Electrolux oven element

[Neil_P_South]

Our lower oven is not getting up to temperature on some settings, it has 3 elements:

Upper – tested with multi meter, seems fine
Fan – tested with multi meter, seems fine
Lower – oven on “bottom heat” works fine, so I assume this element is ok. Will test it in a mo.

Can an element have failed yet still show ok on the multi meter? Can something else be causing the issue?

Thanks folks

[Neil_P_South]

Model KDFEE40X; prod number 944171721-01

[tubafan]

If the elements all meter ok and the connections to them are fine then the selector switch seems the next most likely candidate.

[Neil_P_South]

tubafan wrote:If the elements all meter ok and the connections to them are fine then the selector switch seems the next most likely candidate.

Thank you. I wondered if might also be the thermostat?

Also I notice the thermostat tube is connected to thin wire, which I can see some of inside the oven. I wonder if the tube just needs pushing back so the wire is not inside the oven?

[tubafan]

The thermostat tube is fine – it’s a capillary tube so some of it being in the oven is no issue. You said the oven doesn’t get to temperature on some settings and that won’t be the thermostat doing that, it’ll either be an element or the selector switch.

[electrofix]

the upper grill element has 2 elements on one frame
the outer one only is used as the oven element.
assume you checked both elements for continuity

and its best to disconnect one wire from the element as you test to eliminate false readings

Dave

[Neil_P_South]

tubafan wrote:The thermostat tube is fine – it’s a capillary tube so some of it being in the oven is no issue. You said the oven doesn’t get to temperature on some settings and that won’t be the thermostat doing that, it’ll either be an element or the selector switch.

I’ll have a play with settings (i.e. test whether the temp is not reached on a certain “mode” such as bottom heat, grill, top and bottom heat).

Can i just check – by selector switch, do you mean the one that sets mode, or the one that sets temp?

[tubafan]

Neil_P_South wrote:
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Can i just check – by selector switch, do you mean the one that sets mode, or the one that sets temp?

The one that sets the mode – eg fan or bottom heat only.

[Neil_P_South]

tubafan wrote:

The one that sets the mode – eg fan or bottom heat only.

Cheers, thanks.

[Neil_P_South]

This is the spare part I need …

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Looks very complicated, but according to espares video it is easy enough to install. Fingers crossed!

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