Oven, pop, broken!

Mark M

Mark M

Mark M

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Put the oven on earlier to warm up and 2 mins later the whole circuit blew!! Put it back on and everything including the oven appeared to work but turns out it must have been the oven as it didn't heat up after that!!

The oven is Zanussi double electric and everything works about from it getting hot. Light, timer and top oven grill works as normal. Had a quick look online and people are suggesting it's either the thermostat or the element? Some seem to suggest that if it was the element it would trip the electrics everytime it was put on?

Is it something I can repair myself? Parts seem to be reasonably priced and it doesn't look difficult to get the oven out.

Thanks
 
cheets64 said:
Cheaper to buy a new one these days.
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No its not.

What model Zanussi?

Just fixed parents for the princley sum of £26.99

Theirs is the double oven.

Assuming it is the cut out switch:
If you are competent to work with electricity, isolate oven both at the fusebox and the power switch.
Slide oven out and strip down.
The part is probably screwed to the inside casing (Will need to remove side panels) with 2 self tapping screws.
Remove, get rpoduct code and source replacement.
DO NOT USE OVWN without the safety thermal cut out.

If it is the element, it is even easier! Any cooker repair place will be able to get you one.
 
Mine broke a year ago, apart from not able to roast my own chicken and beef, i am not missing out i don't think.

No frozen pizza or frozen chips, not a big deal.
No ready meals, i am glad it's broken in that regard.

I just cool everything on the hob these days, and I don't have an microwave either.
 
When the element went on my Zanussi it gave the symptoms as you describe (and didn't keep tripping the electrics when it was turned on). Fortunately mine was still under warranty so I could get it repaired directly.

Watched the bloke repair it and it looked pretty simple to do really.
 
we replaced our element and it lasted 3 weeks ,seems the thermostat had gone as well so just burning element out till it blew might be worth replacing both.
 
How old is it? Might be worth checking if it still has a warranty for parts?

I've just bought a new oven and when looking around a few different manufacturers claimed 3/5 year warranty on parts (not labour).


I've never replaced an element myself, but the thermostat was a piece of cake.
 
cheets64 said:
Cheaper to buy a new one these days.
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it really isn't, getting a genuine spare part for our Belling cost me all of £20 and took about 10 minutes to fit.

espares may be cheaper than the smaller retailer you linked to (don't think they are an OcUK competitor, but will remove if so).
 
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