Oven bulb keeps blowing

Merlin5

Merlin5

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Hi guys. I had an oven bulb which lasted about 2 years in my old Bosch oven and it blew just over a week or so ago. I bought that one from Builders Depot. So I went and bought another of the same bulb last week from Builders Depot, (£1.20) and when I turned the oven on the bulb didn't work.Took it back for a replacement which worked for a few days but today it didn't and the filament broken. I thought the first one was DOA but perhaps my oven bulb socket is faulty and blew it and the second bulb. I'll go to Toolstation and try one of their bulbs. I read that screwing it in and then backing it off half a turn can help. It'll be be a pain if the socket is faulty. Anyone think that's likely?
 
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radderfire said:
Yes it sounds quite likely.
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Oh dear. I'm not great with electrics and have never tried removing the oven from the surrounding enclosure. But would be silly to get a professional in as that would probably cost the best part of a new oven. From what I can see, a new Bosch oven similar to mine can be bought for under £300. Mine was new in 2012. Never skipped a beat except now with this bulb issue.
 
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jpaul said:
£1.20 for an oven bulb is very cheap - I bought a genuine combo microwave one for £7 ... parents who have a new bosch oven from hughes
had one replaced gratis after 12months it lasted less than a month and this month now been replaced by hughes who put a better quality one in.

e: still in my browsinh history what I was going to get them .. osram one
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Thanks. Mines a screw in thread round bulb SES E14. My concern is that, although I bought cheap bulbs, one of them lasted 2 years which was good but the other two (exactly the same brand bulb) have both broken making me think it's the socket. But anyway, I'll try a different bulb and see how that goes.
 
for ses - this is the ses that's been running in my cheaper belling oven for 5 years or so
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Dont touch it with bare skin, the oils on your skin as they burn off when heating the oven can cause the lamp to pop.
 
BigBoy said:
Dont touch it with bare skin, the oils on your skin as they burn off when heating the oven can cause the lamp to pop.
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Ah. I did touch it while screwing it in. Well if it blows again, I'll try one more bulb and won't touch it. That said, I had a bulb last 2 years that I had also touched.
 
u might wanna clean the actual socket the bulb screws into.
Also if possible to partialy remove that socket, check on the back of it if the terminals are still fully seated. (may be accessible via panel on back of oven if not from inside)
from looking at google the socket has the same kinda little push on contacts that oven elements have.

maybe one has vibrated loose over time and arcs slightly.

obviously turn off the power to your cooker

BTW also if the socket the bulb screws into has a tab inside that sticks out a little the bulb is supposed to contact, maybe try bending it out a little, it might have got stuck in and not contact very well
 
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