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Re: Info on Diplomat ADP4810?

I have just checked, and there is a 3″ gap running top to bottom, the width of the oven. The only thing blocking the airflow would be the plinth at the front.

The housing is made by B&Q specifically for built-in double ovens. It would seem weird if they made them with insufficient airflow.

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Re: Info on Diplomat ADP4810?

The cooling fan will run for a good long time, especially if it’s not correctly vented. You need an open “chimney” at the back of the unit to let it breath, i.e., not sealed in or it will run for an age.

I don’t think it has a chimney. It’s built into a B&Q oven housing, which has a cupboard below, then the shelf for the oven to sit on, then another cupboard on top. I would have thought the only venting it has is in the small gaps around the edge of the oven. When the cooling fan turns on it blasts warm air through the top of the oven housing, right into your face.

I will see how it goes, and if I don’t end up using that top cupboard I may consider removing the base of it so there is nothing between the top of the oven and the cupboard for more venting.

Ehm, worse idea if you ask me for the most part. Electric is a LOT more stable for cooking with.

As I said, this is my first electric oven. I haven’t actually gotten a chance to use it yet, but so far it’s been noisy and awkward, whereas my gas oven, which survived a house move and 10 years in this house (and is a none-brand basic thing) was silent and easy to use.

Oh well, I’m stuck with it now, so I’ll have to learn to use it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I ended up cutting the power to it after each use for some peace and quiet.

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Re: Info on Diplomat ADP4810?

You were right, it was stuck in Auto mode. I held down 2 buttons and it started working.
But after a short while, it tripped the main breaker. I tried again, and it seemed to work, but it took a good 25 minutes to get to 240 degrees, and the fan (I assume for cooling down) was still running for an hour after it was turned off. It would have gone on longer, but I got annoyed by the loud noise and shut it off at the mains.

So I don’t know if it just needs a good servicing, or whether it’s knackered, or if it’s just a rubbish cooker with a loud and long-running fan.

Bah, I wish I’d stayed with gas now 🙁

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Re: Info on Diplomat ADP4810?

You might as well disregard this – The builders installed it today and it doesn’t work – the top oven seems fine (except the light flickers like mad), but the bottom oven doesn’t work at all 🙁

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