On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 09:19:42 -0500, philo wrote:

On 09/06/2017 08:43 AM, KenK wrote:
Oven conked out while cooking yesterday. Found 240V breaker tripped. Reset
it and tried again, Breaker tripped again. Now to figure out if problem is
in the breaker or the oven. I'm hoping the breaker.

Can't figure out how to tell which without replacing the breaker. I'm
afraid I'm not strong enough any more to pry that old breaker out of the
box so I'll have to call an expensive electrician.

Hoping breaker more likely to trip if worn out than oven to short circuit -
I'd think oven heating element would open up instead, but what do I know?

Guesses? Suggestions? I'd like to get my oven back at a reasonable cost,

TIA





Not likely to be a breaker.

Unplug the oven and see if the breaker trips.

If not, the oven is shorted.

OTOH: If it still trips, the problem could be in your wiring
Still doesn't tell you if the breaker is faulty and tripping early.
I'd lean towards the oven though, under the cercumstances. Try the
broiler instead of the lower (bake) element.