My electric cook top isn't working, when I checked the box the breaker
was on, but is loose and doesn't go all the to the correct position,
approx half an inch from the end. I had to replace part of the cook
top two years ago when I got water into the area around the knobs, I
did get VERY LITTLE water there this morning when I was cleaning, but
didn't have anything happen like when it was broken before. When that
happened there was aloud noise and smell.

Any ideas? - not sure if electrician or appliance repair or whether I
can try something myself.

Thank you

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" wrote:

My electric cook top isn't working, when I checked the box the breaker
was on, but is loose and doesn't go all the to the correct position,
approx half an inch from the end. I had to replace part of the cook
top two years ago when I got water into the area around the knobs, I
did get VERY LITTLE water there this morning when I was cleaning, but
didn't have anything happen like when it was broken before. When that
happened there was aloud noise and smell.

Any ideas? - not sure if electrician or appliance repair or whether I
can try something myself.

Thank you

To reset a tripped breaker, you have to turn it all the way off, and
then back on.

wrote:

My electric cook top isn't working, when I checked the box the breaker
was on, but is loose and doesn't go all the to the correct position,
approx half an inch from the end. I had to replace part of the cook
top two years ago when I got water into the area around the knobs, I
did get VERY LITTLE water there this morning when I was cleaning, but
didn't have anything happen like when it was broken before. When that
happened there was aloud noise and smell.

Any ideas? - not sure if electrician or appliance repair or whether I
can try something myself.

Thank you

Did you push it fully to the "off" position and then try to turn it
back "on?" When they're tripped, they can seem "loose" like that.
Just trying to push it back on without first going to the full off
position won't reset it.

If pushing it off and then on doesn't reset it, then either
-- there's still a fault, or
-- the breaker has expired, giving its all to protect you one last time

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On Nov 25, 5:27 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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" wrote:
My electric cook top isn't working, when I checked the box the breaker
was on, but is loose and doesn't go all the to the correct position,
approx half an inch from the end. I had to replace part of the cook
top two years ago when I got water into the area around the knobs, I
did get VERY LITTLE water there this morning when I was cleaning, but
didn't have anything happen like when it was broken before. When that
happened there was aloud noise and smell.

Any ideas? - not sure if electrician or appliance repair or whether I
can try something myself.

Thank you

To reset a tripped breaker, you have to turn it all the way off, and
then back on.

I had done this, but when returned to the on position it is loose and
not all the way over.

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" wrote:

On Nov 25, 5:27 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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" wrote:
My electric cook top isn't working, when I checked the box the breaker
was on, but is loose and doesn't go all the to the correct position,
approx half an inch from the end. I had to replace part of the cook
top two years ago when I got water into the area around the knobs, I
did get VERY LITTLE water there this morning when I was cleaning, but
didn't have anything happen like when it was broken before. When that
happened there was aloud noise and smell.

Any ideas? - not sure if electrician or appliance repair or whether I
can try something myself.

Thank you

To reset a tripped breaker, you have to turn it all the way off, and
then back on.

I had done this, but when returned to the on position it is loose and
not all the way over.

Sometimes you have to wait a few minutes to reset them. Also I'd unplug
the stove first, to help determine whether there's still a fault there.

On Nov 25, 5:45 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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" wrote:
On Nov 25, 5:27 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
In article
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" wrote:
My electric cook top isn't working, when I checked the box the breaker
was on, but is loose and doesn't go all the to the correct position,
approx half an inch from the end. I had to replace part of the cook
top two years ago when I got water into the area around the knobs, I
did get VERY LITTLE water there this morning when I was cleaning, but
didn't have anything happen like when it was broken before. When that
happened there was aloud noise and smell.

Any ideas? - not sure if electrician or appliance repair or whether I
can try something myself.

Thank you

To reset a tripped breaker, you have to turn it all the way off, and
then back on.

I had done this, but when returned to the on position it is loose and
not all the way over.

Sometimes you have to wait a few minutes to reset them. Also I'd unplug
the stove first, to help determine whether there's still a fault there.- Hide quoted text -

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thanks - I did this and it did go all the way over, but when I plugged
it in big sparks and same thing, so it must be the stove top - at
least I know which repairman to call to take my holiday money!

On Nov 25, 5:45 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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" wrote:
On Nov 25, 5:27 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
In article
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" wrote:
My electric cook top isn't working, when I checked the box the breaker
was on, but is loose and doesn't go all the to the correct position,
approx half an inch from the end. I had to replace part of the cook
top two years ago when I got water into the area around the knobs, I
did get VERY LITTLE water there this morning when I was cleaning, but
didn't have anything happen like when it was broken before. When that
happened there was aloud noise and smell.

Any ideas? - not sure if electrician or appliance repair or whether I
can try something myself.

Thank you

To reset a tripped breaker, you have to turn it all the way off, and
then back on.

I had done this, but when returned to the on position it is loose and
not all the way over.

Sometimes you have to wait a few minutes to reset them. Also I'd unplug
the stove first, to help determine whether there's still a fault there.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Thanks, I did this and it went all the way to on, but when I plugged
in the stove top big sparks and the same thing, at least I know what's
happening and who will get my holiday $!
Thanks and happy holidays