My kitchen worktop mini oven/grill unit. I'd noticed the two top elements (120v 350W) were looking twisted and one had actually grown in length so they were on the way to failure. (End of rod heater at the front)
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Couldn't source replacements so I got a 36" 750W user bendable rod heater off ebay and used an 8mm pipe bender to make it into an "S" shape. I drew out the oven inside on squared paper to scale and used a copper wire on the same scale to plan my bend points. Using a small diamond grinder in my hobbyist drill I reamed out one of the original insulators to accept one end of the rod. Took a while as the ceramic is very hard and brittle.
Secured the other end in a hex nut that was a tight fit in the casing but allowes the element some freedome for expansion.
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Using some coat hanger wire I fabricated two more fixings through the old ceramic insulators. Used some heat proof wire to return the far end of the new element. For ease of access I've removed the internal top cover.
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All works a treat.
And yes I did try to clean the interior but being a sort of brushed ally its reluctant to release the splashes.
(Element came from Ezone heating on Ebay for £11 delivered next day)
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