I would imagine that the coil connectors on the range have worked loose over
time and need to be replaced, 20 bucks and about a half hour to do yourself,
the oven heating element should not be that expensive, and I would check the
connection on it also. In our last home, I had a set of sockets for the
range in the cupboard, when they started hissing or sparking I would just
replace that connector, in a 20 year old range I probably replaced those 4
connectors twice
ck
-----Original Message-----
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Shelby
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 11:17 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Kitchen Range Question
Hey, new member here. I should have joined this list years a go, shame on
me.
I have a few rental properties which I've done major improvements on for the
past 25 years, but sometimes I run into problems when it comes to trusting
electricans and plumbers. I can handle a little bit of plumbing but when it
comes to electrical problems... well that stuff scares me to death.
I do have a question here.....I had a tentant call me and they said when
they turned on the stove oven the element sparked and then smoked and the
kitchen lights dimmed.
I went over there today to check things out . When they first called, of
course , I thought it needed a new oven element......but then they told me
more today.... like the lights dimmed in the kitchen and then when they
tried out the stove top burners they made a hissing noise. being me...I
turned on a burner and put my ear to it..and yes I detected a noise also.
No, I didn't burn my ear off, lol, so that's not my problem.
I went ahead and ordered a new kitchen range after talking to a salesman at
Lowes and it's to be delivered on Friday.
What I wonder ....is..... this just a problem with the stove's wireing going
bad (the stove is about 15 years old, I bought it new back then) or could
this be a problem with my wireing inside the house to the stove?
The guy at Lowes of course wanted to sell me a new stove and now I don't
know if he's scaming me...and I did go ahead and pay for one..... and also
ordered a new pigtail for $22 , other wise I would have had to pay someone
to hook up the one that is already there.
What I worry about is if they hook up the new stove and then I find out
it's the wireing inside the house that caused the oven to fry ...the new
stove will also be fried!!!
Any thoughts on this?
sj
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