Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

Missus trying to use this as an excuse for a new one... I am sure
calling someone in in this part of the world will result in something
close to £100 for repairing a 7 year-old oven, which does make you start
thinking about a new £300ish replacement.

Had a look, and a replacement element costs peanuts, e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTPOINT-D...-/390035019932
so I thought that it was worth a shot.

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4
obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?

On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:
Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

Missus trying to use this as an excuse for a new one... I am sure
calling someone in in this part of the world will result in something
close to £100 for repairing a 7 year-old oven, which does make you start
thinking about a new £300ish replacement.

Had a look, and a replacement element costs peanuts, e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTPOINT-D...-/390035019932
so I thought that it was worth a shot.

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4
obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?


I did this a few years ago. Proceeded slowly, took about 1 hour. Worth
trying to get a proper manual.

JoeJoe wrote:
Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

Missus trying to use this as an excuse for a new one... I am sure
calling someone in in this part of the world will result in something
close to £100 for repairing a 7 year-old oven, which does make you start
thinking about a new £300ish replacement.

Had a look, and a replacement element costs peanuts, e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTPOINT-D...-/390035019932
so I thought that it was worth a shot.

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4
obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?


I've used this site a few times with good service.

http://www.elementman.co.uk/

On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:
Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4
obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?


Pretty much what I done when the element in our Siemens one went about a
year ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r0v7UEG1Ps


--
Dawood

JoeJoe wrote:
Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

Missus trying to use this as an excuse for a new one... I am sure
calling someone in in this part of the world will result in something
close to £100 for repairing a 7 year-old oven, which does make you start
thinking about a new £300ish replacement.

Had a look, and a replacement element costs peanuts, e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTPOINT-D...-/390035019932 so I
thought that it was worth a shot.

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4 obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?

Just about. It's very easy generally. You just need to swap the supply
wires over to the new element, screw it into place and re-fit the panel and
Bob's your uncle.

Tim

On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:
Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

Missus trying to use this as an excuse for a new one... I am sure
calling someone in in this part of the world will result in something
close to £100 for repairing a 7 year-old oven, which does make you start
thinking about a new £300ish replacement.

Had a look, and a replacement element costs peanuts, e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTPOINT-D...-/390035019932
so I thought that it was worth a shot.

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4
obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?

Almost, though the terminals may only be visible at the very back of the
oven after taking of a panel or two and removing the oven from its housing.

Furthermore You'll need a good pozidrive screwdriver bit of the right
size as the screws can be rusted in situ.

There are many manual online and if your lucky you might find yours.

On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:
Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

Missus trying to use this as an excuse for a new one... I am sure
calling someone in in this part of the world will result in something
close to £100 for repairing a 7 year-old oven, which does make you start
thinking about a new £300ish replacement.

Had a look, and a replacement element costs peanuts, e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTPOINT-D...-/390035019932
so I thought that it was worth a shot.

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4
obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?


Thanks guys - sounds as if it is worth a shot.

On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:
Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

Missus trying to use this as an excuse for a new one... I am sure
calling someone in in this part of the world will result in something
close to £100 for repairing a 7 year-old oven, which does make you start
thinking about a new £300ish replacement.

Had a look, and a replacement element costs peanuts, e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTPOINT-D...-/390035019932
so I thought that it was worth a shot.

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4
obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?


http://www.espares.co.uk/advice/1/11...n-oven-element

On 23/02/2014 20:11, gremlin_95 wrote:


Pretty much what I done when the element in our Siemens one went about a
year ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r0v7UEG1Ps



It's often worth putting Youtube as part of the search field when
searching for a 'how to' on any machine or car etc.

Replacing a Hotpoint element
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOeLNI8A8ZY


--
mailto:news{at}admac(dot}myzen{dot}co{dot}uk

On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:
Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

Missus trying to use this as an excuse for a new one... I am sure
calling someone in in this part of the world will result in something
close to £100 for repairing a 7 year-old oven, which does make you start
thinking about a new £300ish replacement.

Had a look, and a replacement element costs peanuts, e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTPOINT-D...-/390035019932
so I thought that it was worth a shot.

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4
obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?


TURN POWER OFF at wall isolating switch. Remove panel, as you said four
screws - remove single screw on element carefully pull forward and
remove wire/spade terminals. When replacing make sure the wires go well
back through the insulation. Shouldn't take more than 20 minutes.

I'm assuming it's a fan oven - make sure that fan is spinning freely and
working. A failed or slow running fan allows element to overheat and
sometimes fail.

Sometimes with generic elements they are not 'quite' the same size as
the manufacturers and I've sometimes just had to bend the fins on the
fan to give an extra mm or so of clearance.

(done about 25 identical Electrolux ovens in the past 5 years in one
block of retirement flats)

Peter

In message , JoeJoe
writes
On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:
Oven died earlier this evening - fan and everything still seem to be
working, but element looks dead I can see it, and it is not heating up).

Missus trying to use this as an excuse for a new one... I am sure
calling someone in in this part of the world will result in something
close to £100 for repairing a 7 year-old oven, which does make you start
thinking about a new £300ish replacement.

Had a look, and a replacement element costs peanuts, e.g.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOTPOINT-D...ELEMENT-/39003
5019932
so I thought that it was worth a shot.

I had a look inside the oven, and there seem to be a metal panel at the
back covering the element and the fan, held in place with (I believe) 4
obvious screws.

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?


Thanks guys - sounds as if it is worth a shot.

I changed mine a while back in a fitted oven and it was most satisfying,
as well as saving lots of money!!!

The only problem that maybe insurmountable is the grief your missus will
give you if she has set her heart on a new one.

Your choice :-)



--
Bill

On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:

Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and
pushing the new one in?



Oven elment on my fan oven was very simple job ... remove rear cover
panel, and there were a couple of screws holding it in.

--
UK SelfBuild: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/

On Monday, 24 February 2014 21:30:46 UTC, Rick Hughes wrote:
On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:



Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and

pushing the new one in?







Oven elment on my fan oven was very simple job ... remove rear cover

panel, and there were a couple of screws holding it in.

+1
on mine the worst part was how much of the outer casing & how many screws had to come off to gain access to the 2 nuts that held the element in.

I had to do it twice, once to +vely ID the element (goggle produced 2 differing versions) then put it all back together to use it (multi mode oven) whilst ordering/waiting for new element to come; then again for final fitting (somewhat quicker!).

Jim K

On Tuesday, 25 February 2014 19:39:16 UTC, Jim K wrote:
On Monday, 24 February 2014 21:30:46 UTC, Rick Hughes wrote:

On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:







Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and



pushing the new one in?















Oven elment on my fan oven was very simple job ... remove rear cover



panel, and there were a couple of screws holding it in.



+1

on mine the worst part was how much of the outer casing & how many screws had to come off to gain access to the 2 nuts that held the element in.



I had to do it twice, once to +vely ID the element (goggle produced 2 differing versions) then put it all back together to use it (multi mode oven) whilst ordering/waiting for new element to come; then again for final fitting (somewhat quicker!).



Jim K


Be careful that when you unplug the spade terminals the wires don't pull back through the holes in the oven rear panel. They're generally quite short. I tie a string to them before unplugging.

Mike

On Tuesday, 25 February 2014 19:49:58 UTC, wrote:
On Tuesday, 25 February 2014 19:39:16 UTC, Jim K wrote:

On Monday, 24 February 2014 21:30:46 UTC, Rick Hughes wrote:



On 23/02/2014 19:41, JoeJoe wrote:















Is it as simple as removing the panel, pulling the dead element out, and







pushing the new one in?































Oven elment on my fan oven was very simple job ... remove rear cover







panel, and there were a couple of screws holding it in.







+1



on mine the worst part was how much of the outer casing & how many screws had to come off to gain access to the 2 nuts that held the element in.







I had to do it twice, once to +vely ID the element (goggle produced 2 differing versions) then put it all back together to use it (multi mode oven) whilst ordering/waiting for new element to come; then again for final fitting (somewhat quicker!).







Jim K





Be careful that when you unplug the spade terminals the wires don't pull back through the holes in the oven rear panel. They're generally quite short. I tie a string to them before unplugging.



Mike

mmm in my case I was working on the other side of the rear panel, so I was on the same side as the spade connectors & wires etc (and the nuts that held the element in!)

Jim K