Anyone fitted a new motor for an electric cooker fan?
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Worth a shot ...
I need to fit a new motor to the electric fan in my RangeMaster 110;
Part on the internet is £18, local company want £130 fitted ..
Either someone is making a packet or it's hideously complex .. I suspect the former?
anyone know if this is a suitable job for DIY before I start pulling it apart?
I need to fit a new motor to the electric fan in my RangeMaster 110;
Part on the internet is £18, local company want £130 fitted ..
Either someone is making a packet or it's hideously complex .. I suspect the former?
anyone know if this is a suitable job for DIY before I start pulling it apart?
Never done it, but I have replaced a number of parts from washing machines, boilers, hoovers, cookers and ovens in the last few years.
In my experience, household items are so simply put together they are almost a disappointment to work on. You are all geared up for a challenging job, and it is done before you really get started.
Definitly go for it if you are even remotely practical. (And spend the £112 saved on beer or petrol!)
Oli.
In my experience, household items are so simply put together they are almost a disappointment to work on. You are all geared up for a challenging job, and it is done before you really get started.
Definitly go for it if you are even remotely practical. (And spend the £112 saved on beer or petrol!)
Oli.
Yup, have a go yourself. You'll be amazed at how little holds these things together.
Make sure for absolute certain it's isolated from the mains before taking the cover off, even switch off at the consumer unit to be certain.
You may find you need some Torx screwdriver bits (I think some manufacturers do this to tease the idiots from the half-serious self-repairers), but even if you go and buy a set of these, it's hardly going to come to £120.
Try a google search too, there's a few UK based forums for repairing white goods yourself, I used one a year or so ago to fix a dishwasher in one of my student houses, turned a £120 job in to a £15 part plus 20 minutes fiddling. A search of the model/part should get you a result.
Let us all know how you get on!
Make sure for absolute certain it's isolated from the mains before taking the cover off, even switch off at the consumer unit to be certain.
You may find you need some Torx screwdriver bits (I think some manufacturers do this to tease the idiots from the half-serious self-repairers), but even if you go and buy a set of these, it's hardly going to come to £120.
Try a google search too, there's a few UK based forums for repairing white goods yourself, I used one a year or so ago to fix a dishwasher in one of my student houses, turned a £120 job in to a £15 part plus 20 minutes fiddling. A search of the model/part should get you a result.
Let us all know how you get on!
Just spotted the model you're looking to fix, very similar to ours.
I've just had a quick peep at our Rangemaster Classic 90 (about 2 years old), it's all philips screws, looks very simple to take apart, so should be easy for you.
Couldn't get too far in to it as Mrs Maser was baking cakes earlier and it's still quite hot!
I've just had a quick peep at our Rangemaster Classic 90 (about 2 years old), it's all philips screws, looks very simple to take apart, so should be easy for you.
Couldn't get too far in to it as Mrs Maser was baking cakes earlier and it's still quite hot!
Dear boysey,
I've replaced one on my cooker, different make but I suspect the principle is the same.
As other posters have said the main thing is:
Make sure it's OFF first. Black and crispy is not a good appearance. Otherwise go for it.
Be prepared for detail differences in the spare, so don't destroy the old one till you've got the new one in!
When I did mine ISTR I had to take a fixing off the old one to use on the new as it was different.
Also beware the wires don't disappear through the back of cooker when you disconnect them from the motor. I spotted that this was likely to happen with mine and tied the wires together with a piece of string to make sure they didn't
regards,
Jet
I've replaced one on my cooker, different make but I suspect the principle is the same.
As other posters have said the main thing is:
Make sure it's OFF first. Black and crispy is not a good appearance. Otherwise go for it.
Be prepared for detail differences in the spare, so don't destroy the old one till you've got the new one in!
When I did mine ISTR I had to take a fixing off the old one to use on the new as it was different.
Also beware the wires don't disappear through the back of cooker when you disconnect them from the motor. I spotted that this was likely to happen with mine and tied the wires together with a piece of string to make sure they didn't
regards,
Jet
boysey said:
I assume you get at it from inside the oven versus tackling from the rear 
OK, Mrs Maser not been baking tonight, have just been to see 'In the loop', so nice cold oven this evening.I've just had a look at our with a torch, both left and right hand ovens have what looks like a rear panel which will come off quite easily if you take out the 4 screws. Take out the shelves so you can get a good looksy, remove the screws and the whole rear panel should pull free forwards. The fan is behind this, and it looks like you should be able to replace it from the front rather than pulling the whole oven out.
From memory, the back of these ovens is pretty sturdy, and not easy to get in to! Probably why the fans are easily accessible from the front.
It really doesn't look like too difficult a job at all.
The chap above is absolutely right, take a picture of the old fan in situ before you remove it, it may save you some head scratching if the new one is wrong, you get called away before getting time to fit the new one etc. A couple of digital piccies won't cost a penny, but might save you a load of time later. I do this all the time if I'm taking apart something I'm not familiar with (the intercom for our flat was the last one, so I could match up the wiring when re-fitting!), doesn't cost anything, and may save a lot of extra work later!
TedMaul said:
There is a company out there that makes videos of people fixing ovens. Found one of guy swapping element in our fan oven, copied him and save a fortune!
If he swapped the element in your oven why did you do it again? And how did he get in in the first place? Was it 'olic' from the other thread, the DIY-burglar-with-a-conscience, who breaks into people's houses so he can fix their ovens?Simpo Two said:
TedMaul said:
There is a company out there that makes videos of people fixing ovens. Found one of guy swapping element in our fan oven, copied him and save a fortune!
If he swapped the element in your oven why did you do it again? And how did he get in in the first place? Was it 'olic' from the other thread, the DIY-burglar-with-a-conscience, who breaks into people's houses so he can fix their ovens?
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