Need: Force 10 Stove Burner Cap

[ewingengr]

I have a complete manual that force 10 sent me for your use.

[ewingengr]

Dang doc is 1mb and cannot attach will try as PDF.

[Dutch Duke]

WOW thank you guys, things make sense now. This oven is also exactly 20 yrs old.

Initially it was missing the internal fittings, the rack to hold this particular plate too. I managed to get a similar scrapped oven that had the rack and a plate covering the burner. Initial use of the oven without it resulted in an exploded hardglass bowl :-(

I got it all to work now, disassembled and cleaned the unit and it is in as new condition again! (Picture doesnt show the rack yet).

[Persistence]

Originally Posted by Vasco

Dutch,

That plate belongs to a 20 year old Force 10. I know, I have one. It goes in the oven directly over the burner. The grooves at the sides of the plate (not seen in your photo as they are on the other side) fit in the racks on the side. Without this plate the oven will not heat up properly. These old ovens have a single burner in the bottom of the oven and the burner is the same as a large stove top burner. After a fair amount of use the plate will warp badly and the oven will fail to heat. When this happens heat the plate with a torch and sit a concrete block on it to flatten it again.

Glad to know my Force 10 warped heat plate can be restored, since replacement is proving difficult. Can you advise *how much* heat is required (or how much is too much)? I am concerned that it could be overdone. I assume a welder's heat torch (big head) is how to apply it.

Thanks,

Bill