20 Most Recent DeLonghi 6707E Oil Filled Radiator Heater Questions & Answers

Remove one phillips head screw that is located approximately 4 inches above the switch you are about to replace. The complete face of the heater can now be removed, then compress the four tabs on the back side of the switch to remove the switch through the cover.

Unscrew the four screws holding the front faceplate on (two are on the bottom of the radiator). From the bottom end gently pry up the faceplate, it will stay attached at the top end near the temperature selector. Look inside and you will see a black bridge like piece of metal with a plastic and metal thing stuck to it's center with two wires leading into it. It's basically a connection that melts when high temperatures are reached, therefore it must be replaced (pictured). You can bypass this by prying the metal bridge out, removing the wires leads from the switch and connecting them using a wire nut. BE AWARE THAT THIS WILL OVERRIDE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SHUT OFF MECHANISM, so don't use it for drying off your coat again.

If it is tripping the breaker in the panel, there is a direct short in the heater. Scrap it before it causes a fire. Seriusly

Hi, what causes this could be a couple of different things. Yes, do not use this outlet until the problem is solved. Normally this is caused by your heater drawing more amperage then it was intended to do, due to a problem in the heater . Not knowing the age of your home, the electrical wiring through out may be the old aluminum wiring that has stopped being used due to the problem of this type of wiring heating up at outlets causing them to burn the insulation off of the wiring, burning out the receptacles, and in many cases in the past, burning down the home, not to to scare you. I will offer you some solutions to find out if your home is wired with aluminum wiring. Don't be afraid to do this for me. You need to find the breaker that shuts the power down to that outlet and area of the house. If you are not afraid to plug something into it for a few minutes and have a helper turn off breakers until you know it is dead. Once you have done this, take a regular or phillips driver and remove the 1 screw to take off the plate cover. Now, remove the 2 screws at the top and bottom of the outlet. This will take it loose from the electrical juntion box, so you can get a look at the wiring and damage to this. Normally, you will see any where from 3 up to six wires depending on if its what we call the start of the run, middle of the run, and so on. Wire colors will be black for hot and white for neutral. You will know if the wiring is copper or aluminum. If you think you are up for this, you can change this yourself. A new outlet is about $1.19. 1st, buy a couple so you will have a spare. The newer ones have screws on the side, and on the back have quick connects to strip the insulation back and just plug and push into a small hole that locks the wires. Facing the plug, black should be on the left side and white on the right. Another way to tell on the new plug is the color of the screws that hold the wires in place. Look at it and on one side the screws will be brass in color which is for the hot black wires. The other will be silver in color for neutral. If you find that the wiring is aluminum, there is nothing you can do but make sure all wiring connections are always tight! If you have to go through the complete home a little at a time to check all outlets only if they are aluminum, its worth the time! Do this once every couple of years or so and check and tighten, not so with copper wire. If copper, just check the one outlet. You can pick up a inexpensive pair of wire strippers and if the wire is aluminum, buy a small tube of nolox which is a gray paste they use on aluminum wiring to help keep it from oxidizing. Has different names, but you will find what you need in the same isle at home depot to do the job. Just cut off any brittle or hard wire and strip a 1/4 inch off the ends, either wrap around the screws on the side cw, not ccw, or use the quick connects in the back. When you are getting these items, pick up a new cord for your heater. Very easy to replace. Just follow where the cord goes into the heater until you find where the ends terminate and remove the old and install the new. You will have to have a few connectors and remove a cover on the heater, but really it is very simple. Just remember this, if the wiring is copper just get a new outlet and replace that and the cord. I believe this all started with that one outlet having loose wiring. If you don't feel like you can handle this, you still need to find out what kind of wiring you have so you are up on the dangers and consult a electric repairmen. I sincerely hope I have given you some direction to follow on this, and hope you will take on these minor repairs. Please be kind as I know you will, when rating this thread.
Sincerely,
Shastalaker7
A/C, Heating, & electrical Contractor
PS, just to say there will be a ground wire normally bare that will connect to a screw on the corner of the new plug, depending on the age of your home also. If no ground wire, leave it blank :))

does it have a reset button? Have you thrown a breaker to that plug in? Does that plug in work? Try plugging something else in and find out it could be as simple as a blown breaker. thats the only things I could think of

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There will be a loose connection in either the plug or the socket. I would strongly recommend you stop using the appliance, as there is a risk of fire. You should have both the plug and socket replaced with quality parts by a qualified electrician.

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Try places like Home Depot, Lowes, Harbor Freight, etc. They stock a variet of wheels and casters.

Hello. Check and see if the fuse is good or bad.

First, make sure heater is plugged into a working outlet on at least a 15-amp circuit. To test the outlet, plug a known-working lamp into it and see if you can turn it on.Then, turn on both switches and turn up themostat (clockwise, as i recall) until you hear a faint click. If it starts working, then you just didn't have it set high enough. If it doesn't work, problem could be bad switches, bad thermostat, bad power cord and/or plug, and/or bad heating element. Troubleshooting down to the individual component requires use of voltmeter or ohmmeter, and MUST BE DONE WITH THE UNIT UNPLUGGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First, FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND COMMON SENSE when working on this unit. If you are in doubt or don't know what these rules and safety precautions are, DO NOT OPEN OR ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS UNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!To test each of the above components safely, first UNPLUG THE UNIT FROM THE OUTLET. Then, WITH THE HEATER UNPLUGGED, open up the heater and, with a DVM or other ohmmeter, measure the resistance across each switch, across the thermostat (with contacts closed), and across the heating element. Ohmmeter should read as 0 ohms across switch & thermostat contacts. Resistance of heating element should read less than about 25 ohms. Resistance of each conductor of power cord should read less than about 1 ohm. Replace defective parts ONLY with replacement parts purchased from the manufacturer, and install them and re-assemble the unit per manufacturer's original design and instructions. When finished, verify that there are no short circuits from the power cord to the heater frame, by unplugging the unit, turning on all switches and turning up the thermostat to maximum, and measuring the resistance from both prongs of the power cord touched together to one probe of the ohmmeter, to the frame of the heater. Set the ohmmeter on its highest-resistance range. You should not measure ANY continuity at all, which means resistance should measure infinity. If you measure anything less than infinity, do not use the heater. If you do not understand ALL OF the forgoing instructions or cannot carry out all of them, DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIR OF THE HEATER!!! Again, SAFETY FIRST!!!! DON"T TAKE CHANCES! THIS UNIT CARRIES LETHAL VOLTAGES INSIDE. IF YOU'RE NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, DON'T OPEN OR ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS UNIT!!!!!! Stay Safe!!!! Stay alive!!!! And, make sure you unplug this unit when not in use or away from home!Good luck, and STAY SAFE!!!!

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