Hi I'm Mat from eSpares. In this video I'll be showing how to change the lower
oven element
in this K3E1 Indesit cooker. There are two types of oven,
fan assisted and convection so if you're using a fan assisted oven in
convection mode.
Or if you often doesn't have a fan and it's not heating correctly
it may well be that the lower element needs replacing.
On none fan assisted ovens the grill element
and the lower element combine to give the oven it's heat
so if your grill is functioning correctly but you can get the desired
heat in the oven
it's likely that the low element is the problem and will need replacing.
Now before beginning any work on a appliance
always make sure it's disconnected from the mains. To access the low oven element
and to have a look at both elements
we need to replace this back panel
by unscrewing the screws.
So once unscrewed put the back panel to the side,
and here we can see all the electrical connections.
Now a good idea before you start any work on the electricals
to take a picture of all the wiring just to be sure you know
where it all goes and here we can see
the thermal cut-out, these are the connections to the grill element.
This the connection to the light, and lower down here
we have the connections to the lower oven element.
Now it's always a good idea to use a multimeter
to confirm the faults, so take one of the spades of
connect the multimeter probes
to the spade terminals on the element. And for a fully functioning lower oven
element
you should get a reading of around 50 ohms.
for this lower oven element I'm getting no
reading, so we're going to need to replace it. Easy enough to do
simply remove the baffle plate by undoing these two screws which hold it on.
Now inside there is a lot of sharp edges so do be careful.
Next we need to disconnect the connectors and unscrew the earth wire
by undoing this screw here.
Next
just need to undo these three screws and then slide the element out.
Now being careful not to damage or disturb the insulation
slide the old element out.
You can then grab your new
lower oven element and replace it again being careful not to disturb the
insullation
or cut yourself on any of the sharp edges. With your new element in
you can refit the screws re screw in the
earth wire, attach the electrical connectors.
And then reattach the baffle plate.
With the baffle plate in place
I can now reattach the back panel.
So there we go, one lower oven element replaced on this
Indesit K3E1 cooker. Remember
we have plenty of other relevant videos on the espares website
on fault finding, diagnosis and the replacing of parts.
And spares and accessories for this cooker and many other makes and models
of appliance can be found on the espares.co.uk website as well.
Thanks for watching.