Stove element resistance

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danickstr

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I am going to a job today where the breaker keeps throwing on a stovetop and I wondered if anyone knew a typical resistance variation for elements

I currently do not have model, but will go to job and check online I guess at the house.
 
danickstr said:
I am going to a job today where the breaker keeps throwing on a stovetop and I wondered if anyone knew a typical resistance variation for elements

I currently do not have model, but will go to job and check online I guess at the house.
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Just compare them to each other
 
resistance variation

resistance variation

Very little, unit to unit, and very little for tempco. This is assuming they are nichrome and same manu, make, model.
 
they were all about 45 ohms, give or take 10

this was an example of info not quite being interpreted right. the breaker would not stay closed. just a bad breaker, but i checked the elements anyway to report to my electrical acquaintances.
 
mdshunk said:
I wonder why they don't just call an appliance repairman?
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I find that many people don't even know that such a person exist.

They just assume that if it's powered by electricity that an electrician can repair it.
 
Easy service call.

Easy service call.

If the elements ohm to infinity they are OK. If they short they are bad. I don't ohm em out I just visually inspect the elements. If you see bubbles of steel on them or a bubbly blemish they are bad. If the breaker trips when you turn on the stove they are bad. If the breaker trips when the stove is off its the switches or circuit. Unplug the stove and try again. If it holds its the infinite switch, the thermostat or cord.
If the stove is immaculate and shiny inside, its from the recent stove cleaner saturating the element.
DONT turn on the automatic stove cleaner option it lasts several hours and mechanically locks the stove. IF you did there is an 800 number somewhere, mumble something incoherently shaking your head side to side, go to the van and call it. Come back, say its not the circuit, its the stove and they need to call an appliance service tech from ... get paid in cash and leave.
 
in this case, i think the HO had taken the rec. apart, and i put it back together. it was unplugged when i got there, and the strands had not been replaced properly into the screw-locks. one was bent back and just about to contact the bakelite rivet.
 
GUNNING said:
If the elements ohm to infinity they are OK. If they short they are bad. I don't ohm em out I just visually inspect the elements. QUOTE]

???

Infinity? What is that supposed to mean? You found something that has infinite resistance? The worlds power system insulation systems problems are now a thing of the past.

What does "Ohm em out" mean?
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I guess I meant look for continuity. I use a hand held fluke. Not a megger, or any other high dollar device. ( 9 volts across 5000 watts is ?) yeah for me no continuity.
 
GUNNING said:
I guess I meant look for continuity. I use a hand held fluke. Not a megger, or any other high dollar device. ( 9 volts across 5000 watts is ?) yeah for me no continuity.
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I was just busting your chops, "Infinite Resistance" is my biggest pet peeve. That and when people refer to a GFCI as a "GFI"
 
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