Reliable and Professional Oven Repair and Services
Specialised in Commercial and Domestic Oven Repair
Built-in ovens operation is very simple and straightforward. The good news is that most Electrical Built-in Oven are repairable, mainly because most of the components and spare parts are available directly from the factory.
Most of the common problems with Built-in Oven
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To avoid or prevent power-trip some may resort to rewiring by bypassing the earth wire. This is unsafe to do because if a phase fault occurs, the current will not have an alternative "earth" path for the fault (phase current) to flow back to earth. Thus causing an electric shock when you touch any live conductor. When your circuit breaker trips is warning you there is a electrical fault(s) with your oven and to protect you from getting electrical shock!
Common Built-In Oven Problems
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1. Power Trip - ELCB and MCB
Built-in oven consumed up to 2000W is one of the highest powered home appliances. Therefore it has to be properly earthed/grounded to prevent any hazardous electrical shock.
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A very common issue in Singapore
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if the oven has not been used for an extended period of time >6 months.
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Power tripping due to excessive moisture built up in the oven over a period of time.
Solution:
You can try some simple rectification by slowly heating up your oven.
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Can start from 50C at 10mins
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Slowly increase the thermostat to 60C for another 10mins.
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If the oven doesn't trip after a few tries. You have successfully removed excess moisture in your oven!
2. Overheating
It can be caused by faulty heating circuitry. Built in-oven unable to detect or cut-off when desired temperature is reached. Do pay extra notice if the heating indicator bulb goes off. If it does, most likely is the heating sensor circuit faulty.
3. No Power
Probably one of the most difficult problem to diagnose. It can be due a simple fused problem to wiring issues, supply issues, circuit board relay faulty or thermal heat sensor faulty.
4. Uneven Heating
Uneven heating can be due to different reasons. It can be due to a worned out (wear and tear) of heating element, or a distorted and broken door rubber seal gasket casuing excessive heat escaping from the oven. |
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New oven door seal can be purchased from our online Store
For any faulty parts we will replace them with new Original Equipment Manufacturer parts. General rule of thumb, when there is an Earth Leakage Fault (ELCB/RCCB) Trip, there are some faulty components or your oven electrical system is not safe.
Commonly Asked Question:
1. Should I buy a new oven or should I repair my oven?
Repair - Reuse - Reduce
How old is your oven? In my opinion, if your oven is less than 10 years old, she still has a pretty good life ahead of her. Good chance she still can be fixed, up and running. A well maintained built-in oven can be used up to >15yrs.
2. Are you a heavy user or just a casual oven user?
Is about the cost of utilization and depreciation. If you buy a brand new oven, and use it once or twice a month it might be more economical to repair your current oven. If you are a heavy user. In the long run, it is more cost efficient to buy a new oven.
3. Cost Cost Cost $$$$!!??!!
A new oven typically costs no less than $700 plus installation ($80) and disposal of old oven ($40). Repair cost will normally cost less than 1/3 only a new oven.
4. Do you use original parts?
You may not be aware, most oven manufacturers do not produce or make oven parts. They source the parts directly from factories like we do. Oven makers are usually only involved in designing and assembling the oven and most importantly stamping their logo on their ovens!
We guarantee all parts are brand new parts, not refurbished.
Do our part to save the earth! REPAIR - REUSE - REDUCE
5. What is oven humidity? Moisture?
Due to Singapore's high humidity climate RH >95%.
Is very common that we find rust (oxidation) in our metallic home appliances. Built-in oven is not spare. Prolonging an unused oven will cause moisture (water vapour) built up in the electrical components. Therefore, when you turn on the oven the moisture will cause intermittent tripping.
For less severe cases, moisture can be removed without parts replacement. If the oven is unused for more than 2-3 years, it may require more in depth troubleshooting.
Steps and ways to remove excessive moisture in the oven:
#1. Turn off most of your home appliances (especially refrigerator). Constant power shut down may damage your appliances.
#2. Set your oven temperature/thermostat to the lowest temperature. Around 50C
#3. Turn the function to the top and bottom heating.
#4. If no power trip slowly increases the temperature to 70C. If power trip go back to #2
#5. Try to slowly push the temperature up to 180C. If there is no power trip, switch the function to fan mode and top grill subsequently.
Your oven is good to do some serious baking!
If there is a persistent power trip (ELCB), recommend you try the above up to 5 - 8 times. If it still trips, highly likely it is not moisture isssues, more likely there are faulty parts in the oven that require further diagnostics and troubleshooting by us.
6. Oven Rewiring? Removing Earth Wire? Earth Wire Bypass? Safe? No Way!
Rewiring and removing Earth Wire is very dangerous. It will bypass your ELCB (Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker). In severe cases of electrical fault it will not be able to trigger (trip) your ELCB and will cause bodily injuries. In no circumstances should earth wiring should be removed or connected to neutral wiring. Oven is made of highly electrical conductive metallic material, and should be grounded at all times. Why? Because when there is an electrical fault, the leakage current will flow to the earth wire, thus tripping the ELCB breaking the circuit to further causing any harm and injuries.
Earth wire connected to Netural Wire
7. Which Brand is the most reliable oven
Firstly, avoid an oven that is loaded with electronics features such as digital thermostat, digital function/mode selector. Digital components will not outlast old school analogue turn knobs.
Imagine while you are baking your cake and the digital control board at the same time! Repair cost for digital controller board is easily in the range of >$400
Secondly, avoid ovens with too many complicated functions. Most likely it will be an overkill and you will be using at most 2-3 of the functions frequently. More functions = More Problems
Lastly, self cleaning function. This is a marketing and unique selling point for a high end oven > $2K. How does it work? Oven self cleaning function will heat the oven up to 400-500 degree (watch out your electricity bill) and kinds of grilled and burnt all particle to ashes. Frankly it may sound sexy, but I had feedback from customers that their oven has gone haywire after the "self-cleaning" function..
My personal favourite oven brands (not in order) - Electrolux, Bosch and Teka. Well built, solid and reasonably priced!
Oven Repair where do we start from?
Most of the common electric faults with electric ovens are electric oven power trip, short circuit, overheating and no heating.
Electric oven repair involves faulty heating elements in most cases.
The first step is to take a visual inspection and assess the problem. Try to identify if there are any burnt or overheating marks.
Caution: Before doing any checking on electric oven repair make sure it's unplugged, or turn off the electric power to the unit by removing a fuse or tripping a circuit breaker at the main panel.
If you have any questions or electric problems James is just a phone call away. Free consultation! And our Reviews!!!
We Provide Oven Repair for
Bosch |
Ariston |
Teka |
Technogas |
Bloomberg |
Detriche |
Electrolux |
EF |
SMEG |
ELBA |
Whirpool |
La Germania |
Techno |
Turbo |
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Over 10 Years of OVEN service and repair experience
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All repairs include 6 - 12 months warranty
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No charge if not fixed (Subjected to evaluation)
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No Diagnostics Troubleshoot charge
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All NEW replacements parts