Belling fan oven failure

Use with a dead fan would melt the element in no time. Think about it

NT

Why? the fan only stirs the air around in the space. You can run most ovens ietehr with the fan on or off.

Thge fan is neccessary. The element often "surrounds" the fan in many cases.

You might find the fan is stuck/tight. They often did this in early designs. Try twirling it. If tight, it might need dismantling and some heat resisting lubricant.

But the controls will adjust power level, or actually use different elements.

As a secondary issue, many ovens also have an external fan on the same shaft, to cool the housing, which will not be working either.

Chris

He said: "It spins by hand OK, so is not seized"

Non-fan ovens are designed to be non-fan. Fan ovens are designed to be fan.

If nothing else, I'd expect serious hot and cold spots inside the oven.

FFS, it's about as ancient as the one that the numpty was asking about the "acceptable" temperature rise on t'other week. Just buy her a new oven as her Xmas pressie.

In message , Adrian writes

They're funny creatures, women. Were I to spend a few quid on a new double oven for her, for Christmas, yes, I would have to duck the incoming rolling pin. However, she would be delighted with a cookery book costing a tenner. I just accept, I don't try to understand.

New oven _and_ a cookery book. Job jobbed.

and ones we've had can be either - depending on the switch position.

I'm sure - but they'll be designed to run non-fan. I dunno about your "most" - both our current and our old fan oven could only run with fan. They're the only fan ovens I've had, so that's 100% against.

Don't new ovens often come with a free cookery book? Buy the new oven ,remove cookery book before she sees it and gift wrap it in christmas paper. Christmas present sorted.

G.Harman