Chipped Electric Stove

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

I'm living in an apartment right now with three other guys. Last week I put a plastic water pitcher on our electric stove and didn't realize the burner was still hot, and it melted some plastic off onto. Don't know exactly what happened, but the next day my roommate took a butter knife to the plastic, attempting to chip away the plastic and now there is a big chunk of the stove top missing. Does any one know if there is a way of repairing this type of damage or how much it would cost to replace? I'm sure someone has done something like this before.

Thanks

vette74 · Posted: Feb 27, 2008 5:14 am Post subject:

They sell appliance paint at Home Depot. I would just put several coats on until the chip goes away. If you cannot match the color just paint the whole thing.

Broccoli B · Posted: Feb 27, 2008 5:36 am Post subject:

I would reccommend against vette74's idea if you are talking about a stove with a glass top. You would have to contact the manufacturer to see if you could get a new top, or just go buy a used stove for $100

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

It depends on the stove top but my friend had to replace the top of his and it was over a grand. He has a really nice stove top but still, those things aren't cheap.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

pooser, guessing in your apartment it's just a cheapo electric range.

See what Vette said, but also, look closer in the paint department at the local store - they should have an appliance repair kit (in various colors no less) that will fix the problem well enough. Many appliances are porcelain coated, and regular paint might not get it done. These kits are made for this specific purpose.

If you can, go to a store like OSH or ACE and get someone who knows their head from their arsehole. If you go to Depot or Lowes you will likely get no help at all.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

Thanks for the help guys.

Wakebrad, not what I want to hear. I found a whole new unit for $300 dollars buy it now price shipped to my door, for like a floor model and they have other wodels at areound $500 so hopefully we'll be well under $1000

chavez, The only problem is that the chip is right in the middle of the burner. We used the burner yesterday and could see tiny chips forming on the underside of the surface. We could try one of those appliance repair kits and try to refrain from the use of the burner til the end of the year and see if we get charged when we move out.

Anyone know if you can replace just the stove top portion or just the cooking surface and where you might be able to find this? I really don't think we should replace the whole unit (stove and oven) when the oven works fine.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

pooser, why don't you just ignore it and hope the apartment doesn't dock you money for it? Just use the other burners.

vette74 · Posted: Feb 27, 2008 8:57 am Post subject:

Can it be covered up by a burner splash tray? Take a pic.

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Is it just the stove coil? Those are like $20 to replace.

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pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

Wakebrad, It's a college run apartment and they're having a cleaning crew come through tommorow. They clean the stove, and they're assholes, so I'm 99% sure they're going to report us.

jryoung, it's a flat top electric stove. IT's basically one solid glass(i think) piece with the coils underneath.

vette74, I don't think so. There is no real way to cover it up.

I found a website that sells parts so it's gonna be at most $200. I'm gonna keep trying to look for a way to repair it though.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

I agree, take a pic. I am fully confused as to what is chipped now.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

That's the type of stove top we got. We chipped the front left burner. The red glowy thing:).

vette74 · Posted: Feb 27, 2008 9:35 am Post subject:

Can you see it without the burner on?

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Now it makes sense. That is likely tempered glass. I don't think there is any safe way to repair it.

Good luck, I am out.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

vette74, yes.

chavez, that's waht i thought :/

RampageWake · Posted: Feb 27, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject:

I have an expensive Thermador range that we had the same thing happen to, but after the plastic cooled, it peeled off effortlesly. Your buddy should have heated it up a bit. Oh well, here's what I'd do- Call the apt manager and say that you were about to boil some water in a pot and had the burner hot. When you set the pot on the stove you heard a 'pop'! Appearently, there was a little water on the bottom of the pot and... You want them to give you a new stove.
Unless your buddy left chisel scratches all over the place...