Lay woman – seeks advice on 220 volt stove wiring.
The infinity switch of my front 8” burner of my electrical Maytag stove has gone hay wire. When the front knob is turned off, the switch is still on as the burner element is hot. There is also corrosion on the receptacle. I have seen the video how to change these two but it’s a job beyond me. The truth is this is the only burner I have used – its time I use the other 3 burners. I want to cease using this faulty burner and totally disable it. As in the future I may want to use these wires connected to the switch I don’t want to take the metal clips or terminals off and put the wires in caps. I intend to disconnect all the 5 terminals into this switch, possibly tape them off with electrical tape, leave them hanging inside and throw away the infinity switch they were connected to. As I am totally ignorant about electrical circuits and not sure if these wires that had gone into this switch would be still be carrying current I fear I may be inviting a short circuit. please advise me if what I plan to do is hazardous and if so what is the best way to disable this burner
The infinity switch of my front 8” burner of my electrical Maytag stove has gone hay wire. When the front knob is turned off, the switch is still on as the burner element is hot. There is also corrosion on the receptacle. I have seen the video how to change these two but it’s a job beyond me. The truth is this is the only burner I have used – its time I use the other 3 burners. I want to cease using this faulty burner and totally disable it. As in the future I may want to use these wires connected to the switch I don’t want to take the metal clips or terminals off and put the wires in caps. I intend to disconnect all the 5 terminals into this switch, possibly tape them off with electrical tape, leave them hanging inside and throw away the infinity switch they were connected to. As I am totally ignorant about electrical circuits and not sure if these wires that had gone into this switch would be still be carrying current I fear I may be inviting a short circuit. please advise me if what I plan to do is hazardous and if so what is the best way to disable this burner