I have an oven unit that has a main oven and a secondary one with combined grill. It blew a fuse the other day when i turned it on and now is not working, fuses changed of course. SO i think one of the heating elements has shorted but not sure which one, any tricks of the trade to work out which one is blown so i can order a replacement?How can i test which element is broken on my oven?
look which turns red when you turn them on.
if you cannot see hold your hand at each side in turn and the one that is not working you wont be able to feel the heat as much as the sides that are workingHow can i test which element is broken on my oven?
use a circuit meter. you can cobble one together using battery, torch bulb, and two wires or you should be able to buy a circuit testing screwdriver cheaply. test the circuits one by one(when it's switched off!)How can i test which element is broken on my oven?
Home electrics what a pain! Usually if an element blows, after changing the fuse it would blow again or the rest of the oven would work. If nothing except the clock is working, you may find the problem is something other than, or as well as something else.
Its all quite basic really, but can be difficult to describe to the inexperienced.
You need to UNPLUG it (sounds obvious, but safety first).
You need to purchase a cheap multimeter. Set it to ohms x 1.
Now you need to open your oven so that you can get to the switches. I suspect (as its quite common) that water has got into the switch, possibly when cleaning. A visual inspection will reveal if any switch has burnt itself out. If nothing obvious, test with the meter. If there is an open circuit, the meter will not read. With both probes across two points of the switch, you should get a reading in the on position, nothing in the off.
And you should get a variable reading if you're measuring across the thermostat. You can also use the meter for reading the elements. A good element will read almost short circuit, i.e nearly all the way over. A bad element will cause no movement. Hope i've given you a good idea of where to start, good luck!
