A homeowner can save money by limiting the number of times that an expert at stove and oven repairs must come to the house. An effort to keep those same appliances clean can work to limit the frequency with which such an expert appears at any one homeowner’s doorstep. If you own a home, you should keep these cleaning tips in mind.

Cleaning advice for the home with an electric stove and oven

Be diligent about removing the dirt from the drip pans. Those are the pans that fit under the stove’s heating elements. Each burner has its own drip pan.

Cleaning advice for homes with either an electric or gas stove and oven

Do not go overboard when attacking the control knobs. Do not remove them. Use a damp cloth to clean each knob. Do not use a harsh cleaner; otherwise you may remove the numbers on the cleaned knob. Never spray a cleaner into the area behind the knob. Never spray cleaner directly onto the appliance. Spray the cleaner onto a damp cloth, and then apply that to the dirty sections of the stovetop.

Cleaning advice for the oven with a self-clean system

Make use of that same system. After the system has finished its cycle, wipe down the racks and the oven’s walls. Take advantage of the system’s availability, and do so according to the schedule given in the owner’s manual.

Tips for those homeowners that do not have such a self-clean system

If your oven does not come equipped with such a system, you must schedule time to clean it once a month. Be sure to use an oven-safe cleaner. Do not overlook the door seal; it should be wiped down. A dirty seal will keep any type of oven from achieving the temperature that matches with the knob’s setting. It is important to hire the services of an appliance repair technician in San Diego County.

Maintenance tips for both gas-fueled and electrically-fueled ovens

The stove’s knobs should not be seen as the only place where an effort to keep the appliance clean can invite, rather than prevent the need for repairs. Never coat an oven’s interior surface with foil. Even lining just the bottom of the oven with foil invites problems. It can damage one of the appliance’s elements, namely the one that controls the oven’s temperature. By the same token, it does not make sense to cover the stovetop with foil. That seemingly smart action could cause the heat to become too intense. It could force a cook with a clean stove to deal with a scorched sauce. Contact us:

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