my oven - Page 3

Cloud · 01-31-2009, 04:53 PM

haven't been able to use my oven because it stinks when you turn it on. If you remember, I had a mouse problem in my kitchen a while back. I seem to have licked that--I cleaned and organized my whole kitchen, including hiring people to do the heavy cleaning--including inside and outside the oven, moving the oven to clean behind, etc.

But my oven still smells. So, I was going to use the self-cleaning function. I figured out how to do it, but --- after ten minutes, the oven started smoking from the top burners. A lot.

Is this normal? Did I mention I'm afraid of fire? The self-cleaning thing is like a 1000 degrees in there. The idea of my oven about to burst into flames freaks me totally out. I don't have a fire extinguisher ('tho I should get one).

I'm afraid there's something stuck in the underside--like dead mice bodies, or more likely old refrigerator insulation material--but I can't very well flip the thing over. What are my options? Should I just leave it on and hope the smoke eventually burns off? Should I call my apt. maintenance for help?

01-31-2009, 04:53 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	my oven haven't been able to use my oven because it stinks when you turn it on. If you remember, I had a mouse problem in my kitchen a while back. I seem to have licked that--I cleaned and organized my whole kitchen, including hiring people to do the heavy cleaning--including inside and outside the oven, moving the oven to clean behind, etc. But my oven still smells. So, I was going to use the self-cleaning function. I figured out how to do it, but --- after ten minutes, the oven started smoking from the top burners. A lot. Is this normal? Did I mention I'm afraid of fire? The self-cleaning thing is like a 1000 degrees in there. The idea of my oven about to burst into flames freaks me totally out. I don't have a fire extinguisher ('tho I should get one). I'm afraid there's something stuck in the underside--like dead mice bodies, or more likely old refrigerator insulation material--but I can't very well flip the thing over. What are my options? Should I just leave it on and hope the smoke eventually burns off? Should I call my apt. maintenance for help? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!" Last edited by Cloud; 01-31-2009 at 05:02 PM.

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