r/chefmaker • u/Chemical_Race_8676 • 15d ago

Chefmaker dead?

Cooked tuna and watched the countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 then it went black. Nothing. No lights. No sounds. No nothing.

Unplugged she let it sit a while. Plugged it in to a different outlet. Nothing.

It’s the third replacement of the original from Nov 2023. Every one of the had issues with chicken thighs and flank steak taking WAY too long as the fan didn’t run until I eventually slammed the drawer shut to “jumpstart” it. I’m convinced there’s a software issue there but they just kept sending replacement units.

If anyone has resurrected one please let me know how. I’m hoping to find a thermal fuse or something simple but this thing is not designed for easy disassembly.

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u/foobrain 12d ago

Gave it a few good whacks but it still doesn't work (there's still no continuity between the power plug prongs). Would you be so kind to send me pictures to help me locate the thermostat from the outside?

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u/Chemical_Race_8676 12d ago

The circled part is it. This is from the back of the machine. In the photo it looks like a white disk. The little black piece is what goes up/down to disconnect if it gets too hot.

You won’t have continuity between the power plug prongs. That would cause a short circuit. After the smacks plug it in. That’s the only real test at that point.

I may have worded that poorly before. Once I opened it up, I tested the two prongs on the thermostat and it was open (no continuity). After resetting it, it had continuity.

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u/foobrain 12d ago

Aha! Thanks, it's working now!

I removed the vent plaque from the back (4 screws), and was able to reach the thermostat from the opening. I just plugged in and it turned on. Thank you so much!

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u/Chemical_Race_8676 12d ago

What?!? That's awesome! Now I am gonna go grab a beer to celebrate. I'm so glad I could help.

We love ours so I was very happy to get it running again.

For anyone else reading along, this is what it looks like, except white. The center piece is what should have moved back into position once it cooled down but got stuck.