Well, it's actually not on the coils themselves. The stove has a
glass top which is where the foil melted onto....

On May 7, 9:02 am, "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
> "ahmed" > wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > So my roommate was heating something on top offoilon top of our
> >electricstoveburner. Thefoilended up melting onto the burner.
>
> > Any ideas on how to get it off? We've tried reheating it so it's
> > easier to clean off but with no luck.
>
> If you can just live with it, I'd leave it alone. But maybe you're in a rental
> situation and will be charged for getting it fixed.
>
> Heating a burner without anything on it shortens its life, so that's not the
> best idea.
>
> You can get new coil burner elements relatively cheap. They'll cost between $15
> and $50 depending on the brand ofstove, and they are relatively easy to
> replace. There's a ton of places on the net that sell them, but be prepared to
> put in thestovemodel number to get the right part. If you have a repairman
> come out to replace it, it's probably going to cost $100.
>
> Often you'll find coil burner elements in hardware stores. Most stoves use one
> of two types, a universal type and a GE (and Hotpoint) type.
>
> If the burner is not a coil type, all bets are off.
>
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