Hi, We have a Siemens hb131550 oven grill for the past 5 years. I pressed the buttons very fast in sequence one day and the bulb blew. The hot air part of the oven still works as does the fan but the grill part is doesn't work any more. We have tried to replace the bulb but the glass cover only moves slightly both ways. We know it is meant to go clockwise but how can we get it to loosen up without using something that may go on fire when the oven is switched on? Also if we manage to change the bulb will the grill part work again or is it fused separately to the main fuse box on the wall? thanks mairebo?

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It would appear that the tripping of the switch has caused some kind of short within the cooker. I would look for the continuity of the heating element.

Most likely the wires leading to the heating element have burnt and will need replacement. If you are comfortable with attempting a DIY, well and good. You will have to open the back panel to access the said wires. It should be easy enough to identify..it will be the wire leadingto the heating coil.

If , however, you are not familiar with these kind of things, I would recommend getting a repair guy to do it for you.

Cheers and good luck with the repair!
IrishDruid.

Barry Coates

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• Posted on Nov 17, 2008

SOURCE: trying to replace main oven bulb: cover jammed

Try heating it up with a hair dryer or similar if that does not work then you will probably have to break the glass cover.

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The POP sound normally indicates a short circuit fault (as opposed to overload) you need to have it looked at by a competent person.

Barry Coates

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• Posted on Nov 20, 2008

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Hi.
Probably a faulty element, if you feel competent enough, disconnect the feed to the elements in turn, this should eliminate the problem.

Good luck.

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A tripped breaker or blown fuse on an electric oven or cook-top, combined with an element that has stopped working, is usually a sign of a shorted, then blown (if the fuse or breaker no longer fail) element.

If you know how to use an ohmeter, you can pull the element, disconnect the wires from each end, then measure the resistance between each end of the element, and each element to the outer sheath.

A good element has just a few ohms of resistance between the wire connection points, and infinite resistance from the wire connection points to the outer sheath. Any readings other than that means the element is bad and need's to be replaced.