Re: Electric oven tripping circuit breaker after turned on for 3-5 minutes
This is the link I found most closely described what I am experiencing:
1. Oven not used frequently
When an oven is not used frequently, there is a very high tendency for it to trip when turned on to very high temperatures.
Why?
Oven tripping problems are inevitable especially in a country like Singapore where there is a high humidity level. This will cause moisture to form up in the heating elements of the oven.
When an oven has been heated up before, a small gap forms at the heating element holder. This is due to the difference in material between the heating element and the holder. As a result, any moisture in the atmosphere will cause this white powder in the heating element to become ‘wet'.
Originally designed to be an insulator, this powder has now become a conductor. Now with a conductance between the heating coil and the rest of the oven through the heating element, the oven will trip every time it is switched on. This is called an earth leakage trip.
https://www.fixwerks.com/the-beginne...s-and-repairs/
According to this link, the most likelihood would the outer shell and metallic holder of the element shorted when heated up.
Let me know what you guys think?
This is the link I found most closely described what I am experiencing:
1. Oven not used frequently
When an oven is not used frequently, there is a very high tendency for it to trip when turned on to very high temperatures.
Why?
Oven tripping problems are inevitable especially in a country like Singapore where there is a high humidity level. This will cause moisture to form up in the heating elements of the oven.
When an oven has been heated up before, a small gap forms at the heating element holder. This is due to the difference in material between the heating element and the holder. As a result, any moisture in the atmosphere will cause this white powder in the heating element to become ‘wet'.
Originally designed to be an insulator, this powder has now become a conductor. Now with a conductance between the heating coil and the rest of the oven through the heating element, the oven will trip every time it is switched on. This is called an earth leakage trip.
https://www.fixwerks.com/the-beginne...s-and-repairs/
According to this link, the most likelihood would the outer shell and metallic holder of the element shorted when heated up.
Let me know what you guys think?
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