For questions about conventional gas or electric ovens used for baking. For a microwave oven, use the microwave-oven tag. See also range and stove which are similar but refer to different appliances.
Related tags: microwave-oven, range, and stove.
Questions tagged [oven]
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Why is there a 1/4" jack in my oven?
I am in the process of replacing the controller for a jenn-air oven. Ever curious as I am, I was poking around the wiring for all the sensors and elements, tracing them out, and learning their function. Then I came to this, and I have no idea what…
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Why are there ovens with control panel toward the back?
I often see ovens with their control panel behind the elements, mostly in US American settings, like in the picture below.
Where I live, the controls are always in front of the appliance. It seems unnecessarily dangerous to me that one has to reach…
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Do I really need a special bulb in the oven?
My oven light burnt out recently. After dismantling it I found a 40W 130V "appliance" bulb with a standard Edison connector. The bulb is slightly smaller than a normal incandescent bulb. Looking for replacements at the local stores, all the…
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Are there LED lamps available for ovens?
The only place I now use an incandescent bulb is in my oven. It went out the other day and I was looking for a replacement. I am using LED all over these days but realized it may not be possible to use LEDs in a heated environment like an oven. Is…
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Do I need to spend extra for a special oven light bulb?
My oven light went out and I need a new bulb. That would be something like this one, which is over $20 for a single light bulb! I understand that the oven gets very hot and so maybe some kind of special bulb is needed, but surely it could be cheaper…
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If my 120 volt toaster oven draws 14 amps on high & my oven draws 12 amps on high, which one would use less electricity to bake a pizza?
An article from my AARP magazine suggests using a toaster oven vs a regular full size electric oven to bake a pizza, make a dinner, bake a pie, etc because it would use about half of the electricity so save on the electric bill. Problem is, The…
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What is the correct way to wire a 4 prong oven receptacle?
I think I wired this the right way but I can't find an online reference that I trust enough to flip the breaker back on.
This is how I wired it.
Is this correct?
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Do Gas Ovens have actual fires?
I suspect that my Amana oven may not be working properly, but I don't know for certain. I had food in there for two hours, and the food got warm but not at all hot. I also smelled gas pretty strongly.
When I look under the oven (inside the broiler)…
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What could cause kerosene-like odor from a gas oven/range?
Suddenly my gas range/stove emits a kerosene-like odor when I operate the stove, and especially when I operate the oven -- but our service is natural gas.
I called the local gas utility, and they sent a tech out. The tech said there were no leaks.…
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How do I make my gas oven produce less carbon monoxide?
I had someone perform a combustion safety test on my oven today and he discovered that it's producing an elevated level of carbon monoxide compared to average: 80 PPM. He said the best ovens he's seen produce about 10 PPM. He said that I could get…
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Using 3 wire (2 hot and 1 bare copper wire) for new replacement oven
We are installing a Wolf dual fuel stove to replace a Dacor. The existing wiring is 3 wire (black, white, and bare copper, see photo). Breaker service is 30amp (C-H panel) and Wolf stove specifies 30amp. The installer will use a 40amp 3 wire oven…
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Why do my appliances show two sets of power consumption ratings and which one applies to my house?
Aptos, CA, USA
I'm trying to determine how much power my electric oven is using (as part of a larger project to possibly upgrade our electrical service (with help from a licensed electrician of course).
When I check the sticker on the side, it has…
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Propane stove/oven soot/carbon smell
I have a brand new oven/stove that runs on propane. Everytime I try to use the oven it ends up making the kitchen smell like that black soot carbon. I also can see inside the oven tall flames on either side of the bottom. I don't know if the flame…
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Is it really okay to hardwire a range (oven/stove) like this? Should I add an outlet?
After a fire in our oven, I pulled it away from our wall to find this
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I've never heard of an oven being hard-wired to the wall like this, but multiple sources (such as this or this) claim it's okay.
Is this really acceptable? Shouldn't…
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Why is there an opening where the burner connects to the gas line on a gas oven?
I am replacing a gas oven igniter. On my model I had to remove the whole bottom burner in order to unscrew the bracket. I was very surprised that the burner is very loosely attached to the gas valve. In fact there are huge open holes near the…
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