GE Electric Range Broil Element (WB44T10051)

The GE Electric Range Broil Element is the upper heating component inside your oven that provides the intense top-down heat used for broiling foods. It works by converting electrical current into radiant heat, reaching high temperatures quickly to brown, sear, and crisp the surface of food placed on the top rack. A GE electric range broil element can fail from repeated heating and cooling cycles that cause the metal coil to crack or break over time. Exposure to grease splatter, food drips, or moisture can also cause hot spots, arcing, or corrosion that damage the element and prevent it from heating evenly or at all. These symptoms can help you decide if the broil element is the source of your problem: - Broil function produces no heat when selected - Visible cracks, blisters, or burn marks on the element surface - Element glows unevenly or only heats in certain sections - Food takes much longer to brown or does not brown at all under the broiler - Sparking or arcing visible inside the oven near the upper element - Oven trips the breaker or blows a fuse when broil is activated - Burning smell or smoke coming from the upper oven area during use