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Just got 4 slice de longh iconai toaster and husband made toast last night in right hand side. No problem last night but this morning this side will not toast as the lever which one pushes down to keep the bread in will not stay down. It's like the sring is not catching at the bottom. Could return toaster but wonder if there is a simple solution. It is plugged in and switched on.

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I have no experience with the deLonghi toaster but in my experience automatic toaster all work in similar ways since they went electronic - toasters were about the first to do that.

Pressing the lever down against the spring pressure also presses an internal switch that sends current to the heating element as well as to the electronics that control an electromagnet, the purpose of which is to keep the mechanism engaged until the toast is brown enough and then the current to the magnet will be cut by the browning brain and the toast pops up.

If removing any crumbs from inside by inverting it and giving it a good shake and then pressing the lever a few times fairly vigorously doesn't make it work then nothing short of surgery will make it work so returning it will be the only realistic option.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 24, 2009

SOURCE: Right side of the toaster will not heat up

At this point the problem is nit solved.
will look into a solution before investing any funds on the solution. There are many free options to be considered at this point.

Jackie

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Paul Bade

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SOURCE: 4 slice toaster when pressed

Try cleaning the bread crumbs out of it. If you get enough piled up under the latch mechanism, you can't push it down far enough to engage it.

You may be able to do an adequate job by opening the bottom cover - most toasters are made so it's easily removed for this very purpose. If not, you'll need to pull off the knobs and remove screws so you can take off the top cover. Be careful not to touch the heater wires with any tools - after they've been used a while they become rather brittle and break easily, and even a scratch can cause them to erode and fail. I assume you know to unplug the toaster before working on it.

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