Somehow the electric connection had fallen out of the bracket. Had to disassemble and reassemble some bits but really, maybe 3 months of mild irritation and in the end it took maybe 20 minutes to fix. There’s a lesson I don’t want to learn somewhere in there…
It’s possible for the switch behind the knob to fail. They’re called selector switches or rotary switches (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=stove+rotary+switch). In my case, some plastic from the casing melted and became a conductor, so the element could not be turned down or turned off. This is also an easy replacement.
Turn off the breaker, unplug from outlet, open up the back of the stove/oven (take a pic or mark the wires to remember where they go), remove the offending switch and look for a model number on it so you can search for and order a replacement online. All I needed was a phillips screwdriver. You can still use the rest of the stove top elements without the broken switch until your replacement arrives.
Good to know, thanks!
I swapped out all the coils and drip pans last summer. I didnt realize you can just tug on the coil and it just comes off. Game changer.
Well, no more than once every 6 months anyway. The world needs a lot of fixing and my brain can only remember so much.
But was it the… Fifth element?
Boron?
Bout time someone fixed it
Boron is love ask a metallurgist.
Don’t worry, you ain’t learning anythin. Gonna happen again and again 😅
Are these the “standard” to have in the US? In Denmark I feel like almost all stoves use induction, and I’ve never seen ones with this design here, but they seem pretty normal to have in US.
Yeah, these are pretty standard in the US, especially in rentals. If you’re lucky, you can find a rental with a gas stove, but I’ve never actually seen one with an induction stove.
Interesting. Wondering if it’s due to difference in the available voltage? AFAIK in Denmark our stovetops+ovens used to pull 380 volt but now I think a lot makes do with 230v.
I think cost is probably the main factor. It looks like prices on induction ranges are coming down, but still priced as premium/luxury compared to the electric coils. I looked up the cheapest of both at the local big box home improvement store, and the cheapest option overall is $509 and available for pickup today. The cheapest induction range is $899 and is showing a 7 day lead time.
A lot of people in the US are also really attached to gas, and would choose gas over induction anyway. The cheapest gas ranges are just a little more expensive ($549) than the electric coils.
Ah, could be that too! On Danish ikea I can’t even see any non-induction. Although we also have some people that would always go for gas here as well. Could be some EU regulation too?
I’m also really surprised of the cost difference: cheapest ikea option for 4 heating zone stovetop would be 1500 DKK + oven for 975 Dkk, totalling what is approx 400 USD. Would have thought US was wayy cheaper here
I have no clue if that factors into things, but price is definitely a major factor. My quick search of the local big box store shows the cheapest electric option is $509 and available for pickup today, while the cheapest induction option is $899, and is showing a 7 day lead time.
Seems like prices for the induction ones are actually coming down… I thought the difference was more significant last time I looked.
I’m in an older (1970s?) Canadian apartment where the motto is “death before replacements or upgrades.” I do see it reasonably often in older buildings, not so often in modern ones.
I guess it depends how often people replace their cookers. We had one in the UK when I was little bit it was from the 80s
My kitchen was originally built in the 70s. Some of the furniture is still original too. I think my stove + oven combo is original as well. Definitely looks very 70s to me. It’s an electric device, so the dials and electrons are the only moving parts. Not that many things can break in a setup like this.
I love devices like that. Shame the energy efficiency will probably be poor by modern standards.
It uses electricity to make heat. That’s the one conversion where you can expect approximately 100% efficiency.
Modern stoves have fancy safety features and a flat glass top to make it look nicer. I don’t think the efficiency has gone up in the past 50 years.
Ah, I haven’t used a classical heating element like that in a while now
As I replace cookware I make sure to get induction-friendly replacements. One day I’ll be free!
Same thing, window button for drivers window in my old mazda stopped working reliably, it would take a bunch of clicks and sometimes randomly would finally put the window back up. I let it go for like 6 months, finally got frustrated enough to remove the module, pry the button up, scratch off the carbon build up on the electric pad, put everything back together, and boom works fine now. Another 20 minute fix after months of frustration.
That’s how we got Captain America’s shield.
Jokes and references aside … Well done.
Thanks!
“Fell out of” doesn’t sound great for something that regularly shovels quite a bit of amps. Are the other ones properly connected?
Seem to be. Honestly, it’s an old rental and everything’s kind of faling apart.
Theres always something like that to fix man. Some things just take priority, then when you have the time, the energy, and the money in some cases, you fix it.
Ha, yeah I suppose it’s not like my to do list is desperate for tasks.
