Kenmore 40494 / 40495 / 40499 Electric Single Oven "oven element fire" Questions

...element in my bottom oven caught fire...literally, there were flames. I immediately turned off the oven, and teh fire died down. Had the same problem today with a Kenmore stand alone oven... Any idea ...

The element in the pyrolytic oven caught fire when switched on for cooking. Lets say it is not unusual for elements to fail. Only solution obviously, is to replace it..Hope this helps with your query

...oven element burning out. The element is located directly behind the fan. This is why your oven will no longer heat up. If you are going to replace the element yourself, there are some universal ...

...element in the oven had an electrical fire, which cracked the element and caused a huge electricity arc. We had to unplug to stop. We replaced the element ourselves (not a big deal to do.) This week, ...

...oven a bright light came off the element. I thought it was on fire but it was too bright to be a fire. It stopped but now my oven only pre-bakes. I can not get it to go off. Your lower(bake) element ...

...Oven's Burner Element caught on fire. A small bit of it. Turning the oven off did nothing, but once we turned off the circuit breaker the fire instantly went out. Do we need to just replace the ...

element of the oven for safety. The oven I have in my rental has the same aluminum foil between what looks like fire retardant bats and foil directly under the element with a enamel tray on top of the

...Element part #74004106 to catch fire? Afraid to turn the top oven back on, so we are using just the lower. We checked the wiring and it seems to be intact with no burn marks. Before we replace the ...

...oven element seems to be burning out as we speak. the oven is off, but the element is burning out gradually along its path, with a bright light. is there anything i can do right now? should i unplug ...

...oven underneath element if that a problem. The element should not touch the bottom of the oven. I would call up the person that did the repair and tell them about the small holes. This may be a fire ...