the floor of my oven. It is a type that has a hidden electrical element under the oven metal "floor", for lack of a better word. It is where the juice of a pie would drip if you overfilled a pie in the oven. I cna't get it off. I had tried nylon pads, soft scrub cleanser, vinegar, Mr. Clean sponges, glass oven surface cleaner, leaving soaking wet rags, even scraping with a small screw driver. Any ideas to help, any one. I am afraid to try the self cleaning oven for 1, fear of fumes, and 2. if might make it worse. It's not a lot but it is enough that I want it off. Thaks you to all responses
2006-10-28 07:39:24 · 9 answers · asked by greenfrogs 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
"I called Sears and this is what they said to do:
BE CAREFUL, remove as much of the foil as possible Turn oven on to 200 lay an old wet bath towel on top. Use a plastic spatular to remove the foil.
They said it will take some time to remove the foil, in some cases days, and that you can still use the oven but DO NOT use the self cleaning untill all the foil is removed."
2006-10-28 07:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by jrsgurl62 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is definatley interesting. I'd be curious to find out what brand of aluminum foil was used. Aluminum has a melting point of 660.37 Celcius and a boiling point of 2467 Celcius. I'm wondering if it was a cheapie dollar store aluminum foil and had other metals in it other than aluminum - and that is what is on your oven floor. Would it have been Reynolds wrap release nonstick aluminum foil? Seems a lot of folks are doing it lately. Its not the aluminum in this case then - its the nonstick stuff in the aluminum that's stuck. Definately though - the bottom of the oven is definately hotter than the temp of the oven itself. If it is a ceramic oven, my best suggestion is to contact the maker of the oven and see if there is a replacement plate for it. You more than likely will NOT get it off of the oven. I've heard of suggestions from using a wet towl to "soak up the aluminum" (your asking for a fire there).. to using abrasives etc. Call the manufacturer and see if there is a part you can replace - more than likely it will not be covered by warranty... but would be your safest and best answer I would think. Good luck.
2016-05-22 03:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just metal and won't effect the function of your oven unless it melted on to the seam of a cover that might need to be removed so that there's no way to open that cover. Otherwise, it won't hurt you. But I hope you didn't eat the food you were cooking when it melted. That can poison you. If the aluminum doesn't melt again when the oven is broiling, you'll be ok. Once it's formed to the bottom, the only way to get it off is to melt it again and scrape it out that way. But that's near impossible without some special tools. Trying to do that might get you severely burned or start a fire. Don't worry about it. How'd it melt to the bottom in the first place?
2006-10-28 07:44:36 · answer #3 · answered by Rockstar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to heat the foil a bit to make it plyable again.
Set the oven to the lowest setting and leave it for 10-30 minutes. I woud leave the oven on, but while wearing an oven mit try to get it off.
That's my best guess though.
2006-10-28 07:42:18 · answer #4 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get over it. Your not perfect and neither is your oven. Its not going to hurt anything being stuck there, just think of it as customized.
2006-10-28 07:43:00 · answer #5 · answered by Aaron A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a bowl of ammonia and put it in a cold closed oven and leave it for a long time, days.
2006-10-28 07:47:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heat the oven just a bit, and use a razor blade
2006-10-28 07:43:22 · answer #7 · answered by wellaem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try looking for some things that would speed up the oxidation "rusting".
2006-10-28 07:41:41 · answer #8 · answered by adam d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't see any danger and you're liable to do more damage trying to remove it
2006-10-28 07:51:57 · answer #9 · answered by hwfiedler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋