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Oven light bulb unit issue
Daisy_84
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My oven light bulb blew a few weeks ago. I bought what I thought was a replacement and it turns out I made a big mistake.
It worked for the first two days and then stopped working. Today I opened it with the hope to replace it, and found it had melted in the unit. I'm trying to pull out what's left and it isn't even coming out. Just thinking it might be a good idea to heat the oven and pull the melted light bulb out whilst the unit is still scorching hot.
Has anyone had this issue before?
It worked for the first two days and then stopped working. Today I opened it with the hope to replace it, and found it had melted in the unit. I'm trying to pull out what's left and it isn't even coming out. Just thinking it might be a good idea to heat the oven and pull the melted light bulb out whilst the unit is still scorching hot.
Has anyone had this issue before?
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Can't say I've done it, but getting the oven hot might make it easier to clean out the residue (with the power off of course!), but it depends where else it's got to as well. You could have the smell of burning plastic in the future when you use the oven, not to mention the fire risk.Daisy_84 said:My oven light bulb blew a few weeks ago. I bought what I thought was a replacement and it turns out I made a big mistake.
It worked for the first two days and then stopped working. Today I opened it with the hope to replace it, and found it had melted in the unit. I'm trying to pull out what's left and it isn't even coming out. Just thinking it might be a good idea to heat the oven and pull the melted light bulb out whilst the unit is still scorching hot.
Has anyone had this issue before?
If you can open up the cooker around the light fitting you could possibly replace the whole unit. Probably needs a qualified electrician to look at that option though.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the In My Home MoneySaving, Energy and Techie Stuff boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.
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Never have this issue myself.
Sounds like you have not bought the correct bulb for the oven.
What you are suggesting sounds extremely dangerous and I would not do it.
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Did you specify that you wanted an oven bulb? There are ordinary bulbs that look similar, with the same fitting, etc, but these aren't heatproof.1
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Could you post a close-up pic, please? We can then hopefully advise on the best way to extract it.
Bear in mind that any exposed bulb parts could/will be live.
Yes, sounds like you fitted a conventional bulb as you might use in a cooker hood or fridge, instead of a heat proof oven type.0
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