Oven Heating Element Gone Anyone Know How To Replace?

[SquirrelMadness]

Oven was taking ages to cook so I bought a new one. Now taking apart the old one found the heating element fell apart.

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Do I just buy any old element off eBay and install it? Pretty much all of them look slightly different... some rolled into a coil, others are a "grill". Not gonna spend more than £10 beyond that price I might as well bin the whole oven.

Thanks.

 

[gingergundog]

If I were you Id just get a new oven, sounds like a minefield tbh. Maybe a different make though, think Cooke & Lewis are a bit pants.

 

[bazzabear]

You've done the hard bit getting at the old one and removing it.
You've got the oven make and model, search up the specific element for that oven, do the reverse of what you did removing that one, and you're done.

Can't imagine you'll get one for a tenner though. Anywhere between £20 and £50 in my experience.

 

[SquirrelMadness]

You've done the hard bit getting at the old one and removing it.
You've got the oven make and model, search up the specific element for that oven, do the reverse of what you did removing that one, and you're done.

Can't imagine you'll get one for a tenner though. Anywhere between £20 and £50 in my experience.

It's £40 for the official one. That was my question can I use any element so long it's rated at same or more wattage? They are under £10 on eBay I can bend it to the right shape although it might be more length of element... then connect up the live and neutral and solder the earth.

This oven was real shabby the element wasn't even in it's enclosure properly, it will probably be better once I'm done with it. Then I sell it for cheap rather than scrapping it (bad for environment).

 

[Deleted User 298457]

It's £40 for the official one. That was my question can I use any element so long it's rated at same or more wattage? They are under £10 on eBay I can bend it to the right shape although it might be more length of element... then connect up the live and neutral and solder the earth.

This oven was real shabby the element wasn't even in it's enclosure properly, it will probably be better once I'm done with it. Then I sell it for cheap rather than scrapping it (bad for environment).

In my world 30 quid to avoid all of that headache is 30 quid well spent.

 

[SquirrelMadness]

In my world 30 quid to avoid all of that headache is 30 quid well spent.

It's not really a headache TBH like Bazza said the biggest headache was removing the element.

 

[LuckyBenski]

Don't go messing about with other elements - sounds like it will either be a ballache for you, or a problem down the line for the next owner.

BTW if you get one rated for more power it will draw more power - could cause problems for the oven if it's overpowered.

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

It's £40 for the official one. That was my question can I use any element so long it's rated at same or more wattage? They are under £10 on eBay I can bend it to the right shape although it might be more length of element... then connect up the live and neutral and solder the earth.

This oven was real shabby the element wasn't even in it's enclosure properly, it will probably be better once I'm done with it. Then I sell it for cheap rather than scrapping it (bad for environment).

Don't get one that's a higher wattage. The oven doesn't regulate how much current is running through the element. It just turns it on and off. The ovens internal wiring might not be up to carrying the higher current.

 

[Chris Wilson]

Our cooker went through three Chinese Ebay copy elements in three years. I hipot tested a new Chinese Ebay one and it broke down at 400v. Bought a genuine OE one, hipot tested it over 1000v and it lasted nine years until 'er indoors got a new cooker.

Get a genuine one. And no you can't bend the wrong ones to fit, they are packed with silica sand and the sand will migrate when you bend them allowing the internal heating wire to move nearer the grounded outer tube. It will then short out, either immediately or much sooner than it should.

Make sure the schonky spade terminals make a tight connection on the element's spades or there will be localised heating / burning at those points.

 

[pastymuncher]

Do not just buy any old element. You want the exact one for your oven. I always get one from The Element Man who is reasonably priced, has quick delivery and excellent customer service.

 

[Cornubia]

I've replaced elements in numerous appliances over the years as an electrician and you need to make sure you get the correct one for the appliance.