No two oven light sockets are not an electrical hazard

[azurelunatic]

The guys came and fixed my stove while I was at work yesterday.

Caller: Azure Lunatic
Priority: High
OK to enter? YES
Category: Appliance
Access notes: I'm unlikely to be awake before 10 or 11 am.
Problem description: The breaker for my stove tripped while I was baking.

Technician Notes
Time: 2:00 pm
Date: 9-29-15
Material: Replaced bad oven receptacle light (shorted) and reset breaker


The weird thing is, this exact same stove had this exact same problem several Novembers ago.

Comments

[birke]

My oven light shorted as well. I think it was a year ago. My landlord's response was to remove the oven entirely, because "I don't trust it anymore."

(He gave us his old oven and bought a new one for himself.)

[silveradept]

This sounds like a design flaw.

[azurelunatic]

That seems somewhat likely.

[azurelunatic]

Do you happen to know what brand?

[birke]

Unfortunately, I don't remember. It was a gas oven with four gas burners, and it was white. But for some reason, even though I'm sure I saw it every day, the company that made it hasn't stuck in my head.

I could ask the landlord, though. I'm kind of curious now, too. What's your oven?

[azurelunatic]

Frigidaire, electric stainless steel with glass top.