P-7 Light bulbs?

[sarahperdue]

Some of you may remember that Kelly helped me score a gorgeous never installed P-7 double oven on Craig's list a year or two ago. It's my first self-cleaner, and I love it. The problem is that every time I use the self-cleaning cycle, the light bulb burns out. Do I need a special light bulb to withstand the heat of the self cleaning oven?

Thanks,
Sarah

 

[iheartmaytag]

I'm not positive

But I think they are just the standard appliance 40W bulb. The one thing to remember is to make sure the light is off during the self-clean cycle and that the oven has cooled before you turn it on, otherwise the filament can't stand the high temps and will blow out.

Newer GE ranges uses a Halogen type bulb, but I am pretty sure the older models didn't use anything special.

 

[turquoisedude]

Sarah, there are special 'appliance' light bulbs for ovens and refrigerators. Check in the electrical section of a hardware store - they should be there.
Hope this helps!

 

[cuffs054]

Sarah,
there is a special "dilectric" grease that you can put on the threads of the bulb. Sometimes the heat will make it almost impossible to unscrew the bulb. I know someone on here can give you advice on what it's called.
ps: If the bulb won't move at all Don't force it! Ask me how I know.

 

[whirlcool]

In our P-7 we had at our last house we used a standard Appliance/Oven 40W bulb. Never had a blowout/burnout. Those P-7's really hold a steady temp. it's our favorite oven. We wish we had room for one of those here.

 

[sudsmaster]

Never had a problem with my P-7 oven and light bulbs, either. I upped the wattage to 60W in order to try to get a good temp for making yogurt, but eventually got a separate yogurt maker instead. The 60w bulb is still in there, though, and seems to be withstanding the occasional cleaning cycle just fine.

 

[dj-gabriele]

At least here you can get two types of lamps for ovens, in different wattages (25, 40, 60, 75, 100W) that withstand 300°C (for non pyrolitic ones) and 500°C versions (for pyrolitic ones).
They cost just a couple € more than a standard CFL light bulb.
I used one of those to replace a defective sauna lamp that burned out every three months...

 

[dustin92]

Ours burned out once after the self-clean cycle, but I'm pretty sure it was the original bulb (from 1990!) It has been over a year with the new bulb (and several cleaning cycles) and it is still fine. I did use a "long lasting" appliance bulb, just because it was a major pain to replace.

 

[rustyspaatz]

Do you have the thick glass, cup-like shield in place, over the bulb opening? And is it aligned and tight?

This protects the bulb, and the rest of the oven from the excess heat.