Kenwood CKBU 330 Double Oven Vent Fan

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  • February 4, 2011 at 8:33 am #60777
    kwilby
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    Hi all.

    My Kenwood oven has a small fan on top and outside of the top oven/grill, it seems to be for venting warm air and nothing to do with the cooking process.

    My question is, can I safely disconnect it? Despite my efforts to quieten it down it is quite noisy and stays on long after the lower oven has been turned off.

    I realise it was designed with safety in mind but is it absolutely essential?

    Many thanks.

    February 4, 2011 at 8:45 am #343607
    kwilby
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    Re: Kenwood CKBU 330 Double Oven Vent Fan

    OK I just found a similar post with a reply saying that it’s dangerous to operate without the cooling fan, so unless someone posts otherwise I’ll assume that to be the case (no pun intended) 😀

    Thanks.

    February 4, 2011 at 9:06 am #343608
    Specialist01269
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    Re: Kenwood CKBU 330 Double Oven Vent Fan

    Your assumption is correct, it’s dangerous to remove / bypass the fan. if you look in the UK whitegoods shop you may find them available at a very good price.

    February 4, 2011 at 10:30 am #343609
    kwilby
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    Re: Kenwood CKBU 330 Double Oven Vent Fan

    Thanks for your reply 🙂

    The motor itself is silent when I take off the fan blade assembly, the noise seems to come from the rubber grommet/bearing end of the assembly. I tried some high melting point grease which helped for a while but now it’s noisy again.

    Maybe it’s just one of those things to get used to and ignore, like the missus 😆

    February 4, 2011 at 10:40 am #343610
    Specialist01269
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    Re: Kenwood CKBU 330 Double Oven Vent Fan

    Oops., I would’nt let your missus read that, especially if she does the cooking. Lol

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