Exterior Sides of my Oven Get Extremely Hot

13 years ago

The Exterior Sides of my oven get Extremely Hot. So hot that even the inside of the kitchen cabinet next to it gets very hot. Does anyone have this problem?

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8 years ago

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weedmeister
13 years ago
how much clearance to the sides was specified by the oven manufacturer?
sayde
13 years ago
When we built a large radiator cover we got some thin insulation material to line the top -- protect the top from the heat. I'm thinking that this would be a good material to line the sides of the cabinets.
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asolo
13 years ago
Agree with weedmeister...look at the specs.
weiss528i
13 years ago
What model is your oven?
lamermaid
Original Author
13 years ago
My range is a natural gas Bluestar RNB-30. There are not any clearance recommendations in the specs.
lamermaid
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13 years ago
Just went out to purchase an instant read infrared thermometer- the temperature reads between 145degrees all the way to 240 degrees farenheit- i think that is wayyy too hot- one side of the range is up against a wood cabinet, because my granite has not been installed yet we removed the cabinet and the wood was extremely hot- concerned it this high temp will ruin my painted custom cabinets and door fronts alongside the range. Has anyone installed some kind of insulation between their range and cabinets? Has anyone taken the exterior temperature of their range? Thanks again for all responses.
malhgold
13 years ago
I've never checked the inside of the cabinet next to my oven, but for sure the sides of the cabinet that are against my oven are warm when the oven is on. I'm not really sure how it wouldn't get warm, the oven door is warm. I will check the inside of the cabinet the next time I have the oven on. I have a Blue Star as well.
buffalotina
13 years ago
When I run my oven (Bluestar 30" range) for several hours the sides of my adjacent cabinets get VERY hot indeed, also. I think it must be nature of the beast. I have never had a range before so I don't know how hot other ones get.
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13 years ago
Most cabinet manufacturers require the use of a heat shield on the cabinets next to a range. (It's basically a clear plexi piece.) They also require that you open the adjacent doors and drawers when using the self cleaning cycle. Ask your cabinet manufacturer what steps you need to take to maintain your warranty.
lamermaid
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13 years ago
I had heat shields installed, however the shields themselves got extremely hot also. I don't have a self cleaning feature on my range.
malhgold
13 years ago
This is directly from the blue star manual.

"This appliance has been designed to be
installed directly against rear walls and
side base cabinets. It cannot be installed
directly against tall side cabinets, side
walls, tall appliances or base cabinets extending
beyond 24 inches."
nicolessmith916
9 years ago
Just trying to revive this thread. We are designing our kitchen with our Blue Star range between two cabinet bases. The specs in the Blue Star manual do not indicate a heat shield is needed, but I think the exterior sides of the range get way too hot for my comfort. Has anyone had any luck with heat shields in the recent past? Thanks!
nycbluedevil
9 years ago
I have a 36" BS RNB installed between two base cabinets. I don't have heat shields. My cabinets are fine.

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