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Posted by jublke on 25-08-2012 at 02:04:
My oven is on the lawn
I am an idiot. Instead of cleaning up a spill in my oven, I decided to use the oven's self-cleaning feature, which locks the oven while raising the internals to screaming high temperatures. About the time that I realized, hey, this might be a bad idea, my oven was on fire. Locked. I unplugged it and the fire grew for a while, then went out. My kids were flipping out - my husband is on a business trip this week. I kept a wary eye on it until I realized that I could smell an electrical fire and it was getting really really hot on my range. Then I called the fire department and my kids ran off and found our friendly neighborhood cop, who helped me drag the oven out to my lawn right as the fire department showed up. I live in a townhouse, so two fire trucks in our little cul-de-sac drew a lot of attention from the neighbors.
The house is fine, kids and I are fine. I suspect the oven is toast, though, and I am just so, so embarrassed. My husband is really sweet. He texted me "I've never really been all that into baking anyway."
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Posted by ChrisW on 25-08-2012 at 02:12:
Ugh! Oh man *hugs* ... it sounds like your husband is probably just glad you're all okay. 
We have someone from the fire department living nearby. One time I screwed up while cooking and there was a lot of smoke, so the alarms went off, and it was really, really dry at the time. He was suddenly at our door wanting to know if there was a fire that might burn the neighborhood down. I definitely slunk away from that conversation.
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Posted by k2p2 on 25-08-2012 at 02:24:
oh no...glad everyone was okay....but I wonder what went wrong?
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Posted by green on 25-08-2012 at 02:35:
I would have done the exact same thing, Jublke! After all, what is the whole self cleaning feature about if it can't handle one tiny little spill, right?
Don't beat yourself up too much over this, just be grateful the result isn't as bad as it could have been.
And whenever you feel embarrassed about it... Just remember my sister who called the fire department out because next door's fire alarm was going off.
Actually, it was just an old alarm clock they had thrown away, and if she had actually gone out the back to see if she could see smoke, she would have realised where it was coming from, but, hey - she tried...!
And you had two whole firetrucks full of firemen turn up just for you!! 
Personally, I think the oven was a worthy sacrifice for that!
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Posted by amethyst on 25-08-2012 at 02:55:
A few months ago I used I used the self-clean on my oven, and the neighbor upstairs came down to ask about the smell, it smelled like something was burning. Which it was, the self-clean doesn't really clean, it burns the spills into ash that we have to wipe out.
A few words of caution -- never use it more than once or twice a year. This I got from a guy who installs ovens for our local Sears. They don't insulate the brains well enough and if you use the feature too often, it can french fry the controls and wiring.
Also, not sure how current this is, but you want to be careful about using self clean if you've ever used oven cleaners because of the chemical residue. I know the chemicals can also damage certain types of oven lining/walls. The only reason I even used the feature on my oven is that it is brand new.
Glad you are all okay.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 25-08-2012 at 03:21:
I'm so sorry to hear that this happened! You might want to call up the manufacturer and let them know what happened... you used the self-cleaning feature correctly and it is supposed to work!
I'm glad everyone's okay and that you got through it all. 
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Posted by littlewolf on 25-08-2012 at 11:19:
cooking is over-rated
I'm glad you and your family is okay, sending you big hugs
ps your husband sound realy sweet.
plus you get to see firemen that's always a bonus
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Posted by clouddancer on 25-08-2012 at 13:21:
Julie that sounds like a very scary experience and am glad I have never tried using the self clean option on my oven (or course if I actually USED the oven to get it dirty in the first place ...)
I am glad you and your family are safe and that your husband is so understanding.
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Posted by RIgirl on 25-08-2012 at 17:46:
Oh, wow ... that must have been so frightening for you, Jublke!
I'm glad to hear that you and your family and your house are well and whole!
And, on the bright side, you can now get a brand-new, clean oven!
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Posted by Becky Rock on 25-08-2012 at 18:11:
I was just getting ready to use mine. No way now. I'll get the spray cleaner.
I'm glad you're all okay and no further damage was done, Julie. Sorry you've got to go shopping now. The kids are going to have quite a story for their frinds at school on Monday.
It could also be fic fodder...
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 25-08-2012 at 18:54:
Thank heavens you're okay!
I have to admit that I've never had to deal with an oven with a self-cleaning feature. My folks bought a house with a WWII-era oven and did everything possible to keep it going. (It's still in the kitchen, though it hasn't been used for a few years.)
Still, I'll use this as a cautionary tale when I finally move into a new place!
And, this could go into your family history to show that things weren't dull with you around! 
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Posted by Tengu on 25-08-2012 at 21:32:
I put in a layer of foil to catch any mess.
(not that I care if the oven is dirty or no.)
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Posted by amethyst on 25-08-2012 at 21:38:
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I do that, but I have an external element. The new ovens with internal elements warn you not to do that. You have to waste a rack with a drip pan if you want to catch the spills like that.
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Posted by jublke on 26-08-2012 at 12:29:
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<grins> I was thinking that. Princess is an obvious choice. I thought about Jason, but why would he bother to clean the oven? Same for Tiny and Keyop. Now Mark is another story ...
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Posted by Daniella T on 26-08-2012 at 17:00:
Oh dear! I was actually using my oven last night, and noticed a bad smell, and was thinking of cleaning it out -- I don't know if it has a self-cleaning option (haven't read the manual), but there's NO WAY I'll use that now!
To explain: it's not MY oven, it came with the flat I'm renting, and I didn't have to clean it out until now. So I guess it will be the old sponge again!
I'm very glad you're ok, jublke! This can be a very frightening experience!
I'd stick to my microwave (aka, the porridge machine) from now on!
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Posted by jublke on 27-08-2012 at 19:17:
Hey, I forgot to tell you the best part! The brand of oven I was using?
Spectra
No joke.
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Posted by KT1972 on 27-08-2012 at 19:22:
with a name like that, it was bound to go wrong!!
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 27-08-2012 at 19:23:
Oh yeah, there's a few fics in that one! 
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Posted by clouddancer on 27-08-2012 at 22:15:
Well no wonder your oven went up in flames.
As soon as you saw it was a Spectran you should have removed it from your house. Obviously you have not been paying attention. 
I would think it would go right along with "never feed them after midnight" and when the demonic voice says "get out" don't keep investigating. 
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 27-08-2012 at 22:42:
Obviously the Spectrans are attempting to create their own version of the Fiery Phoenix technology. Naturally they have failed miserably.
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