Oven breaking because of self-cleaning

Cmon be nice

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 5:51 am

mom_13 wrote:

And make sure no part of the oven is covered when self cleaning and have windows open if possible, the fresh air circulating around the oven helps. I always line everything after self cleaning my oven.

Why do you line the oven? The self clean kashers everything

Success10

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 5:58 am

I think if they built the feature into the oven then they should replace it if that's what broke it, no? Were any of you covered by warrantee? We have a smaller countertop Pesach oven.

amother

Beige

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 6:07 am

Success10 wrote:

I think if they built the feature into the oven then they should replace it if that's what broke it, no? Were any of you covered by warrantee? We have a smaller countertop Pesach oven.

Bh I have a warranty waiting for the company to respond. I don’t have the serial number since the door is locked and can’t open. So service might take longer until they come down

amother

Cobalt

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 6:17 am

My oven repair man who fixed my oven after self cleaning it said in the future to always pull the oven away from the wall before self cleaning.

So far no more broken ovens since then. Bli ayin hara!!

amother

Daffodil

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 6:28 am

I had my single oven break a few years ago due to self cleaning. We were told by our rav to put the oven on 500 instead. Never self cleaning again.

amother

Heather

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 6:39 am

amother Daffodil wrote:

I had my single oven break a few years ago due to self cleaning. We were told by our rav to put the oven on 500 instead. Never self cleaning again.

The reason people do self clean is because it cleans and kashers. Running at 500 only kashers so you still have to clean the oven first.

amother

Daffodil

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 6:45 am

amother Heather wrote:

The reason people do self clean is because it cleans and kashers. Running at 500 only kashers so you still have to clean the oven first.

Yes, obviously. Its worth cleaning it though so I don't have to deal with a broken oven imo.

watergirl

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 6:50 am

amother Burgundy wrote:

The appliance store says that starting about 20 years ago they began to put computer chip planels in ovens. These are very sensitive to heay an break from the self clean. I asked why the feature exists if it breaks the oven and he shrugged.

Range ovens also break! But wall ovens seem particularly sensitive.

I was told the same…. When my oven broke after self cleaning. Most appliance repair people will tell you never to use the function. Personally, we’ve lost maybe 5 ovens to self clean over the many years.

mizle10

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 7:30 am

My high end single wall oven broke from self clean twice! The first time I thought was a fluke, paid for repairs. Second time I paid for repairs again and will never use is again.

amother

Skyblue

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 7:35 am

greengrapes wrote:

How long does the oven need to be on 500 to kasher?

40 minutes.
But you have the clean the oven twice with caustic cleaning products before kashering this way for pesach.

amother

Thistle

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 7:58 am

B'Syata D'Shmya wrote:

What brand/oven?

General Electric oven, I do the 3 hour plus cleaning, I only do it once a year for pesach though.

amother

Thistle

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 8:05 am

chestnut wrote:

What do you use to clean spills?
Do you self clean for 3h or more?

I use NSR spray, it's a non toxic, kosher degreaser.

amother

Bellflower

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 8:20 am

amother Skyblue wrote:

40 minutes.
Bit you have the clean the oven twice with caustic cleaning products before kashering this way for pesach.

Why twice?
My oven also broke from self cleaning, but to be fair it only broke after 6 yrs and I would us self clean a few times a year.
Of course it broke after my 5 yr insurance ran out

DH fixed it
I researched on google, bought the 2 part and he changed it. The parts were $30 each
I figured, if it didn’t work then I’ll call the repair guy. It worked , B”H.

I’m having my cleaning lady clean the oven this yr.
And then DH will use a blow torch on the racks , and put the oven to 550.
I have the racks on my balcony in plastic bags with ammonia on the bottom. I put them in last night They say the fumes degrease. Hope it works

amother

Thistle

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 8:23 am

amother Bellflower wrote:

Which parts did you need to replace?
And yes, the amonia works, mine is soaking in it now as well. Sometimes I do it twice if the dirt is really encrusted.

Bnei Berak 10

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 8:26 am

watergirl wrote:

Five ovens?! Mindboggling Surprised

raka

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 8:28 am

amother Bellflower wrote:

Where did you find big enough bags to soak the racks in ? Can’t seem to figure out a solution for oven racks

amother

Bellflower

Sun, Apr 14 2024, 8:43 am

amother Thistle wrote:

Which parts did you need to replace?
And yes, the amonia works, mine is soaking in it now as well. Sometimes I do it twice if the dirt is really encrusted.

I have a Kitchenaid
I bought a fuse and a new thermometer (I’m not sure what the pieces were called)
I looked on YouTube for a video on how to fix. It seemed easy enough so I went for it