XPost: alt.home.repair, rec.food.baking   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 9/28/2023 4:06 PM, Bradley wrote:   
   > Tried to clean oven that has never been cleaned as far as I can tell.   
   >   
   > Mostly I cleaned the glass with ammonia & tried to replace the dead   
   > bulb.  Words on the bulb are 30 Watt Sylvania 130VAC Appliance Bulb   
   >   
   > Removed the bulb glass screw-in cover and cleaned by dunking in ammonia   
   > (how does ammonia clean off baked on black encased cooked grease anyway?).   
   >   
   > Anyway, the appliance bulb broke away from the metal (so I have to   
   > remove the thin metal threads somehow) - are built-in ovens hard wired   
   > or plugs?   
      
   Probably hard wired, but the breaker should be easy to find. Probably   
   the largest current (40?) double breaker.   
      
   >   
   > Assuming I get the metal from the bulb out of the socket deep in the   
   > back of the oven without being electrocuted - do they make LED bulbs for   
   > these things yet? Or do I need to replace the bulb with another   
   > incandescent?   
      
   Normal LED's would die at that heat. And it doesn't matter, because the   
   heat from the bulb just replaces a bit of the heat needed from the   
   heater elements.   
      
   >   
   > And how exactly does the chemistry (Frank?) of the ammonia work?   
      
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