The Oven Bake Element is an OEM part for Whirlpool ovens. This part heats the oven's interior during the baking process. Located at the bottom of the oven, the bake element heats up when electricity passes through it, allowing for consistent and even cooking.
Causes of damage to the Oven Bake Element can include normal wear and tear from regular use, a buildup of food debris causing hot spots and potential burns out, or electrical issues leading to shorts or surges that damage the element.
Symptoms of a bad Oven Bake Element include:
- Visible signs of damage to the element, such as blistering, holes, or breaks in the element itself.
- The oven failing to heat up at all
- A lack of visible glowing from the element during operation
This OEM Whirlpool part is also compatible with Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper and some Kenmore models.
This part fixes the following symptoms
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Little to no heat when baking
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Oven not heating evenly
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Oven is too hot
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Won't start
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Do-It-Yourself Stories from Customers like You
Heating element lower broke creating a direct ground fault to the oven wall and resulted a flash of bright fire Stanley B. • Chula Vista , CA • June 16, 2017
My wife was using the oven and she shouted "emergency, oven fire" as i was half asleep in the reclining chair (I will be 86 in Oct.) As I dashed, well not quite, into the kitchen mentioning the fire extinguisher, she exclaimed "no, electrical fire, throw the circuit breaker"....which I very promptly did and the fire was no more; just a lot of bad odor.
Removing the severed 32 year old bake oven element was somewhat delayed due to corrosion of the element mounting screws and electrical...
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