Unit is 2 mos old. "oven element" does NOT heat up beyond 134. All connections are good. Can the element be bad already? I read they are tempermental
2024432
No it does NOT glow red. The internal temp does not register above 84 degrees even if "preheated" for an hour. It "may" get up to 134 degrees if I have the smoke generator on as well but not any higher than that.
2024433
I had a problem with a loose wire inside the control box when mine was about 2 months old. Called Bradley's customer service and she walked me through opening it up and looking for the loose connection. These units are notoriously slow to heat up when full of meat, because of that I probably would not recommend this unit.
2039675
I think the max the temperature has reached is 225, which is the same as my old element. I have an older model smoker.
475813
Hi Leticia, We've been trying to get a contact e-mail and preferably a phone number since last week. We can definitely help you get squared away, but I want to spend a few minutes troubleshooting what you're doing now so we can correct it. The oven will easily get up into hotter temperatures than you are achieving now, but that will depend upon fuel (chunkwood) selection and how you are monitoring the stone temperature. Can you contact our customer service line at 206-438-3587 so we can help you? Thanks!!
655156
We never had that problem with ours. It worked great. We only had it for about 4 months; our house burnt down. But hey, we loved it before it melted!
228815
I put mine on the bottom of the oven but the heating element weakened the material to where it turned white and then split on one side. My electric oven never set over 425.
475814
Hi Leticia,We've been trying to get a contact e-mail and preferably a phone number since last week. We can definitely help you get squared away, but I want to spend a few minutes troubleshooting what you're doing now so we can correct it. The oven will easily get up into hotter temperatures than you are achieving now, but that will depend upon fuel (chunkwood) selection and how you are monitoring the stone temperature. Can you contact our customer service line at 206-438-3587 so we can help you? Thanks!!
2158705
The heating element is plastic , developed a crack and could not be repaired on mine. I replaced it with Rheem that performs much better .
1112410
No, I've had no such problems. Stove is about 8 months old and works just fine.
617983
Not good. Needs to be returned for a replacement. I have not had that problem and I have used mine for years. It really is a great Dutch oven.
1885306
I've heated my oven to 550 with no problems. I don't know regarding the broiler because mines on top
1958441
yes, I used it for my oven which is electric with no elements showing. It is very flimsy and when I used it at medium heat, marks from the heat showed when I took it out. Thus I never used it a second time. I bought a better one at Bed, Bath and Beyond.
1817577
Wgen we bought this element for the aame rwason u mention, we went to install the new element & found that the wiring to the connectors were broken and not making clean contact & were lucky we never had a fire. Replaced wires & old element works like new so we keep this one as a spare.
175182
Had problem with heater elements not lasting and notice the anode was used up. The elements seemed to be acting as a anode and after replacing this they have lasted three times as long as they did before and still going strong. This could have been a coincident but seem to be working right now. Just be carful that you don't cross thread as you install as I had to reach down inside a small hole to get it started with two fingers to make sure it was lined up properly.
762015
Mine worked fine until I turned the oven cleaner on. Didn't work afterwards.Appeared to have burned out. Says on packing fine for conventional ovens, however, I'm looking for something else.
1571443
Since it is a Whirlpool Oven, the heating element should be a direct replacement. You can check at: www.repairclinic.com for the element; from their catalog it appears that the element WILL work. PLEASE be aware though that YOU may have to adjust the oven control thermostat to obtain the proper temperature. Once you replace the element, get an oven thermometer that hangs on rack to verify temperature of oven agrees with the control setting.
1702893
Mine is a year old now and well worn. It spits out enough heat that I put my serving plate on top of the oven andit will heat it up quite well, it will burn you. Be very careful with this aspect, it's a good little unit though. Toaster ovens generally aren't handled much, except for the obvious.
528801
There's a fan that blows hot air out from behind the center burner when the oven is on. The fan is only on when the oven is on. So yeah, seems like you're going to have the same problem.