--- title: "Oven Bake and Broil Element Repair | OvenRepair.center" description: "An electric oven that stays cold, bakes only from above or will not broil, traced to the element, its terminals or the relay that feeds it." url: "https://ovenrepair.center/services/bake-and-broil-element-repair/" --- # Oven Bake and Broil Element Repair An electric oven that stays cold, bakes only from above or will not broil, traced to the element, its terminals or the relay that feeds it. ## What the oven bake and broil element repair involves. Oven heating element replacement is the most frequent repair on an electric wall oven. The bake element lies on the floor of the cavity or hidden beneath it, the broil element hangs from the ceiling, and each one is a sealed metal tube with a resistance wire inside that glows when current passes. Over years of heating and cooling the wire weakens until it breaks, often with a visible blister or a bright spark, and from then on that element stays dark. The oven then heats from one direction only: baked goods burn on top and stay raw underneath, or the broiler does nothing. Burned terminals and the board relay that switches the element are checked in the same visit, since a scorched connection kills a new element just as fast. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low · Bake or broil element The single most common oven part. A hidden bake element under the floor panel takes longer to reach, and any scorched terminal behind it is replaced at the same time. ### Answers 5 problems Oven Not Heating Oven Broiler Not Working · Oven Baking Unevenly · Oven Tripping Breaker · Oven Burning Smell ### Comes up most on Single wall oven Double wall oven ### Codes that lead here C-21 · F10 · A1 · F10 Dacor Modernist wall oven showing C-21. ## Bake and broil element repair, step by step. Fit the new element, restore power and run a bake and a broil, confirming the element heats evenly and the relay switches it on and off. 01 Switch off the oven's breaker and take out the racks, and on a hidden-element oven lift out the floor panel. 02 Measure the element's resistance and check it for blisters, splits or a short to its metal sheath. 03 Inspect the wires and terminals behind the rear wall for scorching, and replace any that are burned. 04 Fit the new element, restore power and run a bake and a broil, confirming the element heats evenly and the relay switches it on and off. ## The problems it answers. 5 of them, from oven not heating to oven burning smell. [All problems](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/) Most common ### Oven Not Heating 6 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. Whether the problem is baking, broiling or both 2. Whether you saw a flash, a spark or a bright spot on the element 3. Whether the bake element is visible on the oven floor or hidden beneath it 4. Whether one or both cavities are affected, on a double oven It also answers - [**Oven Broiler Not Working** 5 causes](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/broiler-not-working/) - [**Oven Baking Unevenly** 5 causes](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-uneven-baking/) - [**Oven Tripping Breaker** 5 causes · gas, fire or electrical risk](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-tripping-breaker/) - [**Oven Burning Smell** 5 causes · gas, fire or electrical risk](https://ovenrepair.center/problems/oven-burning-smell/) ## Low, on the site's scale. The single most common oven part. A hidden bake element under the floor panel takes longer to reach, and any scorched terminal behind it is replaced at the same time. 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Most bookings: Single wall oven, Double wall oven. [All oven types](https://ovenrepair.center/types/) Codes that lead here - [`C-21` Dacor · Heating](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-21/) - [`F10` Electrolux · Heating](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-f10/) - [`A1` Fisher & Paykel · Heating](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a1/) - [`F10` Frigidaire · Heating](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-f10/) [All 20 codes that lead here](https://ovenrepair.center/error-codes/#family-heating) Often the same visit - [**Cooling fan and thermal fuse repair** 3 problems in common · low](https://ovenrepair.center/services/cooling-fan-and-thermal-fuse-repair/) - [**Gas igniter and burner repair** 2 problems in common · low](https://ovenrepair.center/services/gas-igniter-and-burner-repair/) - [**Convection fan and motor repair** 2 problems in common · low to moderate](https://ovenrepair.center/services/convection-fan-and-motor-repair/) ### Single wall oven ### Double wall oven ## The makes we see it on. 30 makes on this site, and the oven bake and broil element repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 30 brands](https://ovenrepair.center/brands/) ## Bake and broil element repair, where we come out. The kitchen, the climate and the building all change how the oven bake and broil element repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas Tampa Bay's humid kitchens and frequent surges both show up at the bake element, where a blistered sheath or a scorched terminal is a common find; the replacement is checked for tight connections, because a loose one burns again. - [Hyde Park](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas Orlando's newer houses often have the same wall oven model up and down a street, so a bake element that burned out at a neighbor's is worth checking here too, and the part is usually on hand because the model is so common. - [Winter Park](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas In Miami condos the hidden bake element under the oven floor is typical of newer wall ovens, and reaching it means removing the cavity floor panel in place, since pulling a built-in oven out of tower cabinetry is a last resort. - [Brickell](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas New York apartment wall ovens take hard daily use in small households that rely on them, and a broil element that has gone dark is replaced from inside the cavity without disturbing the cabinetry around it. - [Upper East Side](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas A Houston double wall oven gives the bake and broil elements in both cavities a heavy workload, and when the lower one fails the upper often has similar hours on it, so the visit checks both before closing up. - [River Oaks](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas In Chicagoland kitchens with older wiring, a bake element that heats weakly may be getting low voltage rather than failing, so the supply is measured under load before a new element goes into the oven. - [Lincoln Park](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas Los Angeles kitchens with pro-style electric wall ovens often have dual elements and a hidden bake element, and a repair there follows the maker's layout rather than a generic swap, with the part matched to the exact model. - [Beverly Hills](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas Near the San Diego coast, element terminals behind the oven's rear wall can show corrosion from damp salt air, and cleaning or replacing the connection is part of a bake or broil element repair, not an afterthought. - [La Jolla](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas Many Bay Area remodels chose European wall ovens with their own element arrangement, including a ring element behind the fan, so a repair there is matched to that make's design rather than to an American pattern. - [Pacific Heights](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://ovenrepair.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the oven bake and broil element repair. ### My oven element sparked and went dark. Is the oven safe to use? Switch it off and leave it off. A sparking element has burned through its sheath, and the broken ends can arc again. Once the element is replaced, and the terminals behind it are checked for burn damage, the oven is safe to use. ### How can I tell whether the bake element or the broil element failed? Set a bake temperature and look through the window after a few minutes. On many ovens both elements cycle during preheat, so the one that never turns red is the suspect. On a hidden-element oven the floor stays cool when the bake element has failed. ### Why does my new element stop working after a short time? The terminals it connects to were probably scorched by the old element, or the relay on the control board is failing. A burned terminal is replaced along with the element, not reused. ### Can a bad element trip the breaker? Yes. An element whose wire has touched its outer sheath leaks current to ground, and the breaker opens as soon as it heats. The element is tested for a short before the breaker is blamed. --- **[Read on the site: Oven Bake and Broil Element Repair | OvenRepair.center](https://ovenrepair.center/services/bake-and-broil-element-repair/)** **[Book a visit with OvenRepair.center](https://ovenrepair.center/schedule/)**