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.
- 1bending the element back into shape carefully
- 2replacing the heating element entirely
- 3Checking fuses and components for continuity using a multimeter
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, 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 ↗
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