"tuta" wrote in message
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Yep.

I did it. Heard it drop and didn't think too much about it until that
smell
started coming out...

Does anyone know of an effective way to remove the remnants of a melted
spatula from a dishwasher heating element? No amount of scrubbing seems
to
help.

Get a single edge blade or a "utility" knife and start scraping. Keep the
plane of the blade almost parallel to the surface. The goal is to remove
the high stuff. The outer ;layer is a high temperature alloy with an oxide
layer that protects it. If you have an electric stove you know the coating
is tough but why press your luck?

You can get most of the rubber off doing this. Finish the job by running
the "HEATED DRY" portion of the cycle. This will burn off the little that
remains (with luck).

If you are lazy, just run the "HEATED DRY" cycle a few times until it stops
smoking!


thanks for your help!

JohnH