Fan not working in cooker.

miggiwoo

We have an electric cooker that I guess is approx. 10 Years old , as it was in the house when we bought it.Over the last 2 days I have noticed that the sockets downstairs have been fusing ( although its just the RCD that has been tripped) and noticed that each time it was when we were using the cooker/oven.Yesterday I put the tea in the oven and found that the main oven wasnt very hot , just blowing warm air.There is also a smaller oven/grill above the main oven that seems to be a bit warmer but not as hot as it should be.

Does anybody have any ideas if it sounds repairable ie. wiring or a new fan ?

Thanks for any replies :money:

macman

Make and model would help? If the fan is running then that clearly isn't the fault. More likely an element or thermostat problem. Get a white goods engineer to have a look.
Whatever it is appears to be causing your RCD to trip, (earth fault, short?) so it needs seeing to quickly.
Everything is repairable; whether it's economical to do so depends on the cost of repair. But with cookers, usually yes.

miggiwoo

Have fitted a new element on the cooker ( Hotpoint EW91) but within a minute or so of trying the oven it started smoking and could smell burning.Fitted the element exactly as the other was fitted , with only 2 wires to connect , so not sure why it was burning.It was the same wattage , 2500 , as the other element.

Have decided that we will need a new cooker as my wife isnt keen on spending money on repairing the cooker.

Thanks for the help. :money:

macman

New elements often produce a little smoke at first start up. I think there is a protective costing which burns away, hence the smoke.

miggiwoo

macman wrote: »

New elements often produce a little smoke at first start up. I think there is a protective costing which burns away, hence the smoke.

thanks very much , will give it 10/15 minutes cooking when I get home.Would be a cracking result and save me looking for a new cooker. :j

:money::money:

tonyh66

had the same problem, new element does smoke and smell for short period while it burns off coating.

Coveredinbees!!!!

yea don't try and cook with it until the smoke has gone or the food will taste horrible

miggiwoo

All sorted now , no smoke or smell of burning.Just for good measure afterwards went outside and fixed my outside spotlight that hadnt worked for months.
Thanks very much for all of the replies , really appreciate all of the kind people.