Heat treat oven help

Lagrange

Lagrange

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I have an old evenheat copper jr. Recently the heating element broke so I ordered a new on from evenheat. I just finished replacing the element, plugged it in..set the controller for 500 degrees and sat back and watched.
When the oven started there was a little smoke comming from inside the oven, not much, I figured it was oil or something burning of the element. Then when it got to around 100 degrees the plug where I plugged it into the socket started smoking quite badly. I quickly unplugged it.

I dont know what went wrong. I installed the new element exactly like the old one. But the smoke tells me there is a short or something.
Anyone got any ideas...what I should look at or something??

Please help...
 
I wouldn't worry about smoke coming off of a new element.
The recptical it was plugged into may be old and worn out and need replacing,heat over time caused from loose connections will cause this. Turn the power off to that recptical,pull it out of the box and look at where the wires are connected to it,if those connections are lose or discolord replace the receptical.
 
I wouldn't worry about the elements smoking some either. I would worry about the hot plug - and I would really worry that the heat didn't blow a breaker???? The whole idea of a breaker is to preve nt fire and sounds like it may have failed that had you not been there to unplug the cord.

I do agree you have a problem somewhere, but I have no suggestions.
 
Calvin nailed it. I replaced the receptical and everything works like it should.
...a big thank you Calvin. You saved my bacon again. Now I can have breakfast.
 
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