GE Oven Broil Element (WB44X173)

The GE Oven Broil Element is the upper heating component in your oven that provides the intense, direct heat needed for broiling food. It works by converting electrical current into radiant heat, glowing red-hot to quickly brown, sear, or crisp the top of food placed on the upper rack. Without a functioning broil element, your GE oven cannot deliver the high, focused heat that broiling requires.

The GE Oven Broil Element can fail over time due to normal wear, heat stress from repeated high-temperature cycles, or physical damage from food spills and grease buildup that cause hot spots or cracks in the element. A burned-out or broken element will no longer glow or produce heat, leaving your oven unable to broil properly even when the broil setting is selected.

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

- Oven does not broil or produces little to no heat on the broil setting

- Element does not glow red when broil mode is active

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

- Food takes much longer than normal to brown or sear under the broiler

- Uneven browning with hot and cold spots across the food surface

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