After 1 1/2 years the element broke - the comany was sold and the nw company only uses the "Toastess " name - this model belonged to previous owners the newer model is identical but has a slightly different code.
Ques 1: Is there a way to solder or repair a broken element.
Ques 2: if so can this be done at home? How?
Ques 3 : If not is it worth taking it to a repair shop?
Thank you
Thank you Windman - we have all the requirements you mention to fix it however can you provide step by step directions of how to do it?? Much appreciated DTAThank you Windman - we have all the requirements you mention to fix it however can you provide step by step directions of how to do it?? Much appreciated DTA
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When I was a kid we had this sort of problem with a toaster - and an old electric space heater. We just TIED the ends of the element together (where it broke) and it worked fine. No tricky soldering or anything. And they lasted for Years!
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Welbilt is no longer in business, and web search suggests it was sold, and manuals unfortunately may no longer be available from other companies. Sometimes ebay.com or other sites have manuals for sale.
A Google search led to several fraudulent1 sites.
A newspaper report from 1988 suggested that model was recalled for repairs due to safety issues, and should not be used without the repairs. You should be extremely careful for that reason.
there is a number on the heating element, the model of your toaster oven should be on the backside of the unit itself, armed with this info, you should be able to find a replacement element
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.
Solution: buy a new toaster oven. I determined that the manufacturer stopped selling replacement heating elements in 2006, three years after the model year (2003). After market parts makers don't sell the elements for safety and liability reasons. So I got a new one.
Did you try Wal-Mart... or a good hardware store? They were selling this kind of toaster just a few years ago because it was some kind of anniversary. I have a new one and one that's over 30 years old (and that's pretty good for a small appliance!)
I think this is a common problem with these kind of toaster ovens. Mine isn't a Toastmaster - mine is Cook's Essentials (from QVC), and my upper elements have also warped and split, although mine are curved downwards.
I doubt if you can fix this without taking the unit apart. Usually it is not that difficult to remove the cover. Unplug the unit. Turn the toaster upside down and remove the screws holding the outside case on. The case usually slides off or by springing the bottom of the sides out you should be able to remove it. Once the cover is off it should be easy and obvious to fix the problem you described. When you have the unit secured reverse the order to assemble the unit and you should be back in business. Good luck.
Thank you Windman - we have all the requirements you mention to fix it however can you provide step by step directions of how to do it?? Much appreciated DTA
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