Hi Folks!

Hope someone can help me diagnose a problem with an AEG Competence oven.

The story so far…

Put the oven on last week and went back a while later to see if it had reached temperature to find it was off. Realised that the RCD had tripped. Without thinking I flicked the RCD back on and put the oven on again. A few minutes later there was a loud bang and the oven was off again.

I have stripped the oven down and found no obvious signs of any part of damaged; no scorching around any components, both the grill and oven elements are fine and the cooling fan control thermostat looks fine.

Now when I switch it on the element heats up put the fan does not work so the oven itself only gets warm not hot. Also, if you set the temperature to say 200oC the indicator light goes off within a minute rather than the usual twelve or so minutes, but the oven is only warm.

I checked around the fan area again and can see no obvious signs of damage and the wiring seems in good order.

Any thoughts as to what the problem might be?

One additional problem…I have no idea what the model number is…I have checked all over and can find nothing.

Many thanks for any help you can offer.

Cheers

Mark

Mark Holloway, September 2009

tripping tends to be element issues down to earth.There will be no visual signs (unless blown out) and you need to megga them and take a reading.main oven fan not rotating will cause low temp oven as rear where thermostat is gets red hot.this needs sorting.usually replacing the fan motor complete is required.This to me sounds like the fan heating element around the fan has blown o rhas issues but without testing it its only a suggestion

ck, September 2009