Kitchen Gas Appliances - Grease fire

Ok, We had a grease fire on our stove a small one but scary non the less. GOt it put out but later smellled smoke and got the top off to find the insulation around the oven was smoldering. Cut this off to get it outt athe house.

Well, call a repair plac eand they said the stove/oven is no good anymore. Is this correct? We already got a new one with 2 small kids around we just feel better but I was wondering if we could sell it to someone handy to rip it apart and and clean it and replace the insulation...


JUst feel bad tossing out a 2 year old stove if someone can fix it
Thanks

The insulation should be available as a part. Generally the side panels come off easily so it should not be a big deal repairing the range if that is the only damage. I'm like you, I would hate to see a two year old range be scrapped if, with a little effort and dollars, it could be put back in sound condition. Without the insulation replaced though I would be very concerned about heat transfer when using the oven so I would stress if you do sell it that it will need to be repaired before using.

You could sell it but make sure whoever buys it knows exactly what the problem was. You could also donate it to an agency (Goodwil etc) with a note attached telling them the problem. Good luck.

Hello: terricksa

You stated grease fire "ON" the stove? Suspect you mean inside the oven or broiler section. If so, most common cause is grease splattering up wards from within a pan or the broiler pan grate (Top Piece) was covered with aluminum foil.

To prevent another such fire in any oven or broiler section, never use foil anywhere in the oven or broiler nor on any of the parts.

Oil from broiling meats on a broiler slotted or grated broiler pan, covered with foil, allows oil to collect on the foil which allows it to boil up wards or splatter up wards into the flames.

Once the above happens, the oil catches fire and burners. Oil is flammable. Oven and or broiler fires not only create soot, which is hard to clean but also can cause destruction to the thermostat. Damage do to excessively high uncontrolled temps.

T-Stat will fail to maintain temp or not have it's internal temp control abilities due to internal damage. Oven will turn on but have a lose of temp control and likely burn any food item place into the oven compartment.

Summations:
NEVER use foil inside oven or broiler nor on any part(s) inside either. Not on racks, covers, plates or broiler pans. Never broil on baking pans either. Grease must drain away into broiler pan beneath broiler grate or drain below top broiler rack on the pan.

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I did mean "ON". We put the fire on the stove out but I am thinking a bit found its way down under the stove and on the insulation that covers the oven, which was just smoldering away.
We did get a new stove but am just wondering about the logistics of reparing and selling.

Hello: Terri

Thanks for clarifying the fire was on the stove and not inside the oven/broiler.

The insulation can be replaced, if you care to disassemble the appliance where needed. New insulation can be obtained from any local appliance parts dealer.

If do not want to replace the insulation, donate the appliance to a local charity. They will re new the appliance and give it to a needy family.