What should one do if a stove top burner stopped working before calling an expert or getting rid of it?
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July 2nd, 2018
If one of the burners don’t work is it done, or is there a way to fix it? What does an electrician do to make it work? What does a lay person do to make it work? This kind:
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I don’t have a problem with my stove top burner.
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You can buy a replacement burner at a good hardware store. It takes 30 seconds to pop out the old one, and 30 more to pop in a new one. Fixed!
Those are super easy to replace and cheap. Grab one at home depot for 30 bucks.
But first I would swap out the burner with one that is known to work to confirm that it is a actually a faulty burner instead of a wiring problem.
And it might have just been bumped around. I would pull it out and re-insert to make sure it feels like it has a good connection.
Do as @johnpowell suggested. Swap it with another one. If the working burner does not work any more then buy a replacement.
If the problem stays at the same location then you might have an electrical problem. That will likely need a pro.
Ok, But how do they do the connection if not everything is visible (i.e the part that you buy is but not the part of the oven that can’t be lifted up? By the way this is not about my stove top, so I can’t experiment on it.
you should have someone (damned near anyone) show you the first time. And take the burnt out element with you for reference when you purchase its replacement
I love electric and gas stove repairs because they are one household item that is pretty much 100-year old technology except for the electronics in timers, etc..
Q: My electric stove is broken
A: Replace the burner element, $15, k thx bye
Q: My gas oven does not work
A: Replace the igniter, $15, k thx bye
In comparison my brother has a glass induction stove top which went awry.
Q: My glass induction stove top does not work
A: The replacement will be $2000, we’ll call you in 6 to 8 weeks when it arrives
Wiggle the old one around some and make sure it’s pushed all the way into it’s socket. Then check and see if it works. If you’re handy with a multi-meter, you can check the socket to make sure there is power there when the burner is turned on.
The burner element is a “plug’n’play” unit. The old literally just pulls out, the new just pushes in.
Great answers. Thanks.in case I ever have this problem..
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