Why an electric stove is shocking and how to fix it

It happens that some time after the installation of the electric stove, it begins to “bite” its owner, that is, for some reason, its body begins to be shocked. It can be very gentle strokes, but pleasant, of course, is not enough, especially if you touch the stove with wet hands.

This problem must be eliminated as soon as the first symptoms appear, otherwise the matter can reach serious and life-threatening injuries. It is impossible to name one single reason here, therefore, a diagnosis should be made and the root of the malfunction should be correctly identified in order to eliminate it later.

If you are more or less versed in the design of the electric stove and have basic handling skills with multimeter and indicator screwdriver, then, in principle, a simple diagnosis will be within your power. However, it is important to remember that any repair operations with electrical appliances pose a danger if a person does not have experience and qualifications.

It’s better to call the cooker maintenance wizard with a safety group no lower than third, since he knows the weak spots of electric stoves, has the appropriate experience, and it is easy to determine what and where is wrong so that it can be quickly fixed!

If you decide to take on the matter yourself, then remember that it is necessary to observe safety precautions as much as possible, the internal inspection of the stove is carried out only when it is turned off. If the stove is turned on, do not touch the stove with wet hands, barefoot or in wet clothes.

Therefore, first unplug the stove from the network and inspect the insulation of those wires that are in sight, maybe everything will become clear right away, and you will not have to disassemble the stove. If, during an external examination, nothing unusual was revealed, you will have to disassemble the plate and sequentially disconnecting its nodes, ring with a multimeter in ohmmeter mode resistance between the electrodes of the plug so that there are no closed circuits.

Check grounding

Even at the design stage of the electric stove, everything is done in such a way as to prevent any possible leakage of current from its components to the case. Serves for this grounding. However, a gap can still appear due to the fact that although everything inside the plate is working, outside grounding may be absent altogether.

The bottom line is that any normal modern outlet has three contacts: “phase”, “zero” and “earth”. But what if there is a ground contact, but in fact the ground connection is not connected to it, or it was connected earlier, but then for some reason it disappeared?

Grounding could cease to fulfill its function for various reasons: oxidation of the terminals of the ground wire, overheating factor, excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation, the destructive effect of moisture, etc. One way or another, it is necessary to check the integrity of the ground loop and find out if the power supply is grounded?

First, using a multimeter in voltmeter mode, or using an indicator screwdriver, find the phase and zero outputs of the outlet. Then measure the resistance between the socket zero and the ground terminal. Resistance should not be significant.

Also, the phase may appear on the plate body even if the grounding in the socket is working properly, but the plug terminal does not contact the socket grounding terminal. Check this. Finally, it will be necessary to ring the plate body and the ground terminal on the plug - the resistance should be practically zero. If a problem is identified at this stage, an electrician will be able to solve it.

Check insulation integrity

A fault in the insulation can also cause a phase to appear on the plate body. Insulation can be violated both at the contact points and on the connecting wires.The integrity of the contacts is checked with a multimeter with the plate turned off, and an indicator screwdriver is suitable for locating the phase leakage on the case and on the plate nodes. Remember that you can’t touch the included plate during operation with the indicator screwdriver with your bare hands!

Having identified the phase leakage point, then it will be easy to find the part of the plate inside which the phase breaks through, which means that this part needs to be repaired or replaced.

Are Tena goals

Faulty (broken) TENY can also cause stress on the body of the plate. Most often, the oven begins to sin. The heater can heat up and work almost as usual, but a breakdown will take place and will cause some current through the weak spot. In this case, it is necessary to completely replace the punched heater. Replacement of the heater can be done by a master repairing electric stoves.

Does the filter break through

An infrequent, but periodically occurring reason for the appearance of alternating voltage on the plate body is a breakdown of the capacitor, designed to smooth out impulse noise. This capacitor is installed next to the switching power supply, if one is present in the plate. Current breaks through the case of the faulty capacitor to the plate body and induces, although not very large, but noticeable and unpleasant to the touch, alternating voltage. Punch capacitor must be replaced.