HotPoint - Fan oven not heating up

[VirtualAdam]

The fan oven setting for our HotPoint Pyrolytic oven has stopped heating and I'm trying to figure out whats gone wrong.

The conventional oven setting (none fan assisted) works and heats fine whereas the fan assisted setting doesn't - the fan spins but no heat.

I'm guessing its the element but wanted to be certain before ordering a new one.

The element is 2KW, I've checked the OHMS reading of the element and its around 8...is this fine or should it read more?

Cheers

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

The conventional oven setting (none fan assisted) works and heats fine whereas the fan assisted setting doesn't - the fan spins but no heat.

If there is one element, and that one element works with no fan, then there is no reason why the element would not work with the fan, apart from a fault with the switch, or perhaps the wiring..

 

[VirtualAdam]

If there is one element, and that one element works with no fan, then there is no reason why the element would not work with the fan, apart from a fault with the switch, or perhaps the wiring..

Sorry i shouldve explained a bit better, theres 2 elements. One for the conventional oven and grill setting, that works fine. One for the fan-assisted oven setting - this one doesn't seem to work.

I'm trying to figure out whether its an issue with the thermostat, control unit or the element itself

 

[Alec_t]

A 240V 2kW element should have a resistance of ~30 Ohms.
With the element disconnected, double-check its resistance, having first zeroed your test-meter by shorting its probes together.

 

[VirtualAdam]

A 240V 2kW element should have a resistance of ~30 Ohms.
With the element disconnected, double-check its resistance, having first zeroed your test-meter by shorting its probes together.

Yeah it sounds like the element to me then, the ohms are coming in around 7-8

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Yeah it sounds like the element to me then, the ohms are coming in around 7-8

Something is not quite right there. 7-8 Ohms would suggest an element of around >7.2Kw, meaning the element, when on, would be white-hot.

Normally, when an element fails, they fail open circuit/high resistance. This suggests you may not have disconnected the element from the rest of the circuit fully, or that your meter is simply faulty.

 

[Alec_t]

You could check the meter by measuring the resistance of the known good element when isolated.

 

[Murdochcat]

Have you set the clock?