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Our ten year old Neff fan oven tends to need a new element about once every year, or so. I’ve been racking my brains trying to figure out what could be causing this an one thing that occurrs to me is that the element is getting too hot because of a fan problem?
The fan was replaced years ago and I’m wondering if it’s running backwards? How can I check?
Re: Neff fan oven ‘eating’ elements
A lot of the guys in the trade will give little or no guarantee on oven elements, the BSH ones in particular did go through a spell of poor reliability. I very much doubt the fan is running in reverse, even if you switched the wiring connections over it would still run in the correct direction.
Where are you sourcing your elements from?
Re: Neff fan oven ‘eating’ elements
My oven element needed replacing about once every 12 months for a couple of years, always replaced with cheap ones off ebay – no probs. Then suddenly they started blowing every couple of months. Personally lessons learnt were:
– make sure replacement elements are correct wattage, rating, turns etc for your appliance. I’ve a feeling I got one our two incorrect ones.
– also check the thermostat, a sus thermostat can blow elements and can usually be replaced with a generic thermostat very inexpensively
– check wiring / connections. After replacing several elements on this machine I found the spade connectors to be both loose and charred / discoloured. Last time I replaced the element, after it blowing about three in as many months, I went through all the internal wiring in the back of the machine and crimped new spade connectors on any that were loose or discoloured. It hasn’t blown again since and that was getting on for a year ago…Re: Neff fan oven ‘eating’ elements
Last element, which lasted ten months, ebay, previous one, which lasted nineteen months, UKWhitegoods. The element glows red when heating. Is this right?
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