Bill wrote:
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Tabby writes

I think I know what I'm doing next week!

disconnecting the earth & shorting the RCD?

Strangely enough I did consider this, just to get the element hot in
the hope it may remove the moisture that has probably built up. The
oven is about 15 years old, was used regularly for about 5 years and
now only once or twice every couple of years.

A new element is £35:00 so not dramatically expensive, would heating
it be a fix or just a temporary bodge or just a waste of time?

It is worth a shot but your chances of success are only 10-20% IMHO.

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Cheers
Adam