Electric Range Question

[SlowlySinking]

The racks in our electric range are hard to slide in or out when it's hot. This leads to complaints from the wife who has threatened to buy a new unit and push an other wise fully operational range to the curb. There is no rust or obvious wear on the racks or oven side protrusions that they slide on. Does anyone know a fix for this?

 

[one more cast]

Re: Electric Range Question

Sounds like maybe not enough clearance between the rack and oven walls. When the heat expands the rack they no longer slide. If that is whats happening the only solution would be to make the racks narrower.

 

[flashback]

Re: Electric Range Question

SS, I have never heard of this happening, but I would guess that the walls of the oven are sheet metal and when they get hot, they expand and bow inwards causing the rack to become jammed. When the unit is cool, you MIGHT be able to remove the rack and give the walls a good swift kick and bow them outwards a little ........might work, if not, then it will end up on the curb anyway...

 

[one more cast]

Re: Electric Range Question

"If that is whats happening the only solution would be to make the racks narrower." Or "give the walls a good swift kick and bow them outwards a little "

 

[dolluper]

Re: Electric Range Question

FLASHBACK Should change your name to Hammer

 

[SlowlySinking]

Re: Electric Range Question

Hummm, it's unanimous, time to kick it. Guess I don't have much to lose, I considered a lubricant but it would have to withstand 450+ temps and not smell on it's own or transfer any odor to the food or get on her Majesty's hands Maybe I'll check the local appliance repair stores and see if they have such a product OR wait a minute, I'll let her have a new stove and then she can't complain when I spend money on the boat. <br />Thanks for the suggestions,,,

 

[flashback]

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dolluper, yea my wife has called me that a few times..even worse!!

 

[BoatBuoy]

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If you find a suitable lub. let us know. Probably would also work on cranky screw-in light bulb bases.

 

[sangerwaker]

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Hey BoatBuoy, use an electrical anti-oxidant for the light bulb bases. Stops them from getting stuck. Something like Ilsco De-Ox, Ideal NoAlOx, or whatever they carry at your local home center. It's actually designed fro stopping oxidation on aluminum wires when installing into lugs, but works excellent for light bulbs.

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: Electric Range Question

Thanks sanger, I'll get some of that.

 

[TexomaAv8r]

Re: Electric Range Question

why not run the racks across a bench grinder and take a little metal off?

 

[Ben Konopacky]

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hydraulic or sisor jack between two 2x4's from side to side. hammers and kicking make too much noise.

 

[KRS]

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Does lifting the front of the rack upwards help it slide???<br /><br />If so, then the metal brackets at the rear of the rack that side above and below the track on the side of the oven need to be bent further apart, they are grabbing the top and bottom of that track and preventing the rack from sliding.

 

[lark2004]

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I'll let her have a new stove and then she can't complain when I spend money on the boat.

yeah, you'd think it works that way.....<br />just never does.