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Simmerstat Failure

  • 03-03-2025 09:54PM
    #1
    John.G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,675 ✭✭✭


    I have a 2008 Belling 90E cooker which uses MP-V01-SVC simmerstats, original manufacturer, Invensys.These have a relativey short life of ~ 2/2.5 years.

    I never see any complaints re this short life as this type of simmerstat must be widely used, wonder is this a fairly typical lifespan?, only 2 people in this house.

    I had a Creeda Cavalier for 20 years or more cooking for a family of 5 with not one simmerstat failure.

    I opened one (failed) up today, and can see that the PCB eventually wears down where the baynot strip end in the cover contacts it due to the very slight pivoting movement of the 5W heating element/bimetal strip as it opens/closes, (rises/falls) the main contacts, the element the will then heat continuously as the 5W heater stops working, until switched off.

    Most of the cookers I see in Spain don't use this system, the elements have several spirals and are switched in directly by the control switch.

    Look at the red arrows in the attached, if interested.

    Simmerstat.jpg
    Simmerstat Cover.jpg


Comments

  • #2
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,945 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    I can't really see it in the photos John, but would a blob of solder not repair the contact area? Or even a thin piece of copper plate?



  • #3
    John.G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,675 ✭✭✭John.G


    They are quite flimsy, especially when worn down so don't think a repair is really feasible and at ~ €16 if you buy 4 at the time really not expensive, they give superb control, if you placed your hand on a cold plate and switched on to the first "setting", they control so well in switching in/out that you could keep your hand continuously on the plate. However I would have averaged say one replacement/year so not really that cheap if a electrician was changing it out, as I said above, I don't ever see any complaints re frequency of changing though.



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