Well, it's actually not on the coils themselves. The stove has a
glass top which is where the foil melted onto....

On May 7, 9:02 am, "wff_ng_7" wrote:
"ahmed" wrote:
Hi,

So my roommate was heating something on top offoilon top of our
electricstoveburner. Thefoilended up melting onto the burner.

Any ideas on how to get it off? We've tried reheating it so it's
easier to clean off but with no luck.

If you can just live with it, I'd leave it alone. But maybe you're in a rental
situation and will be charged for getting it fixed.

Heating a burner without anything on it shortens its life, so that's not the
best idea.

You can get new coil burner elements relatively cheap. They'll cost between $15
and $50 depending on the brand ofstove, and they are relatively easy to
replace. There's a ton of places on the net that sell them, but be prepared to
put in thestovemodel number to get the right part. If you have a repairman
come out to replace it, it's probably going to cost $100.

Often you'll find coil burner elements in hardware stores. Most stoves use one
of two types, a universal type and a GE (and Hotpoint) type.

If the burner is not a coil type, all bets are off.

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