Smeg oven – top element

[swansea_dave]

I have a Smeg range cooker, SUK81MFX, which tripped out the MCB today.

The bottom element looks fine and the resistance is good.

The top oven/grill dual element looks quite ropey and the inner element has a 2 inch split in it. The top inner element still has a resistance of 18.8 ohms (outer element is 44.5 ohms) but I assume it is shorting out due to the split? I can see that it needs to be replaced but I just wanted to check that this is probably the problem (loss of powder insulator so inner wire touches outer casing….)

Thanks in advance for all advice.

[RocketMan]

Re: Smeg oven – top element

It certainly sounds like the element has had it.

Part number is probably 806890482.

A quick e-mail to the shop@ (on left hand side) should be able to confirm part number and give you a reasonable price.

What ever you try, always unplug/turn off at mains or isolator.

If you’re not sureyou can always get a professional from repairs@

Good luck

[swansea_dave]

Thanks for your advice RocketMan.

The element has clearly had its day so I have ordered a new one. Hopefully that will sort it out, if not I’ll investigate further….

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