I have a Dualit Vario 3 Slices Toaster. It has suddenly become electrically dead, ie elements do not fire up and the little light does not light up. I have checked the fuse in the plug.

I haven't been in Adelaide since 1988. Until you find a place to service it, try this. Unplug the toaster, turn it upside down over the sink or a sheet of newspaper, shake it a little bit to get rid of crumbs. Do this about 3 times or until no more particles come out. It is best not to stick anything inside except slices of bread. Good on ya. I hope your weather is beautiful, we are at -11 degrees Celsius tonight here in Canada. P.S. I low the pink Galahs.

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The dualit all electrical parts like elements and timer switch are all manufacture in china and they are not as they used to be. I have a customer with a toaster of 25 years old and we have replace only one heating element up to now. For recent models we replace electrical parts in about 2 to 3 years, some times every year as you describe.

Try ebay, their good price and they will come to you fast and on low cost. The midle one is called "CENTER" and the one at the two ends called "END"
Good Luck

Inside your toaster there are four heating element plates two in the center and one in left end and one in right end.
Just switch on the toaster without any bread at maximum time and visualy inspect to see which side is becoming red and which not. Then you need to replace the element plates you see that they don't become red.
Remember that the two in center are the same called "CENTER" and the other two on ends are the same called "END"
They can easily be removed if you remove the bottom panel.
Good Luck

Inside your toaster there are six heating element plates four in the center and one in left end and one in right end.
Just switch on the toaster without any bread at maximum time and visualy inspect to see which side is becoming red and which not. Then you need to replace the element plates you see that they don't become red. They can not be fixed.
Remember that the two in center are the same called "CENTER" and the other two on ends are the same called "END"
They can easily be removed if you remove the bottom panel.
Good Luck

Inside your toaster there are six heating element plates four in the center and one in left end and one in right end.
Just switch on the toaster without any bread at maximum time and visualy inspect to see which side is becoming red and which not. Then you need to replace the element plates you see that they don't become red.
Remember that the two in center are the same called "CENTER" and the other two on ends are the same called "END"
They can easily be removed if you remove the bottom panel.
Good Luck

Inside your toaster there are six heating element plates four in the center and one in left end and one in right end.
Just switch on the toaster without any bread at maximum time and visualy inspect to see which side is becoming red and which not. Then you need to replace the element plates you see that they don't become red.
Remember that the two in center are the same called "CENTER" and the other two on ends are the same called "END"
They can easily be removed if you remove the bottom panel.
Good Luck

no this is normal

maybe the element is already broken