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Is your oven door regarding to explode?

I obtained a call to do a cleaning on a KitchenAid double wall oven where the inside mug panel of the oven door exploded for no clear reason. The owners stated they had some remodeling work done recently and the contractor turned the ovens self clean mode on when the glass exploded. Isn't the goblet tempered and supposed to be stronger than normal goblet?

Is it common for oven door glass to explode for no reason?

A few complaints that the glass exploded during the self clean mode while quite a few complained the wine glass exploded when they hadn't even used the oven in to a few days.

What is tempered glass?

The cup on your oven door is tempered. Tempered wine glass via definition according towards the National Goblet Association (NGA) "A strong break-resistant variety of safety cup that, if broken, shatters into minor granular parts. Goblet heat-treated to withstand greater in comparison with normal forces on its surface" Uhh..How regarding - Tempered cup is manufactured using big heat and a quick cool down creating it 4 to five times stronger than normal wine glass. When tempered goblet breaks it is designed to "explode" into minor oval-shaped pebbles or pieces kind of of shards. What causes tempered mug to break?

It is not unwell-liked for the wine glass to develop small unseen stress fractures during this procedure. How can you stay away from glass breakage?

Don't drip cold beverages onin the glass when it's hot.
*The self clean mode heats the oven upwards of 900 to 1200 degrees (mug is tempered at roughly 720 degrees) The extreme heat from the self clean mode may affect the structure of the glass in time if you use your self clean mode typically.

What to do in the situation your oven door glass explodes

Thoroughly vacuum and deep clean your oven by hand. Do not use the self clean mode with the mug missing! There might be chunks of cup in between the door and cabinet frame, cup dust and little particulates inside the convection fan hide or coating the upper heating element. Have you ever experienced your oven door glass exploding? What kind of vacuum cleaner do you demand? How do the area of the place numbers while buying the vacuum cleaner?

Upright vacuums are the most pop and largest variety of vacuum cleaners. In the event you are planning to buy it for a smaller area, then, prepare certain you to opt for Canister Vacuums, Stick Vacuums or Hand Vacuums. Bagged or bag-less?

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