Post by Really Red on Apr 10, 2016 20:29:26 GMT
I've unplugged it, but every time I plug it in, it just turns on automatically. Any ideas?
Background:
It's a 12yo GE Profile and I cleaned it yesterday. After the cycle finished, I opened the door and left it open for two hours. Then I went to clean the white ash. I was cleaning and then leaned in to the element, which, unfortunately, was still too warm for my bare fingers. I let it go quickly, along with the small amount of water I had in a bowl that I was using to clean. It was maybe 6-8 oz max of water. 90% of it spilled on the door and the floor and I cleaned it up quickly. I closed the door.
Later I finished cleaning and turned on the oven and it shorted out. I reset the fuse and tried again a little while later. Same thing. I let it sit overnight and plugged it back in and went upstairs. It went on by itself!! I mean the knob that I turn to turn the oven on was off and I never touched it again.
Of course I've turned it on and off and unplugged and reset several times, but every time I plug it back in, it turns on. I really, really don't want to call an electrician. I don't have the money for that right now.
I wonder if I pulled out the element a bit, but it doesn't seem like that and I can't think why the oven would heat up of I did that. Does anyone have any thoughts about what it is or what I can do myself?
Thank you!
Background:
It's a 12yo GE Profile and I cleaned it yesterday. After the cycle finished, I opened the door and left it open for two hours. Then I went to clean the white ash. I was cleaning and then leaned in to the element, which, unfortunately, was still too warm for my bare fingers. I let it go quickly, along with the small amount of water I had in a bowl that I was using to clean. It was maybe 6-8 oz max of water. 90% of it spilled on the door and the floor and I cleaned it up quickly. I closed the door.
Later I finished cleaning and turned on the oven and it shorted out. I reset the fuse and tried again a little while later. Same thing. I let it sit overnight and plugged it back in and went upstairs. It went on by itself!! I mean the knob that I turn to turn the oven on was off and I never touched it again.
Of course I've turned it on and off and unplugged and reset several times, but every time I plug it back in, it turns on. I really, really don't want to call an electrician. I don't have the money for that right now.
I wonder if I pulled out the element a bit, but it doesn't seem like that and I can't think why the oven would heat up of I did that. Does anyone have any thoughts about what it is or what I can do myself?
Thank you!
