I first purchased my Neff U1562 built in double oven in 1998 and it still operates perfectly!! I have loved it, kept it in tip top clean condition and it has laboured well. It has had several repairs over the years, but I have always insured my goods, and have continued to enjoy the delights of this appliance with all the functions it still has to offer. The display strip however, has been repaired oh so many times, I considered it an absolute foregone conclusion to be a design fault. My insurers have continued to insure with no hassle, but finally, this part is now obsolete and my insurers wrote off my loyal appliance in August 2020!! Not bad for 22 years old eh? If anyone out there still owns one of these magnificent appliances, ancient it may be, you cannot repair the display strip, you really cannot because it has become brittle with the heat. If the appliance works well, and you can forgive not having a visual indication of the temperature, use your imagination and feel. Even insert a thermometer in the cavity. If you cook a lot, you will soon understand the temperature with your eyes closed!! Hopefully!! Or simply give in and purchase another oven.!
Julie Broun, September 2020