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If you are frequently experiencing issues with your oven not
cooking your food evenly throughout, then it’s time to start investigating the
cause. There are a few different reasons that this could be persistently getting
worse and could have something to do with your oven’s bake element, igniter, or
broil element.
When the bake element burns out on an oven,
the broil element is the only thing left to heat the oven, resulting in an
uneven distribution of heat. A burned out bake element does not glow red as it
would if it were heating properly. Check to make sure your bake element is
glowing red when turned on, and if not, you’ve just solved the problem! Replacement
bake elements for sale on our website can be found here: http://www.appliance-parts-experts.com/bake-element.html
If your
bake element was heating up just fine and glowing as it should, the next
probable cause is the igniter. The igniter can become weakened over time becoming
less effective at transferring the electrical current through the safety valve
to the burner. When the igniter is not working properly, it takes longer for
the safety valve to open, producing issues with the temperature of the oven. To
test if the igniter is indeed your problem, turn on your oven and watch the
igniter while it heats up. If it takes 90 seconds or more for the igniter to trigger
the flame, then your igniter is not strong enough to properly open the safety
valve. You can find the replacement oven igniter you need for your unit here: http://www.appliance-parts-experts.com/oven-ignitor.html
Similar
to when the bake element is burned out and the broil element is the only part
heating the unit; when the broil element is burned out, the bake element is the
only part heating the unit. Anytime a bake or broil element is burned out, uneven
heating issues are going to concur. Just as the bake element glows red when
properly heating, so does the broil element. Turn on your oven and take a look
to see if your bake element is glowing, if not then it is not doing its job and
is time to replace. To find the replacement broil element for your unit, visit
our website here: http://www.appliance-parts-experts.com/broil-element.html