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siligut

(12,272 posts) Mon Dec 24, 2012, 12:39 PM Dec 2012

My oven won't fully heat

And just in time for Christmas. Damn.

The terminals to the black wire weren't tight enough. They burnt and the cord melted down a bit. I filed the black off of the oven terminal and replaced the terminal block, the cord and the fuses. I also replaced the range receptacle.

The oven gets hot, but doesn't reach the full temperature. The stove also fails to achieve full temperature.

Any ideas? I have a multimeter. Is there any reason not to check continuity in a range receptacle? I read on the Internet that it could kill me.

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My oven won't fully heat (Original Post) siligut Dec 2012 OP

OK, I figured it out siligut Dec 2012 #1

Care to share? OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2012 #2

The wiring was wrong in the receptacle siligut Dec 2012 #3

siligut

(12,272 posts)

1. OK, I figured it out

Reply to siligut (Original post)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 02:41 PM

Dec 2012

Christmas dinner is back on.

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

2. Care to share?

Reply to siligut (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 07:04 PM

Dec 2012

siligut

(12,272 posts)

3. The wiring was wrong in the receptacle

Reply to OffWithTheirHeads (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 08:05 PM

Dec 2012

The wires are very thick/stiff, so Mr. gut helped and misunderstood or spaced which one went where. The multimeter figured it out for me. Mr. gut is brilliant with computers and numbers, but not so handy other than being about the strongest person I know.

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