Replacing oven element - how easy?

I did this a few years ago. Proceeded slowly, took about 1 hour. Worth trying to get a proper manual.

I've used this site a few times with good service.

Pretty much what I done when the element in our Siemens one went about a year ago.

Just about. It's very easy generally. You just need to swap the supply wires over to the new element, screw it into place and re-fit the panel and Bob's your uncle.

Tim

Almost, though the terminals may only be visible at the very back of the oven after taking of a panel or two and removing the oven from its housing.

Furthermore You'll need a good pozidrive screwdriver bit of the right size as the screws can be rusted in situ.

There are many manual online and if your lucky you might find yours.

Thanks guys - sounds as if it is worth a shot.

It's often worth putting Youtube as part of the search field when searching for a 'how to' on any machine or car etc.

Replacing a Hotpoint element

TURN POWER OFF at wall isolating switch. Remove panel, as you said four screws - remove single screw on element carefully pull forward and remove wire/spade terminals. When replacing make sure the wires go well back through the insulation. Shouldn't take more than 20 minutes.

I'm assuming it's a fan oven - make sure that fan is spinning freely and working. A failed or slow running fan allows element to overheat and sometimes fail.

Sometimes with generic elements they are not 'quite' the same size as the manufacturers and I've sometimes just had to bend the fins on the fan to give an extra mm or so of clearance.

(done about 25 identical Electrolux ovens in the past 5 years in one block of retirement flats)

Peter

I changed mine a while back in a fitted oven and it was most satisfying, as well as saving lots of money!!!

The only problem that maybe insurmountable is the grief your missus will give you if she has set her heart on a new one.

Your choice :-)

Oven elment on my fan oven was very simple job ... remove rear cover panel, and there were a couple of screws holding it in.

I had to do it twice, once to +vely ID the element (goggle produced 2 differing versions) then put it all back together to use it (multi mode oven) whilst ordering/waiting for new element to come; then again for final fitting (somewhat quicker!).

Jim K

Be careful that when you unplug the spade terminals the wires don't pull back through the holes in the oven rear panel. They're generally quite short. I tie a string to them before unplugging.

Mike

mmm in my case I was working on the other side of the rear panel, so I was on the same side as the spade connectors & wires etc (and the nuts that held the element in!)

Jim K