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Smoking Kenwood Chef! - its Dead!!!

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xlt_hunter
xlt_hunter Posts: 510 Forumite
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Picked up a Kenwood Chef yestersay and all was working fine at the persons house. I got a A901 for £25 - bargin what I thought... then I went to use it today to make some bread on setting 1 and then thing started smoking after a minute or two, quick action to turn th dam thing off and open all windows before I set off the smoke alarms! - please tell me this isn't normal!

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Mike
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  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,256 Forumite
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    Might be just the rubber band slipping or (worse) could be the motor windings (terminal).

    iF IT'S DEF A RUBBERY SMELL THEN YOUR ok.

    iF THE MIX WAS TOO THICK IT WOULD STOP THE BLADES ROTATING AND THE MOTOR WOULD CONTINUE TO SPIN MELTING THE RUBBER BAND AS IT DOES SO.

    eASY TO PURCHASE AND FIT YOURSELF.

    jUST TAKE THE BOTTOM OFF AND THE NEW BELT SHOULD JUST PUSH ON.

    make sure it's unplugged!!
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  • xlt_hunter
    xlt_hunter Posts: 510 Forumite
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    Yes smell rubbery and not popping electrics :D

    It was a dough mix for some bread wouldn't say it was thick but good dough :),

    I will let it cool down and try again later without a mix and see what happens then
  • Blairweech
    Blairweech Posts: 1,379 Forumite
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    I had the same problem, except I was making pastry. But mine is fine now - I just let it cool down, and it still works ok.
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  • xlt_hunter
    xlt_hunter Posts: 510 Forumite
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    Update - its dead! - one of the Capacitors - rated 0.047uF on the motor has blown apart!

    Great - I need to source a new Capacitor now but finding one is a dam mine field.!
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
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    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=capacitors&doy=17m1&source=15
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Addiscomber
    Addiscomber Posts: 1,004 Forumite
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    You can find an authorised repairer through this page
    http://www.kenwoodservice.co.uk/agents/agent-locator.htm

    In your shoes I would take it an authorised repairer and have it properly serviced. You should end up with a still reasonably priced, good solid A901 Chef for less than one of the current models.
  • skinnygirlnot
    skinnygirlnot Posts: 152 Forumite
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    Can anyone advise me please. I bought a 901 on ebay in January and have used it a few times to make cakes.

    Last week I used it to make white bread and it was fantastic.However this morning I used it to make wholemeal (half white actually) and it started to struggle. Before I could get to it all this smoke came billowing out and the machine stopped working with a bang! I switched the plug off ( and had a little weep as I love my Kenwood and can't afford another:cry: ). Anyway, later on I switched it back on and it worked.I did switch it off straight away though.

    My question is: does that mean it's ok to use as it had just overheated (wishful thinking)?
    Has this happened to anyone else?
    What did you do?
  • skinnygirlnot
    skinnygirlnot Posts: 152 Forumite
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    Bump.
    Please, anyone?
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    That sounds similar to the problem a few posts up. I'd take the bottom off (when unplugged) and have a look.
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  • malamala
    malamala Posts: 491 Forumite
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    Hi Skinny,

    I had the same problem, smoke came out from my Kenwood Chef A901, but I could still turn it on afterwards.

    After doing some research on the net, my husband took it apart and found it was really the two capacitors that burnt and thus smoke came out.

    We replaced the two capacitors (0.15uF and 0.47uF) and they should work fine (though mine still is not right yet because the switch inside just snapped off so need replacing).

    HTH!
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