Candy Oven F241 Fan noise.

[hamish]

My oven fan has started making a noise but only after the oven heats up. I recently fitted a new heater element and suppose I could have bent the fan slightly without realising it. To the naked eye there seems to be no way the fan could be hitting anything however I did notice some slight circular scratching behind the fan on the panel it is mounted on. The fan does have a little fore and aft play but even then it seems to be well clear of hitting the panel. Could it be the fan balance ? Are Candy Oven parts still available because they dont show ovens on their website ?

[Dave_Conway]

Re: Candy Oven F241 Fan noise.

It sounds as if you may have bent the fan backwards slightly when fitting the element.

Try pulling them all forward slightly, that normally works 😉

Dave.

[hamish]

Re: Candy Oven F241 Fan noise.

Thanks Dave – i’ll give that a try. but how important is the fan balance on such a small light fan ?

[Penguin45]

Balance is not usually an issue. If you really want to check, mark one blade of the fan with a marker pen and (with the the power OFF), flick the fan and see where it comes to rest. Do this a few times, it should stop at random. The mark should show you where. If it stops in the same position each time there is a balance problem. This will EVENTUALLY lead to premature bearing wear in the fan motor. However, the fan is not usually a separate spare part and is normally supplied with a new fan motor.

SO……… Don’t worry about it! Just make sure the fan blades clear the back panel and you’ll be fine.

Regards,
Penguin45.

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