Magic Chef
Electrical Short or Overload
Range or cooktop trips the circuit breaker when turned on.
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Safety Warning
This repair may involve working with high voltage components or water connections. Always unplug the appliance before removing any panels.
If you are not confident in your ability to perform this repair safely, we strongly recommend contacting a professional technician.
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Possible Causes
Shorted heating element, Pinched or bare wiring touching chassis, Failed terminal block, Incorrect breaker size or shared circuit
How to Fix / Troubleshooting
Safety first: Leave the breaker OFF until the fault is found. Do not repeatedly reset a tripping breaker.
Steps:
- Isolate component: Turn off all burners and oven functions. Turn the breaker ON, then turn on one function at a time to see which causes the trip.
- Inspect wiring: With power OFF, remove rear and bottom panels to inspect wiring to the suspect element or burner. Look for melted insulation or wires touching metal.
- Check elements: Test suspect elements for continuity to ground (one meter lead on element terminal, one on chassis). Replace any element that is shorted to ground.
- Terminal block: Inspect the power cord terminal block for burns or loose connections. Replace if damaged.
Warning: If you are not comfortable working with 240V circuits, contact a licensed electrician or appliance technician.
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Repair Difficulty
Professional Required
5/5
Required Part
Heating Element or Wiring Harness
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