Suggestions for sourcing spares for foodprocessor

PipneyJane

The blender for my 10 year-old food processor started leaking last night. It's a Moulinex Ovatio 3 AAT7R4 Duo Food Processor, exactly like this one on Amazon. It looks as if the seal has gone at the bottom, where the blade joins the jug - that is where it was dripping.

I had a look at the Moulinex website, which was very unhelpful. For spares and accessories, they link to a website that doesn't list any of their products! I've emailed them but don't hold out much hope.

I've done a websearch and turned up mainly rubbish.

Seven or eight years ago, I managed to break the bowl of the foodprocessor. I replaced it via a website (a company in Essex) but can't find the details anywhere. I remember it cost almost as much to ship the replacement as it did to buy it. The combined cost was about £10 less than buying a complete replacement.:eek: (I have one more place to look when I get home from work - somewhere that isn't filed on my web-based email.)

Can anyone here suggest a good source for spares? Or a way to fix it? I don't want to spend a fortune, however it seems a waste not to at least try to fix it if I can. :beer: I won't be left completely unequiped - I can still use the foodprocessor and my Kenwood came with a blender (but that means getting big, hefty Ken out of the cupboard instead of the lighter foodprocessor).

TIA.

katieowl_2

There are all sorts of companies on line who do spares, but I know it's often as expensive to replace a bit as the whole thing!!!

If you could make a seal OUTSIDE the blender goblet with a waterproof kitchen/bathroom silicone sealer (the sort they use round baths, or at the back of sinks) that might be worth a try? It's a bit vinegary smelling as it comes out of the tube, but the smell goes away. It's awfully difficult to get off if you get it where it's not required too...so a cautious job!


Kate

floss2

PipneyJane wrote: »

....Can anyone here suggest a good source for spares? ...

Try here - I've used them twice for pushers for my Moulinex FP, which is over 10 years old.

HTH

nuatha

If its the sort where the base screws off the jug for easier cleaning you should be able to get a replacement seal fairly easily. Remove the old seal and measure the inner and outer diameters, finding a matching seal or "o" ring should be straightforward, my first port of call is an old ironmongers locally, who seem to stock everything. But buying online should be very easy, usually these sort of things are stock sizes that have a huge range of applications. The seal on mine is the same size as one of the smaller kilner jars and the kilner seal has kept it going for nearly 10 years.
HTH

culpepper

I have used espares a few times to find spares for kitchen machines and even gardening machinery.
Ebay may also have people selling them 'spare or repair' and I have sold parts on there myself from an old kenwood many moons ago .

PipneyJane

floss2 wrote: »

Try here - I've used them twice for pushers for my Moulinex FP, which is over 10 years old.

HTH

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'd particularly liked to thank Floss2 for suggesting Belstar. They were the website I couldn't remember - the one I used when I broke the foodprocessor bowl in 2008.

Belstar sell a replacement liquidizer blade seal for my model of food processor/blender. I have to figure out how to remove the blade without damaging it and the blender drive coupling (the nut is inset into the drive coupling). Once I've done that, I'll order a new seal (on the basis that if I damage either the blade or the drive coupling in the process and need to replace them too, I'll only need to pay one lot of p&p). Sadly, it's a one-piece unit plus lid. So no easy unscrewing of the base and sticking in a new seal.

Worst case scenario is a new blender jug. Belstar sell them too.

zippychick

as this has dropped down the board, ive moved it to I wanna board to see if you get any other ideas over here

Zip