XPost: alt.home.repair, rec.food.baking   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:06:12 -0400, 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?).   
      
   Got me. I thought one needed oven clener.   
      
   >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?   
      
   Even if it's plugged in, isn't it easier to swithc off the breaker than   
   to pull out the oven?   
      
   >Assuming I get the metal from the bulb out of the socket deep in the back   
      
   Wear a glove because of the glass left.  If you can't twist that out,   
   stab a long narrow screwdriver through the bulb's base and twist that.   
   (Or use 2, like chopsticks?)   
      
   >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?   
   >   
   >And how exactly does the chemistry (Frank?) of the ammonia work?   
      
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