The stove, the most integral part of your kitchen, gives life to all your favorite dishes. If it is not working the way it is expected to, the impact can be huge to yours and your family’s life.
So how do you know whether it’s working as a good one should? What is the test that you should use to determine if your stove is working properly?
Below are 4 common reasons why your stove isn’t working.
If you still couldn’t figure out the problem, call appliance repair Winnipeg today.
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You have not cleaned your stove lately
The reason why your stove is not working is that you have not cleaned it in a long time. Stoves are very hard to clean, and most people do not realize how important it is to maintain a clean stove. Now the first thing to be done in order to fix your stove is to get rid of all the food stuck on the surface of your stove. You should start by removing all coated pots and pans from your kitchen. Next you need to gather up some cleaning supplies such as a bucket, sponge and a sponge scrubber. While these items already seem sufficient for cleaning your stove, you may want to acquire some baking soda, bleach and vinegar as well.
One of the first things that you need to do when cleaning your stove is to wipe off food particles with a damp sponge or cloth. It does not matter if you use soapy water or not; just make sure that you remove all food particles from the surface of your stove. Once again, this process will be much easier if you have removed the coated pots and pans beforehand.
Once you have removed all food particles from the surface of your stove, you must then scrub it using a sponge or sponge scrubber dipped in water.
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Your fan is blocked by dust
Your stove is not working because your fan is blocked by dust. This happens if you don’t clean your stove regularly. It can be fixed easily. All you need to do is remove the grille from the back of your stove, unblock the fan, and then clean the grille. This will make sure your stove fans are working properly.
The easiest thing to do is to take apart the back of your stove and clean out whatever is blocking the fan. If you have never cleaned out your stove before, this involves taking off some pieces of metal that are covering it up, even though they look like they are part of it.
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Your stove has electrical fault
There are many reasons why your stove is not working, but they can be divided into two major categories: electrical fault and mechanical fault.
The trouble could be an electrical fault if the stove makes a humming noise or smells of burning or the lights flicker when you turn on the oven. If this is the case, you will probably have to call in a professional to fix it for you. However, there may also be a mechanical fault which means that the stove needs to be disassembled and looked at by a specialist.
If your stove makes odd noises when the timer is used, or if it takes longer than usual to heat up then you may have a mechanical fault with your stove and will need to call a professional to repair it.
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The thermostat on your stove is damaged
The thermostat on your stove is a very sensitive device. The slightest change in the temperature will cause it to open or close the electrical circuit and shut the stove off. This is exactly what you want it to do, so you will not be aware of how sensitive it is. For example, if you are cooking a stew and go out for half an hour, and come back home to find the stove cooling down, you’ll probably assume that you forgot to turn it on. But if you look more closely, there’s a good chance that the thermostat just closed.
The thermostat of your stove is damaged. It closes too easily because one of its contacts has gotten dirty.
Still having problem with you stove? Call stove repair Winnipeg as soon as possible.
