Elements in oven stop working.

KKkitty

So I've had a Beko oven and twice or 3 times the element went. The Beko one was over 10 years old so I guess it served me well. I have a Nordmende oven now and again the element has stopped working twice or 3 times. I've had the Nordmende one less than 2 years. What could be happening?

The Red Ace

a few things can cause your problem, voltage would need to be measured to see if its normal at c230volts, if there is a significant drop to c200v or at the higher end of 240 it could be the problem , a fan motor not running at full speed will definitely cause the problem and the product itself is only so so. if light bulbs need replacing fairly often get your sparks to check the supply.

tosspot

Had a repairman out before who said that switching the cooker off at the wall straight after using the oven can cause damage to the element. The fan keeps moving to cool down after it's finished but switching it off at the wall stops that and can cause issues.

KKkitty

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117635091#Comment_117635091

I never switch it off at the wall. It's getting a bit ridiculous now.

The Red Ace

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117635091#Comment_117635091

switching off after using the main oven makes no difference to how long the fan oven element lasts, its a different fan motor located under the worktop that runs automatically to cool the switches and the outer door panels to prevent burns so that service man has a bit to learn

Gussoe

Old thread but I also have a Nordmende, it's about a year and 8 months old and have had to replace the element 2x now.

DID Electric are just bidding time for the parts warranty to lapse and will probably cut me lose.

1st DID guy said i'm cooking too much wet food, and there's too much moisture in there. Wettest food I cook is roasted veg. So i stopped doing that. Since then the only things in the cooker are frozen pizzas, fish fingers, chicken nuggets and some scones. Use the oven part probably 3 or 4 times a week.

Now they are saying it's due to switching off the power using the wall switch. More bull crap.

Will never buy a Nordmende product again and will avoid DID.

Alun

It's just a Teutonic sounding brand name stuck on cheap Turkish and Italian white goods, to make you think you're buying into a quality German brand. The brand was bought by an Irish company called KAL in 2008, now called Gowan.

The "real" Nordmende company never made white goods, but TV's, radios, tape recorders and record players in Germany up until the 70's.

I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole either.

The Red Ace

Only settle for a new element and fan motor, they need to be changed together