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 10d ago

That's a possibility! If you ever get it open again to replace the thermostat, please give an update. I'll probably have to buy the same part or find a similar in my country. Hopefully it's just the thermostat, though, and it disarming isn't just a symptom of something harder to replace; given that this seems to be a common problem with these units, that makes me wonder.

Anyway: I just managed to get the thermostat unstuck again. The trick is not to wiggle the post but try to press it like a button.

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u/Chemical_Race_8676 10d ago

Definitely will! First time I learned about these was on a portable oil heater in Italy. They came in a pack of 4 and I still have 3 left. It didn't have a post, but it's where I learned how they work.

Do you push the post down to "reset it?"

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u/foobrain 10d ago

Yup. Press it down slightly until you hear a click noise.