Oven heating element is sagging and touching the bottom
A warped heating element touching the bottom of the oven creates severe safety and operational hazards that can result in severe burns and uneven cooking. The sagging loops prevent proper heat circulation and require immediate replacement or adjustment to prevent further damage.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1bending the element back into shape carefullyDid this help you?
- 2replacing the heating element entirelyDid this help you?
- 3Checking fuses and components for continuity using a multimeterDid this help you?
- 4snapping the element back into the clipDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“As you can see in the picture, the back parts of the loops are resting against the inside bottom of the oven. Is this normal?”source ↗
“It took me awhile to type this with my burned hands”source ↗
“Yes, the two loops towards the back are indeed touching and are about half an inch to 3/4 of an inch lower than the rest of it.”source ↗
“I have a GE Profile oven and microwave combo unit from 2005 (model JT965SK3SS) and the oven stopped working.”source ↗
“The heating element on the bottom and the top (broil) will not heat up at all. Neither the broil setting nor the normal/convection bake settings will generate any heat.”source ↗
“You can try snapping it back into the clip but you likely need a new element. They tend to warp before they fail.”source ↗
“Be wary of the element melting the wash arm and be wary of the elemt issue being caused by the wash pump not working and it overheating.”source ↗
“Snap it in if you can. But before you do. Be diligent and test continuity. If continuity is broke. Toss it and move in with a new one.”source ↗
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