Oven overheating Default temp is 180 from starting up when temp is reached the element starts to glow and is tripping the house mains out!! the food is burning very quickly though the temp on the screen stays at 180 i think it is overheating?? could the thermostat have gone?? cheers for any info

yes i know exactly whats wrong, one of your high accuracy temp sensors will have gone.
these tell the thermo what the sides & top of the oven temp is.
unscrew the oven from the base unit & pull it out, take the top off & you'll see them little round cylinder looking things with 2 wires coming off them(see link for pic) there screwed to the shell. the one that will have gone will no doubt have burn wires, or connections.
their sometimes called temp switch sensors
http://www.bi-metal-thermostat.com/photo/pl1619154-ip00_ceramic_bi_metal_thermostat_temperature_controller_for_micro_wave_oven.jpg

Sounds like the amperage draw of the oven is right at the breaker size. Circuit Breakers should not be loaded more than 80%. Breakers take time to trip when they are close to the limit. IF the problem started with the replacement oven element, it may be the wrong one and could be tripping the breaker by drawing too much power.

Otherwise: Wiring or breaker not sized right, maybe another load on the breaker in addition to the oven, possible bad connections causing extra amperage, or wrong the oven element made for a higher amperage oven. In rare cases the breaker might be bad, but this is not likely.

Someone experienced needs to a) identify the breaker size b) verify the wire connected is appropriated sized c) verify the oven's current requirements and d) look for bad connections.

Normally another load would not be on the oven circuit unless a diy person changed the wiring. With those items verified, a clamp on amp meter would be used to verify actual current draw when the oven is on to ensure the load is appropriate for the breaker, wiring and oven. If at this point the load is less than 80% and the breaker still trips, change the breaker.

possible thermostat problem in the switch
call the technician or get the part from tyhe servide agent spares

Start earlier?
>> check all elements for current,
check seals
check temperature calibration (allowed to be 15% ie 180 can be 153 or 207 Celsius!) no wonder Margs' scones cook faster at her house :-)

oven display element supply all working perfectly
only 1 problem i face oven did not heat up...
plz help me quickly
thank you
Regarded
Hannan Ashraf

yes use an ohm meter to test it

Sounds like the oven element is cracked and absorbing moisture when the oven cools down thus causing it to trip. Should buy a new element. there are hundreds of suppliers on the internet.

Hi

sounds like you have a faulty new element. sometimes depending how long you supplier has had the element they get damp and when they get hot they go down to earth. if i was you i would take it back and get another one and try that. hope this helps you .

regards dan

I just solved this problem with my GE gas range. I waited forever for the oven to warm up. The igniter would glow, light the burner and burn for a minute or so and go out. It would repeat this process till oven reached operating temp, which took forever. Problem is in the igniter. It may be glowing, but it is not letting the gas valve stay open, because it is not hot enough to create resistance in it to keep gas valve open. I had replaced the thermostat thinking it was the problem. The good part about it was I could take it back because my buddy works at supply house. Once the igniter was replaced, the oven fired up and stayed lit till operating temp was reached. It will also hold the oven temp much better. Oh yea, the igniter will stay glowing while the burner is on. Hope this helps.

I suspect not the oven element at fault. you only way forward is to actually test the resistance of the element to earth with a megga if you can beg the use of one. be cautious about the result as on occasion, elements are only faulty to earth when hot. another way to test if you are cdarefull, is to connect the element to mains independently of the oven and see if the rcd trips