GE Electric Range Broil Element (WB44T10094)

The GE Electric Range Broil Element is the upper heating component inside your oven that provides the intense, direct heat needed for broiling foods. It works by converting electrical current into radiant heat, which browns and chars the surface of food placed on the top rack. When you select the broil setting, the range sends power through this element to produce the high temperatures required for proper broiling results.

A GE electric range broil element can fail due to normal wear over time, physical damage from food spills or grease buildup, or internal breaks in the heating coil caused by repeated heating and cooling cycles. Corrosion or cracks in the element body can interrupt the electrical circuit, leaving you without broil function entirely or with uneven heat distribution across the oven cavity.

Watch for these symptoms to help determine if the broil element needs to be replaced:

- Broil function produces no heat at all

- Visible cracks, blisters, or burn marks on the element surface

- Element glows only partially or unevenly during broiling

- Food browns unevenly or takes much longer than expected under the broiler

- Oven trips a breaker or blows a fuse when broil is selected

- Sparking or arcing visible inside the oven near the upper element