cleaning a hotpoint oven

[stephen999]

Hello,

We moved into a house with a fitted hotpoint oven, I can’t remember the model number apart from the fact it’s obsolete but I imagine most ovens are the same in this regard. The oven has panels on the sides and back, with thumb screws holding these panels on. I have unscrewed te side panels and removed them from the oven for cleaning but I am having problems removing the rear panel.

The rear panel has two screws: one either side. I am trying to unscrew these. the nuts rotate but never actually come off. I presume the whole nut and bolt are rotating as one. Perhaps they are so gunged up, the grease has “welded” them together! Perhaps the previous house owners never cleaned it!

Can anyone offer any suggestions how to remove this plate?

The fan is behind this plate; I presume there is an element also? Will anything dangerous be exposed when I remove the plate? Power off first!

The fan looks absolutely filthy. Do I leave that as it is, or should I remove that and give that a good clean too?

Thanks.

[Penguin45]

Re: cleaning a hotpoint oven

The only way to solve the back panel problem would be to remove the oven from the housing and locate and secure the mounting posts correctly. Hopefully, the front fastenings can then be persuaded free.

Fan is retained by a single nut, which is usually a left hand thread.

Yes, power off is always a good precaution.

Penguin45.

[stephen999]

Re: cleaning a hotpoint oven

Penguin45 wrote:The only way to solve the back panel problem would be to remove the oven from the housing and locate and secure the mounting posts correctly. Hopefully, the front fastenings can then be persuaded free.
Penguin45.

Thanks. So do you think the bolt is rotating with the nut? I’m not sure I want to take the whole oven out just to clean the plate. I plan to take the oven out only when it’s time to replace it. This oven works fine but it is looking worse for wear. I’m in a dilemma: I don’t like to scrap working appliances but it really could do with a freshen-up. Somehow steam and grease has got inside the door. Is this a faulty seal? It’s all cosmetic and that’s why I am trying to give it a good clean. We shall see.

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