Electric stove, Frank? Not that I am coming up with a helpful hypothesis, I'm just trying to get a clear picture of the problem.
Bummer of a Friday, Kathy.
Mal: Which one you figure tracked us? Zoe: The ugly one, sir. Mal: Could you be more specific?
'Out Of Gas'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Feb 23, 2005 10:36:34 am PST #495 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Kathy A - Feb 23, 2005 10:44:36 am PST #496 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Ah, well--the joys of having a six-year-old car means that it starts to nickel-and-dime the wallet. It'll be nice having a quiet car (muffler is going) that doesn't bounce too much (shocks are shot) and has daytime running lamps that actually light up (the newest thing-gone-wrong; the indicator light was blinking furiously when I started the car up this morning, and the lights are definitely out).
-t - Feb 23, 2005 10:49:47 am PST #497 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Definitely sounds like work that's worth having done.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 23, 2005 10:50:12 am PST #498 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ack, meant to put in that it's electric.
I'm not particularly optimistic, but I also don't want to start futzing around with it if it's comletely hopeless.
I guess I should check the heating elements in the stove too.
ChiKat - Feb 23, 2005 10:53:54 am PST #499 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Ranty cakes to cow-orker:
I asked you 2 months ago what file format you need. I asked you again one month ago. I asked you again last week. So, don't look surprised when I say the file is not ready for publication. I need to know the format in order to prepare it properly. The data is ready. The formatting is not. Why? You didn't tell me the damn format you need.
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-t - Feb 23, 2005 10:54:50 am PST #500 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It might be worthwhile to check the contacs on the heating elements. You can usually just pull out teh element and clean the contact with steel wool if necessary. I've had that happen with the stove top pretty often. I don't think that would make the light go out, though. A fuse, maybe?
Eh, I'm talking out of my ass.
Topic!Cindy - Feb 23, 2005 10:59:14 am PST #501 of 10002
What is even happening?
Minor annoyance in the new digs that leads to a hivemind question - the oven in my new place doesn't seem to work. I've tried every combination of the temperature and selection (preheat, heat, etc.). The temperature knob makes an audible click when turned, and a light blinks, but doesn't stay lit when I turn the category knob form off to preheat.Okay, I don't think you're dumb or anything, but did you set the stove to bake (or whatever your other settings are) *and* then pick a temperature like 350 or above?
The clean setting lights the clean button, but it doesn't seem to do anything (and would be useless for cooking even if it did).
For one of my ovens, I had to have the little handle locked, before the clean setting would engage. Does there seem to be a lock-down latch of some kind near the handle?
Is it only the oven that won't work, or is the stove top not heating, either?
Topic!Cindy - Feb 23, 2005 11:01:20 am PST #502 of 10002
What is even happening?
cereal...
My very old electric stove (which I loathe, but that's beside the point)--it has one of those indicator lights, but when the oven reaches the temperature I've set it to, the light goes off. It only goes back on if the temperature in the oven drops (like if I open the door to check on the food, and let some of the heat out), and then goes back off, once the temperature has stabilized.
Finally, check to make sure the sucker is well plugged in. Maybe the previous residents moved it while washing the floor or something.
Vortex - Feb 23, 2005 11:02:43 am PST #503 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
speaking of stoves, I saw a bug in my kitchen last night (ewww!) it ran inside the stove. So, I turned it on.
sarameg - Feb 23, 2005 11:05:09 am PST #504 of 10002
speaking of stoves, I saw a bug in my kitchen last night (ewww!) it ran inside the stove. So, I turned it on.
The way suicidal mice get into my apartment is by coming up the gas lines for the stove. I kick it a couple times before turning on the oven. And if Devi has been staring at it lately, I'll pull open the broiler drawer. Just in case.