middle burners for the cast iron griddle.

Abu · Jul 27, 2018

id suggest using that money to repaint the green kitchen wall you got there

Hydrus · Jul 27, 2018

1k for an oven?! Hell no OP! I bought this one for my house recently. It's perfect and its on sale at Lowes.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-4-8-cu-...Stainless-Steel-Common-30-in-30-in/1000041107

If you interested, I can send you a 10% off code to take the price down to $450.

joecanada · Jul 27, 2018

Prax said:
Are you telling me to get one with regular elements sticking out? I am a negligent cook and many, many things spill onto my cooktop every time. I don't think I would be able to handle the cleaning involved in that hahah!

I don't really know anyone who I can trust with electrical stuff. I think the last time I checked on how much it would cost to repair when a burner stopped working on my parents' stove, they quoted $200 and we just said forget it and got a new one. But since I'm a bit strapped for liquid funds, I was considering maybe repair would be the better route.. On the other hand, it's also a good excuse to upgrade.

You can always check a YouTube vid ! I do for all sorts of household fixes is never try. Also phone manufacturer my friend fixed a new Samsung fridge on the phone with technical support.

Honestly just get elements if you actually care about the cooking part .... you can get solid elements but they also heat slower... I just get those covers from dollar store the foil pie plate looking things cover the holes right up ...
Glass is for show only

Prax · Jul 27, 2018

Robin said:
Wow that must be depressing as hell, its like, taunting. You can't cook shit at 350.

Why do your sandals still have the tags on them?

You can.. very slowcook ribs! 3-4 hours!

I HAD THE PERFECT TWEET FROM WHEN I BOUGHT THEM NEW

(follow my twitter, paypal me money)

geomon said:
Do you cook a lot? Because if you do, that's a horrible solution.

If you can't afford a new one and are wary of having it serviced, attempt to fix it yourself. I'm sure there are videos and guides online, certain things you can do to troubleshoot the problem.

I know it's a horrible solution.. I was more making fun of my sister haha!
I'd have to try to find a square screwdriver head. They definitely tried to layperson proof it from being tinkered with.
I even started looking up the prices of the digital face panels/circuit boards and they are around 100 to replace if that is the actual culprit.

Perzeval · Jul 27, 2018

Put it on full blast and put ya head in the oven, if you hear a sizzling it's aigtht, aight.

Prax · Jul 27, 2018

joecanada said:
You can always check a YouTube vid ! I do for all sorts of household fixes is never try. Also phone manufacturer my friend fixed a new Samsung fridge on the phone with technical support.

MY CONDO BUILDING REPAIRS COSTING ME ALL MY MONEY IS WHY MY KITCHEN IS NOT RENOVATED RIGHT NOW! :((((

Also when I first chose my paint colours years ago, I didn't realize the semi-gloss would cause it to deepen and neon green so much. Whoops! :D
That's a next year thing.

joecanada said:
Honestly just get elements if you actually care about the cooking part .... you can get solid elements but they also heat slower... I just get those covers from dollar store the foil pie plate looking things cover the holes right up ...
Glass is for show only

I care about convenience more than culinary perfection. Because I hate chores.

geomon · Jul 27, 2018

Prax said:
You can.. very slowcook ribs! 3-4 hours!

I HAD THE PERFECT TWEET FROM WHEN I BOUGHT THEM NEW

(follow my twitter, paypal me money)

I know it's a horrible solution.. I was more making fun of my sister haha!
I'd have to try to find a square screwdriver head. They definitely tried to layperson proof it from being tinkered with.
I even started looking up the prices of the digital face panels/circuit boards and they are around 100 to replace if that is the actual culprit.

That's why you need to get in there and look. It could easily be a burned wire. But always, always check the fuses first. The light on a stove needs only one breaker to be switched on, the burners need both. If one of them is tripped, the burners and oven won't work.

Keeng · Jul 27, 2018

I can't believe you're considering another ceramic top stove after owning one. I absolutely hate mine. It's such a nightmare to keep looking clean, and the scorch marks from something boiling over just don't come off.

Mikey Jr. said:
Same op, but not kinda.

The "up" button on my oven broke. So I cant heat up past 350. It sucks.

Been like that for about a month now.

That's hilarious and awful at the same time.

Prax · Jul 27, 2018

geomon said:
That's why you need to get in there and look. It could easily be a burned wire. But always, always check the fuses first. The light on a stove needs only one breaker to be switched on, the burners need both. If one of them is tripped, the burners and oven won't work.

Even if it were a burned wire, would I have the expertise to fix it and not cause an electrical fire afterwards? lol
I just watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF-cmB9xBSk and am just "aw man.. i don't deal with this.." but now I'm curious. Might as well take oven apart if I'm considering buying new anyway.

Keeng said:
I can't believe you're considering another ceramic top stove after owning one. I absolutely hate mine. It's such a nightmare to keep looking clean, and the scorch marks from something boiling over just don't come off.

I am not going back to the old days where I'm spilling stuff into the very oven innards themselves lol I rather it all pool at the top where I can see and clean most of it off. I imagine I'll scuff up my new ceramic top too, but that is the price I am willing to pay.

My brother is suggesting an LG oven:
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p....-easyclean-in-stainless-steel.1001012504.html
I kind of liek dials more than full digital buttons though.

geomon · Jul 27, 2018

Prax said:
Even if it were a burned wire, would I have the expertise to fix it and not cause an electrical fire afterwards? lol
I just watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF-cmB9xBSk and am just "aw man.. i don't deal with this.." but now I'm curious. Might as well take oven apart if I'm considering buying new anyway.

Replacing a wire is easy. Get some new wire gauge, some wire snips, some wire ties, and electrical tape. Also make sure the power is off so you don't die.

Prax · Jul 27, 2018

OVEN REPAAIT ERA HWELP

"the internet told me to repair my own oven and i died"
-prack 1984 - 2018

I am looking at this now to decipher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdH1WEQHD4I

Maybe it's in the lower panel. Man...

Prax · Jul 28, 2018

WHERE IS FUSE? I can't actually tell. I was poking and pulling at a bunch of stuff but nothing quite looked like a replaceable fuse so far.

Much like the american dream in this day and age, twas an effort in vain!
I have closed up this monstrosity and managed to also somehow lose a screw during the ordeal. :D (It was actually fun to unscrew and rescrew everything, but I am myself bewildered at being a screw short lol)

It might even be just the switches (those square boxes at the top) but if so.. it's.. ALL OF THEM??
https://www.partselect.ca/PartSearchWizard.aspx?Appliance=Range&Brand=Frigidaire&PartType=Switch

Or the control board? All of that is like $200+ altogether for just the switches and maybe $200+ for a new control board.. :P

So anyway, about that LG range..

geomon · Jul 28, 2018

Ok wait a second. What's the model number and brand for this stove?

The Albatross · Jul 28, 2018

The clock and main controls are working, so you know the oven is getting power, so it's likely not a burned out power supply and the logic board is probably fine. There's a chance your oven is not getting enough power (like you have a blown fuse at your electric box that needs to be flipped), but usually, most of these work in that if there's not enough power (two 120 volt outlets usually), then nothing will work.

The clock and controls work? [Yes]
Does the range on the top work? [Yes/No?]
Does the light inside the oven work? [Yes/No?]
Test each individual setting:
Does Broil do anything? Broil usually only uses one coil, the top one. Don't touch it but keep your hand about ~12" from it. does it feel warm?
Does Bake do anything? Bake usually uses two coils, the top and bottom. Again, don't touch it, but any warmth?

The back two burners not working is probably unrelated to this. Burners crap out over time because of faulty connections between the burners themselves and where they hook up to electricity, those wires often burn out at the point of contact.

The most common issue for an older, economy oven like this is that there is a burnt wire *inside* the oven where the heating coils connect to the wires that provide electricity. These burn out because there's heat inside the oven and the metal shield blocking it can fail over time, and then the wire burns out and the electric current breaks and so as a safety reason, it stops working. These can be replaced and without a lot of effort, you usually dont have to take the oven apart from the back to replace this, and you can look up instructions online for your oven. Most ovens use pretty similar parts... A Frigidair will use the same as a Kenmore and an LG for the most part. They're all made in China or Korea.

Another common repair is replacing the thermal fuse or the bake elements.

Looking at the back of it, you have 4 bake elements, those are the circular things on the four corners of the back of your oven that have wires going to them. 1 heating/temperature gage, which is the wire that goes to the top right. That little circular thingy that has a bunch of wires going to it, near the top left, is your thermal fuse. At the bottom center, where all of those screws are and the thick wires, is there the electricity from the wall goes into your oven.

I wouldn't spend more than ~$200 on repairs. Most parts inside the oven themselves are $20-$40. Like the coils on most mid priced ovens are like $20 + shipping. If you're paying a repairman, you've gotta pay for the labor but they'll likely fix it. Most of these are pretty simple machines.

Search for a local repairman or Lowes/Home Depot will have recommendations. Most midsized cities have independent repair shops that are a better bet than the Lowes/HD recommendations.

You could also fine a home repair subreddit and share the picture, plus what's wrong, and the model number, and a lot of experts on there know what to do.

LowParry · Jul 28, 2018

I think you're just better off getting a new stove. Though keep in mind, if you get that, then you'll start to think "Maybe I should match my kitchen appliances". Before you know you, you'll have a new fridge and washer. :D

Deleted member 3010 · Jul 28, 2018

OT, but yeah, can't wait to move out of my condo for a house with my GF.

Just had to foot a 500$ bill along with all the other residents because some unknown dumb shit did load his floors's washing machine too much and water damaged multiple units. -_-

Prax · Jul 29, 2018

HALLO EVERYONE! REPORTING BACK..!
The old oven is the beautifully discontinued CFEF366EMF : https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/cfef366emh/1428/0124111.html

The Albatross said:
The clock and main controls are working, so you know the oven is getting power, so it's likely not a burned out power supply and the logic board is probably fine. There's a chance your oven is not getting enough power (like you have a blown fuse at your electric box that needs to be flipped), but usually, most of these work in that if there's not enough power (two 120 volt outlets usually), then nothing will work.

The clock and controls work? [Yes] NOT UNLESS I TURN STOVETOP DIALS FOR FRONT BURNERS ON, AND ONLY SOME OVEN FUNCTIONS "CONFIRM" (BROIL?), NOT KITCHEN TIMER NOR BAKE?? -- YES THIS IS WEIRD

Does the range on the top work? [Yes/No?] NO

Does the light inside the oven work? [Yes/No?] NO THIS BURNED OUT EVEN LONGER TIME AGO LOL MAYBE 2 YEARS (wasn't gonna buy a 2-4 dollar bulb lol)

Test each individual setting: NO STOVE TOPS WORK NOW

Does Broil do anything? Broil usually only uses one coil, the top one. Don't touch it but keep your hand about ~12" from it. does it feel warm? NO, NOTHING

Does Bake do anything? Bake usually uses two coils, the top and bottom. Again, don't touch it, but any warmth? NO, NOTHING

The back two burners not working is probably unrelated to this. Burners crap out over time because of faulty connections between the burners themselves and where they hook up to electricity, those wires often burn out at the point of contact.

The most common issue for an older, economy oven like this is that there is a burnt wire *inside* the oven where the heating coils connect to the wires that provide electricity. These burn out because there's heat inside the oven and the metal shield blocking it can fail over time, and then the wire burns out and the electric current breaks and so as a safety reason, it stops working. These can be replaced and without a lot of effort, you usually dont have to take the oven apart from the back to replace this, and you can look up instructions online for your oven. Most ovens use pretty similar parts... A Frigidair will use the same as a Kenmore and an LG for the most part. They're all made in China or Korea.

Another common repair is replacing the thermal fuse or the bake elements.

Looking at the back of it, you have 4 bake elements, those are the circular things on the four corners of the back of your oven that have wires going to them. 1 heating/temperature gage, which is the wire that goes to the top right. That little circular thingy that has a bunch of wires going to it, near the top left, is your thermal fuse. At the bottom center, where all of those screws are and the thick wires, is there the electricity from the wall goes into your oven.
I pulled and pried at a bunch of stuff but they didnt' seem to budge much and I'm afraid I'll just break them anyway and cause myself a safety hazard oven. Remember, I already lost a screw.. somehow. haha

I wouldn't spend more than ~$200 on repairs. Most parts inside the oven themselves are $20-$40. Like the coils on most mid priced ovens are like $20 + shipping. If you're paying a repairman, you've gotta pay for the labor but they'll likely fix it. Most of these are pretty simple machines.

Search for a local repairman or Lowes/Home Depot will have recommendations. Most midsized cities have independent repair shops that are a better bet than the Lowes/HD recommendations.
The last time this happened, it was to my parents' other oven and one of the burners died and the cost for rapairs was quoted as ~$400, so that's when we got this one? And then this one's back burners later died and was given to me after they got a new one. Paying that much to service this dirty and abused hand-me-down.. lol

You could also fine a home repair subreddit and share the picture, plus what's wrong, and the model number, and a lot of experts on there know what to do.
I got tired of opening this thing up, and the clockface doesn't even light up unless you turn one of the stove burner dials "on", so there is probably some control board shannigans happening, and that's at least a $128. I would have to go get a volt meter for real diagnostics. (Also, the oven is dirty and I don't wanna clean it because the self-clean function doesn't work on whatever I managed to do to it.)

LowParry said:
I think you're just better off getting a new stove. Though keep in mind, if you get that, then you'll start to think "Maybe I should match my kitchen appliances". Before you know you, you'll have a new fridge and washer. :D

Everything will be LG ThinQ nonsense eventually! Husband got the LG ThinQ G7 phone and that came with the free 42" LG ThinQ smart tv so this is the future we're headed and I have seen that "knock on the fridge to look at the insides" gimmick being advertised now and I am PIQUED.

I also have an LG washer/dyer ventless combo and I am indeed lazy enough that this was worth the premium and I still can't manage to pull the laundry out the same day it's done.

Seik said:
OT, but yeah, can't wait to move out of my condo for a house with my GF.

Just had to foot a 500$ bill along with all the other residents because some unknown dumb shit did load his floors's washing machine too much and water damaged multiple units. -_-

Condo life and "shared common features" expenses life.. I feel you.. We don't even have amneties here except the laundry room (which I don't even use bc see above). lol

So I am using these MANY excuses to buy a new oven anyway!!! If I just have a blown fuse in fusebox: good! I will have a new oven and new fuse if this being plugged in doesn't work lol.
Brotehr told me to get this so I was like "ok".

https://www.lowes.ca/ranges/lg-30-i...steel-convection-electric-range_g2783464.html

I price-matched it for $1398 at Home Depot and then was sold the floor model for a further discount, so I got it for $1135 and now have it on 12 month no interest/payments/fee financing (there's added delivery and taxes and I bought a 4 year warranty just in case it does break actually, so really the costs just came back out almost ~1600 anyway lol).

Penny wise, pound foolish.

Prax · Aug 6, 2018

Hallo everyone! I thought I should update mine oven adventures!!

My mother-in-law's friend who recently passed away from dementia complications named my MIL as a beneficiary in her life insurance so she received a small sum of money (friend has zero family or kin, so estate is being figured out in probate or something). I think because of this, she offered to give us $1000 to go towards the new oven, which is incredibly kind of her.

I finally received new oven today, more than a week after purchase, and they hauled the old greasy nasty one away:

THE CLOCK AND FUNCTIONS CONFIRM BUT NONE OF THE BURNERS WORK.
SO IT MUST BE MY FUSEBOX?????? Or at least now I had to deal with it.. because if it's not that, then maybe the socket is broken..

The Albatross will be happy to know he was right! But then I had to deal with..

HOW DO I FIGURE OUT WHICH IS BLOWN WITHOUT A VOLT METER? Cartridge fuses are all old news but I gotta deal with these and these aren't ones with neat little glass windows for me to check which is busted.

Anyway, we were off to buy a $20 multimeter which I have actually always wanted to have but didn't see reason to own until now. It was fun to use:

Top fuse is broken. Zero continuity. Second old fuse works but I decided to replace both anyway with new copper coloured ones @ $7.50 a piece.

NEW OVEN WORKS FULLY NOW. :) I also have 4 year extended warranty in case something goes wrong with this one and have new tool to do diagnostics lol.

Could I have saved myself a week of inconvenicne and $1600 if I had just bought a $20 digital multimeter? Yes. But then I wouldn't have a new oven so really, who is the true winner here. Lowe's.

We went to eat at Burger King anyway.

(chances are the old oven was a disaster and caused the fuse blowout in the first place since it hasn't been fully functional for years, so maybe replacing it was good idea anyway)

Thac0 · Aug 6, 2018

I do like that you bought the voltmeter to check the fuses and then replaced both anyway. It sounds like something I would do.

Kyra · Aug 6, 2018

that oven is nice af

Vanillalite · Aug 6, 2018

I feel like it's either a fuse or the elements themselves.

I've had elements go out before. Just go to a local industrial supply story and get a replacement.

Deleted member 11517 · Aug 6, 2018

All in all sounds like a typical affair, blown fuse in old oven, don't wanna spend 20 to buy material to fix, buys 1600 oven, meanwhile fixes old oven, but keeps new one because "the old one was broken anyway" though presented in a very humorous way, so thanks for sharing! ;)

The bake part of my oven also is broken since years, but it's not a fuse, because it still "works" albeit so bad that a pizza would take about 3 hours to be.. somewhat... done... lol. I rarely use the oven anymore, got a Siemens upstairs which is also old but fairly high tech and works perfectly fine.
Still, it bugs me I never managed to fix the other oven, it wasn't exactly bad, just cheap quality seeing how it only lasted about, 3, 4 years before the baking part broke down lol.

The Albatross · Aug 7, 2018

I am rewarding myself home improvement points. GOod luck getting it fixed!

geomon · Aug 7, 2018

The new oven looks like my dad's except his is a double oven.

CarpeDeezNutz · Aug 7, 2018

That new oven looks great OP.

Tigress · Aug 7, 2018

Hey better than how our oven crapped out, at leaste it stays off. Ours decided it was going to just keep heating up and turning on the safety alarm for too hot (luckily that worked cause that is what alerted us to what it was doing). And then when we tried to turn it off it would not turn off. It's unplugged now and we don't actually use the oven plus it's a gas range. So now we have to use a lighter to turn on the gas range and we're happy at least the stove part of it is gas.

And yeah, we still have a broken oven. It'll get replaced when we redo the kitchen (the fridge got replaced early cause it crapped out in many ways and finally crapped out ina way that my husband wasn't willing to wait. I would have replaced it sooner even). We don't use the oven much so we barely miss it at least.

Jenn Air uses crappy electronics. THat's not the first time the computer on it crapped out. And when we replaced the first one (That died a month before the warranty ran out) within a month the new one had issues (but they were work aroundable and we don't use the oven much... well work aroundable until it decided it should turn on teh oven full blast and not turn off).

konka · Aug 7, 2018

Get a gas stove.

Dr.Phibes · Aug 7, 2018

As a multimeter aficionado I approve of this thread.

MikeOfAllTrades · Aug 7, 2018

What are you supposed to do if an electric oven just shuts off randomly? Mine preheats to 400 fine, then the digital display goes blank and the oven stops heating. That's 2 messed up frozen pizza in the past week! The display will turn back on if I a) wait awhile, b) power cycle, or c) if a coil burner is turned on. (I.e., I've learned I can successfully bake a pizza if I simultaneously warm some water on the stove).

BAD · Aug 7, 2018

I've lived at my current place for months and have not used the oven

Prax · Aug 9, 2018

I will reply to all y'all to give you validation as thanks for joining me on this magical journey of spending money.

Thac0 said:
I do like that you bought the voltmeter to check the fuses and then replaced both anyway. It sounds like something I would do.

Yo know how you're not supposed to mix RAM types? I was thinking "maybe that applies to this too" and did not want to risk my new floor model appliance that already has some wear and tear (some chipped enamel in oven interior).

Kyra said:
that oven is nice af

Thank you. May it last long--at least until I move out, then my parents can deal with it. (We're swapping places eventually.)

Vanillalite said:
I feel like it's either a fuse or the elements themselves.

I've had elements go out before. Just go to a local industrial supply story and get a replacement.

The back elements were busted already (or the fuses to them), but it was the condo fusebox all along!!
I definitely didn't want to bother buying new parts for a discontinued oven, thus I just bought a new one.

kageroo said:
All in all sounds like a typical affair, blown fuse in old oven, don't wanna spend 20 to buy material to fix, buys 1600 oven, meanwhile fixes old oven, but keeps new one because "the old one was broken anyway" though presented in a very humorous way, so thanks for sharing! ;)

The bake part of my oven also is broken since years, but it's not a fuse, because it still "works" albeit so bad that a pizza would take about 3 hours to be.. somewhat... done... lol. I rarely use the oven anymore, got a Siemens upstairs which is also old but fairly high tech and works perfectly fine.
Still, it bugs me I never managed to fix the other oven, it wasn't exactly bad, just cheap quality seeing how it only lasted about, 3, 4 years before the baking part broke down lol.

Sometimes when you start rolling downhill, things just snowball into a new oven. That's just how the universe works.
Why don't you just buy a replacement element for yours? Or.. a new oven...

The Albatross said:
I am rewarding myself home improvement points. GOod luck getting it fixed!

May your improvement points go toward good karma for your home..
YOU DIDN'T READ! I JUST BOUGHT NEW OVEN AND FUSES! MINUS LITERACY POINTS!

geomon said:
The new oven looks like my dad's except his is a double oven.

Ooh yeah, I saw that model too, but despite being spendy, I am not like.. a suepr chef or anything. Wouldn't be sure how often I'd be using a fancy double-door oven. Does he love it?

CarpeDeezNutz said:
That new oven looks great OP.

Thank you. 'w'

Tigress said:
Hey better than how our oven crapped out, at leaste it stays off. Ours decided it was going to just keep heating up and turning on the safety alarm for too hot (luckily that worked cause that is what alerted us to what it was doing). And then when we tried to turn it off it would not turn off. It's unplugged now and we don't actually use the oven plus it's a gas range. So now we have to use a lighter to turn on the gas range and we're happy at least the stove part of it is gas.

And yeah, we still have a broken oven. It'll get replaced when we redo the kitchen (the fridge got replaced early cause it crapped out in many ways and finally crapped out ina way that my husband wasn't willing to wait. I would have replaced it sooner even). We don't use the oven much so we barely miss it at least.

Jenn Air uses crappy electronics. THat's not the first time the computer on it crapped out. And when we replaced the first one (That died a month before the warranty ran out) within a month the new one had issues (but they were work aroundable and we don't use the oven much... well work aroundable until it decided it should turn on teh oven full blast and not turn off).

Your oven is haunted or you have a family curse going down the line of ovens.

btw: When are you thinking of a kitchen redo? I wanted to do it maybe next year or the year after, but I really gotta.. start saving instead of spending on new things I don't necessarily need (like computer upgrades of videogames I won't play).

konka said:
Get a gas stove.

Considering I live in am old condo with no gaslines, this would nto have panned out. Also my husband sometimes leaves the stove on by accident and I don't want to die any more easily than I already would.

Dr.Phibes said:
As a multimeter aficionado I approve of this thread.

Now I'll be able to test batteries!

MikeOfAllTrades said:
What are you supposed to do if an electric oven just shuts off randomly? Mine preheats to 400 fine, then the digital display goes blank and the oven stops heating. That's 2 messed up frozen pizza in the past week! The display will turn back on if I a) wait awhile, b) power cycle, or c) if a coil burner is turned on. (I.e., I've learned I can successfully bake a pizza if I simultaneously warm some water on the stove).

What, that sounds messed up. Maybe the computer/chipset or the oven thermometer is broken and setting off the safety shutoff (maybe I am making this up after reading manuals and watching too many oven repair youtubes).
Actually, check your apartment/house's fusebox or breaker box. It could be that one of the fuses are broken, but it still draws enough juice for one of the "arms" to give your oven half functionality liek it did mine (it allowed me to turn my oven "on" if I also turned on one of the stovetop burners, but nothing heated). Get a $20 multimeter before you spend $1600 on a new oven. lol

BAD said:
I've lived at my current place for months and have not used the oven

Not even the stove? What do you eat? Do you have a toaster oven??? Is it all microwave food?
I had egg and bacon frying needs that were unmet for a week and was sad.

BAD · Aug 9, 2018

Prax said:
Not even the stove? What do you eat? Do you have a toaster oven??? Is it all microwave food?
I had egg and bacon frying needs that were unmet for a week and was sad.

All microwave basically. I hate cooking.

geomon · Aug 9, 2018

Prax said:
Ooh yeah, I saw that model too, but despite being spendy, I am not like.. a suepr chef or anything. Wouldn't be sure how often I'd be using a fancy double-door oven. Does he love it?

I'm not sure how much he uses it but I can definitely see the advantages. Being able to cook 2 separate things or even just one at a faster pace.

Deleted member 11517 · Aug 9, 2018

Nah, I would repair my old oven (somehow) but that ~~Siemens~~ actually it's a Bauknecht is really pretty nice, stainless steel, "self cleaning" (although I used that only once) so since I don't really have to I won't invest in repairing the old, broken one.

It's dirtier than it looks, I guess... I do clean it like once a week though! Especially the glass door...

The Albatross · Aug 10, 2018

MikeOfAllTrades said:
What are you supposed to do if an electric oven just shuts off randomly? Mine preheats to 400 fine, then the digital display goes blank and the oven stops heating. That's 2 messed up frozen pizza in the past week! The display will turn back on if I a) wait awhile, b) power cycle, or c) if a coil burner is turned on. (I.e., I've learned I can successfully bake a pizza if I simultaneously warm some water on the stove).

Sounds like a fuse in the oven that's blowing. They can be replaced, look up the model you have and google the part... Fuses are relatively cheap.

Or, the heating element in the coils is heating up to a certain temp and then there's a loose connection somewhere and it causes a short. I'd go with the fuse first though, because you mentioned power cycling "fixes" it. If the heating element getting hot and then causing a short were the case, power cycling probably wouldn't "fix" it, as the coils would still be just as hot (or there abouts).

Nice thing about electric ovens is that they're pretty simple machines. Gas ovens are even simpler but... the problem is you're working with gas and there's a lot of risk there for making a stupid mistake and then blowing up your house or gassing yourself out. Also most parts in an electric oven can be replaced for less than $100, often less than $50.

So my oven crapped out...

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