Faulty Electric Oven
Discussion
Am out at work this evening, Mrs Meeja called me to tell me that the oven is not getting hot.
After discussions she managed to get it to heat in 'grill' mode, and says she could get it hot as a conventional (none fan-assisted) oven, but in fan-assisted mode it did not get hot.
However, in both of the modes that did get hot, she says it generated smoke.
Do these things have seperate elements for each mode?
If so, would I be along the right lines assuming that the fan element has failed, and the other modes are generating smoke because the oven is never used in those modes, and it is simply crap burning off the elements?
A replacement element would be significantly cheaper than replacing the oven I expect.
It is a Belling built in oven, but cannot remember the model number.
Any advice welcomed!
After discussions she managed to get it to heat in 'grill' mode, and says she could get it hot as a conventional (none fan-assisted) oven, but in fan-assisted mode it did not get hot.
However, in both of the modes that did get hot, she says it generated smoke.
Do these things have seperate elements for each mode?
If so, would I be along the right lines assuming that the fan element has failed, and the other modes are generating smoke because the oven is never used in those modes, and it is simply crap burning off the elements?
A replacement element would be significantly cheaper than replacing the oven I expect.
It is a Belling built in oven, but cannot remember the model number.
Any advice welcomed!
I wouldn't have thought it has different elements fro fan and non fan mode, although it probably has different elements for oven and grill.
If the element hasn't gone its likely to be the thermostat, but both appear to be relatively easy to fit. Try googling for you oven model and thermostat and you should find the part. One of the parts websites has a handy video of how to replace the thermostats, and I bet it alo has one to show how to replace the element too.
I know this having looked at mine the other day, although it turned out that the switch unit behind the knob had come undone, and tightening that fixed the problem
If the element hasn't gone its likely to be the thermostat, but both appear to be relatively easy to fit. Try googling for you oven model and thermostat and you should find the part. One of the parts websites has a handy video of how to replace the thermostats, and I bet it alo has one to show how to replace the element too.
I know this having looked at mine the other day, although it turned out that the switch unit behind the knob had come undone, and tightening that fixed the problem
We had a similar problem with our oven.
Try these guys for your spares, they were absolutely miles cheaper than Belling.
http://www.ransomspares.co.uk/parts/search/element...
In our case the element cooked itself because the thermostatic probe had failed and the new parts included two new switches for the front of the oven, which in turn meant pulling some old wires out and fitting new ones, but the new cables came pre-crimped as part of the kit we bought.
Just make sure you tag the old wires as you disconnect them as this will help you identify them when you refit.
We rang Belling customer support and gave them the plate details from the back of the cooker and after getting past the spares sales people to their technical support man, they e-mailed us the colour pdf wiring diagrams to help trace all the wires and make sure we got it right first time.
In our case the retrofit kit and replacement element weighed in at about £100 lot against £1,000 for a new range cooker. New bits been going for about two years and haven't missed a beat. Bargain !
HTH
Jon
Edited for speeling
Try these guys for your spares, they were absolutely miles cheaper than Belling.
http://www.ransomspares.co.uk/parts/search/element...
In our case the element cooked itself because the thermostatic probe had failed and the new parts included two new switches for the front of the oven, which in turn meant pulling some old wires out and fitting new ones, but the new cables came pre-crimped as part of the kit we bought.
Just make sure you tag the old wires as you disconnect them as this will help you identify them when you refit.
We rang Belling customer support and gave them the plate details from the back of the cooker and after getting past the spares sales people to their technical support man, they e-mailed us the colour pdf wiring diagrams to help trace all the wires and make sure we got it right first time.
In our case the retrofit kit and replacement element weighed in at about £100 lot against £1,000 for a new range cooker. New bits been going for about two years and haven't missed a beat. Bargain !
HTH
Jon
Edited for speeling
Update:
Checked the oven when I got home last night, and it does appear that it is simply the fan element that has failed - Googled the model number, and an independant spares shop with a high street presence ten minutes from home stocks a replacement for £25.
A Youtube vid of the model that I have suggests that it should be a ten minute job to replace it.
That's tomorrow morning sorted then.....
Mrs Meeja monumentally annoyed as she had mentally spent approx £1k on a bling replacement oven......
On cross examination, Mrs Meeja admitted that the "huge clouds of smoke that filled the entire house" turned out to be "a bit of smoke that smelt a bit, opening the kitchen door for ten minutes sorted it"
Women eh?!
Checked the oven when I got home last night, and it does appear that it is simply the fan element that has failed - Googled the model number, and an independant spares shop with a high street presence ten minutes from home stocks a replacement for £25.
A Youtube vid of the model that I have suggests that it should be a ten minute job to replace it.
That's tomorrow morning sorted then.....
Mrs Meeja monumentally annoyed as she had mentally spent approx £1k on a bling replacement oven......
Paul Drawmer said:
The smoke was probably grease burning off the grill element if you haven't used that much.
That was what I suspected.On cross examination, Mrs Meeja admitted that the "huge clouds of smoke that filled the entire house" turned out to be "a bit of smoke that smelt a bit, opening the kitchen door for ten minutes sorted it"
Women eh?!
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