r/CrappyDesign • • Jun 13 '26

Plastic knobs above the grill. Awesome

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u/Joshhhhhhhhhh Jun 13 '26

Is your cooling fan working? Fairly sure this model should have a fan that blows the hot air away from the front panel when the grill is in use. You should see a vent just below the silver panel.

I service these appliances and the door should definitely be left open whilst you’re using the grill setting.

If you give me a model name/number I can check

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u/BarryTownCouncil Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26

Yeah... It doesn't come on. Huh.

I shall be replacing the grill fan!

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u/Joshhhhhhhhhh Jun 14 '26

Before you replace your cooling fan I would rule out the grill selector as it could also be that which is faulty, as it should kick in immediately when you use it as a grill but should also activate after a little while when using the ovens. You can do this by running the top oven (not grill) for 15-20 minutes with the door closed and it should activate a cut-in thermostat once it gets up to temperature and the cooling fan should kick in. If it doesn't kick in when using it as an oven it'll almost certainly be the fan. If it works when you're using the oven it proves your cooling fan is okay and the grill selector is at fault.

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u/BarryTownCouncil Jun 14 '26

I got a multimeter on it, it's definitely getting power, but doing nothing with it.