Oven Research
Last Friday, we had an oil spill in the oven. Sweety and I cleaned it out, but we saw how much crud was burned on to the oven and decided to run a cleaning cycle for the first time.
What I mean is that this is the first time we'd run the oven's self-cleaning cycle. It is possible that one of the previous owners of this house used it. But I have to wonder if they did, because that oven was really dang dirty.
You lock the oven, set the timer, and it starts. Easy. The cycle is supposed to run two and a half hours.
After forty-five minutes, the smoke and stink were too much. We shut off the cycle and opened the windows. The smoke alarm went off anyway. By the time we went to bed, the oven was still sealed shut.
In the morning, it had cooled but still would not open. I called the manufacturer, who said to try flipping the circuit breaker. If that didn't work, I should call for service. I asked the nice gentleman at the manufacturer what the average lifespan of this model was. It turned out to be a year less than our oven's age.
The circuit breaker didn't do the trick, so we called for service. The service guy got here on Tuesday and said that the oven was mechanically sealed shut, and that it would take three parts to fix it. Only one of them is still being made.
So, we're looking for a new oven. We're not sure how this will work. They don't all seem to be this size any more. Also, it's an integrated oven/microwave, and the microwave still works. I don't want to get rid of a working microwave, but I don't see any other way to bake cookies and roast squash.
One cheering thing in a likely replacement unit:
Sabbath Mode
Overrides the oven's automatic shut-off function, keeping it active for hours of uninterrupted cooking and making it possible to use the oven on the Sabbath without turning it on.
Now that's what I call gaming the system.
What I mean is that this is the first time we'd run the oven's self-cleaning cycle. It is possible that one of the previous owners of this house used it. But I have to wonder if they did, because that oven was really dang dirty.
You lock the oven, set the timer, and it starts. Easy. The cycle is supposed to run two and a half hours.
After forty-five minutes, the smoke and stink were too much. We shut off the cycle and opened the windows. The smoke alarm went off anyway. By the time we went to bed, the oven was still sealed shut.
In the morning, it had cooled but still would not open. I called the manufacturer, who said to try flipping the circuit breaker. If that didn't work, I should call for service. I asked the nice gentleman at the manufacturer what the average lifespan of this model was. It turned out to be a year less than our oven's age.
The circuit breaker didn't do the trick, so we called for service. The service guy got here on Tuesday and said that the oven was mechanically sealed shut, and that it would take three parts to fix it. Only one of them is still being made.
So, we're looking for a new oven. We're not sure how this will work. They don't all seem to be this size any more. Also, it's an integrated oven/microwave, and the microwave still works. I don't want to get rid of a working microwave, but I don't see any other way to bake cookies and roast squash.
One cheering thing in a likely replacement unit:
Sabbath Mode
Overrides the oven's automatic shut-off function, keeping it active for hours of uninterrupted cooking and making it possible to use the oven on the Sabbath without turning it on.
Now that's what I call gaming the system.