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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: moggy on 17 February 2010, 12:42:37
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I wish i hadn't,can any of you guys and girls help.I have a Hotpoint ew21c fan oven and the element for the oven is broken.So i looked on the Internet for a replacement,no problem there.It also gave instructions on how to replace it,now my problem is i am trying to remove the back cover inside the oven.But i cant seem to work out weather they are screws or rivets,i have tried several bits in my tool box.Do i have to remove the side panels,or do i need a special tool.Maybe it cant be done please help as at the moment,being out of work i cant afford a new cooker.All suggestions greatly appreciated :-[
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Screws and rivets are nothing alike Moggy.. I would leave it to someone who knows what they are doing else you could be visiting "Him Upstairs" quicker than you think ;D
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Thanks for thinking of my safety daz but i have turned the electric off :y
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where bouts are ya? may help as other who are local to u may offer to pop round... i would say that i would pop round if ur local, but unlike my old man, i hav very little skills when it comes to fixing home appliances (saved so much money as a result him being an ex sparky :y )
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where bouts are ya? may help as other who are local to u may offer to pop round... i would say that i would pop round if you are local, but unlike my old man, i hav very little skills when it comes to fixing home appliances (saved so much money as a result him being an ex sparky :y )
Thanks for the offer but i am in birmingham :y
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOeLNI8A8ZY[/media]
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOeLNI8A8ZY[/media]
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Cheers nickbat,but my model is not anything like that one :(
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Post a pic of the said fastenings.....they may be torx
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have a look on here
http://www.apart4u.co.uk/video-tutorials.html
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Try-ed looking for manuals about my model on the Internet,but no joy.I might have to just buy a new cooker,but if they are selling the elements then how the break do you get them out >:(
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Try-ed looking for manuals about my model on the Internet,but no joy.I might have to just buy a new cooker,but if they are selling the elements then how the break do you get them out >:(
Any point in contacting the seller for some advice?
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Post a pic of the said fastenings.....they may be torx
I would love to but don't have the equipment :(
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By the way could some body tell me or show me what torx is :y
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx
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Cheers sad got some of those but still cant budge them :y
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx
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i have them but with the pin bit in the centre of the screw.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx
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Cheers sad got some of those but still cant budge them :y
Maybe it's time to go to the Clarkson school of DIY and bring out the hammer! ;D
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Quite often the Hotpoints use an alan key inserted into the centre of the screw...
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Can you ring up the people who supplied the part?
Is it one of these?
(http://www.espares.co.uk/datastore/productimages/743211.jpg)
If so does it not unscrew from the inside and come out with the wires on spade connectors?
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Stupid rather thing,it seems there are 4 screws.But the bottom 2 are Philips got them out ok,the top 2 are some sort of torx square heads and wont budge.Maybe hotpoint don't want you to replace things yourself,so that you use there engineers at break knows what price.Any other suggestions welcome :-/ :(
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I have changed the element in my fan oven, and may be able to come and have a look if you want? I live in Kingstanding - PM me....
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I have changed the element in my fan oven, and may be able to come and have a look if you want? I live in Kingstanding - PM me....
This to me sums up all that is good about OOF help,advice,and some thoroughly nice people :) :y
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx
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i have them but with the pin bit in the centre of the screw.
Sound like the security screws I came across on the MAF in my alfa. I ended up filing bits off the side and grabbing them with mole grips.
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if they are security screws these may fit :
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18983/Screwdriver-Bits/Security-Bits/Security-Bit-Set-33Pc
Ken
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if they are security screws these may fit :
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18983/Screwdriver-Bits/Security-Bits/Security-Bit-Set-33Pc
Ken
Cheers ken t but even those look nothing like the ones on the oven :y