"Sam Nickaby" writes:

We've been satisfied with a Sanyo convection oven for four
months. Now I have to turn the temperature setting to maximum to
roast chickens and fishes. The filaments tend to glow dimmer than
usual. Usually it's bright orange, now it's dull orange. I notice the
decline in performance when a chunk of melted butter soaked the
lower filament. What can I do to increase the filament glow?

Describe the controls that it has.

Is there a temperature control that might have also been soaked
in melted butter?

Normally, the filaments (heating coils or heating elements) do not
fail in a manner that can result in significantly lower temperature.
They usually die completely.

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