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Niel wrote:
New house (to us) with 18-year-old Jenn-Air coil surface elements that
just don't get hot enough. Contacts seem good. Could it just need
new coil surface elements or sockets or both? I'd rather not buy a
whole new stove.

Is it possible that you have a 220v stove being powered by a 110v line?

(on a more serious note, are you used to cooking on electric? Electric
stoves certainly doesn't get as hot as gas stoves...)

Donald