Electrical stove question

Question

ok so i was cleaning behind the stove and when i was finished i was pushing the stove back and i guess i pushed too far back because all the lights and everything turned off. so ok i got scared wondering what the heck . then i found out it was the breaker so i turned it back on and now the stove light turns on but the burners dont heat up??? but the top of the oven does? does anyone know why and what i can do 2 fix this problem

Answer 1

Recheck your breaker box...you may have 2 breakers for the stove and only reset one. This has happened to me.

Answer 2

Have you checked the fuses behind the panel on the front of your stove? Fuses are there to protect the equipment and you may have shorted something out. My fuses behind the panel in the front of your stove are round and there are fuses for the burners.

DO NOT have the stove plugged in when you check the fuses. There may be live electricity that can hurt you. Do you know an electrician or person with experience? Electricity crashing through your body can kill you so be wise and careful

Answer 3

I would guess at two possible problems

1- when you pushed it back you kinked the line or broke the receptical in the wall. That caused a short and that blew the breaker.

2- you have fuses in the actual stove maybe you blew them when you turned on the breaker.

Sorry but unless you know what to look for and how to fix it, call a professional.

If you want to start looking yourself - shut off the breaker - pull out the stove look into the receptical and check the cord. You should be able to see if there is a problem.

But I would advise calling a electician

Answer 4

Better questions with more information will yield better answers every time.  You don't mention the make or age of this unit, so there's no way of us knowing if it has the fuses to which Thermoguy is referring.  Some ranges have them some don't.   From the general gist of your question it sounds to me like you probably don't have enough general knowledge of electricity and ranges to safely attempt any sort of repair on this unit.  You'd be much better off calling in a service tech.