What should I use to control power to a heating element?
I am working on a project in which I have a 1500W heating element, this element is that from a water heater. I need a way to control to power/control the heat of this element, it will be connected to a standard wall socket outlet. I’m not sure what I Read more
What is the temperature of a heating coil in an oven?
How hot can a heating element or coil in an electric oven get? I think about 700F.
Can you cook a turkey in the oven if only the top heating element is working?
I have just discovered that when I turned on my oven this evening, that only the top heating element came on. It is an electric oven. Also as the holiday is so near, I have just purchased my turkey earlier today. I plan to cook it in a roasting bag. Read more
Can I replace my water heating element with one that has a different wattage?
I fried my heating element and I just noticed that the wattage on the new one (4500w) is different than the wattage on the old one (3500w). The flange and the voltage (240v) on both are the same. I need to know if they have to be the same wattage. Read more
How hard is it to put a heating element into a dryer?
Cuz, my dryer tumbles, but no longer gets hot. Its an old Roper electric Dryer.
What do I do (how do I change the heating element), where would I get a heating element?
How much is a new heating element on a Whirlpool dryer?
The heating element in my dryer seems to have blown. I made sure the vents were all clear and pulled off the back panel. There are "burn" marks so I’m assuming something has blown. Is this something I can replace by myself and how much will it cost?
How to remove a stuck heating element from an electric water heater?
I was able to unscrew the lower heating element (using the large hexagonal pipe socket) but the upper element is unmovable despite using pipe wrench, hammer, and the combined force of two large men, etc. It is unmovable and the brand new pipe socket just pops off one maximum pressure Read more
My dryer stopped heating up. Is there anything I can do before I call the repair man?
The same thing happened just a few months ago and he replaced the heating element I believe. But this dryer is pretty new and this shouldn’t be happening.
Is it cheaper to buy a used dryer or replace the heating element?
I think the heating element has gone out of my dryer. It still gets warm but takes forever to dry the clothes. I can probably get a decent used dryer for about 65 bucks or so. Is is cheaper to do that or have someone come out and see if Read more
what will clean the calcuim from a coffee pot heating element?
i have a bad build up in the heating element and it takes a long time to make coffee.
