Glass Oven Doors Exploding

It seemed to break for no apparent reason.

Glass oven doors exploding. The smallest crack or nick could cause a stress fracture that could explode at a later time. Martha kavanaugh in san francisco said her ge oven exploded without. Never close your oven door without first making sure your oven racks are all the way in. Repair experts point out that the number of glass shattering cases is.

The glass prior to shattering had no obvious cracks or fissures nor was any blunt force applied to it. It would definitely make sense that if the agent tightened the screws too tight it could put pressure on the glass or if the screws were too long and they poked into the glass that it would cause undue pressure on the glass causing it to explode under the heat. The tempered or safety glass in ovens made by a wide variety of companies have been exploding in homes across the country. Your comment shows that exploding oven door glass is a worldwide problem.

There was no particular rhyme or reason as to when or how oven doors exploded in the cases we heard of from members. Original high quality range cooktop oven door door glass parts and other parts in stock with fast shipping and award winning customer service. My glass oven door exploded and it wasn t on. Don t use the door to close the oven racks.

We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. At 8 45pm the front glass of the oven door shattered into sheets shards and pieces. It sounded like a gun went off. Glass continued to pop and disintegrate after hitting the floor.

Never bump your oven door with pots and pans. Cases of exploding oven doors are rare but if yours does explode you probably won t see it coming. Over the years a small but significant number of homeowners have reported a strange frightening and potentially dangerous issue. 7 years old answered by a verified appliance technician.

We got the oven in 2010. Never slam your oven door. Buy today ships today. A number of the cpsc complaints online involved glass doors that shattered or exploded during the self cleaning cycle.

It could be either the inner or outer glass panels that shattered. To explode the glass on the unit.