How to repair an air grill at home?

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The first malfunction that is most often encountered is that the grill does not turn on. Do not panic, because sometimes the following banal situations can be the cause of the breakdown:

1. The plug is not plugged in or the contact is poor. No matter how strange it may look, but still lack of power is very often the so-called cause of breakage of the air grill. Pay attention not only to the contact with the outlet, but also to the connection of the cord to the equipment itself (at the back, as shown in the photo). Very often it is the last connection point that causes problems. In addition, check the integrity of the cord that you may have broken. If necessary, replace or repair the damaged area yourself. About, how to replace the plug, we told in the corresponding article!
2. The outlet is out of order. Check the connection point itself for voltage. The grill may not turn on because the outlet is not working. All you need for repair is check the voltage at the outlet indicator screwdriver as shown in the photo.
3. The correct mode is not set. If the display is lit, but when you press the "Start" button, nothing happens, most likely, you set the operating mode incorrectly. This will be indicated by a timer on which the numbers 00:00 will be displayed.
4. The handle is not fully lowered. In many models, a button is installed under the handle that protects the equipment from being accidentally turned on. If the handle does not fit snugly, you cannot turn on cooking.

If all of the above points do not fit your case, you will have to make a more complicated repair of the air grill on your own - disassemble the case and take turns to check each element of the chain.

To "ring" the details you need to use a special tester - a multimeter. Using this appliance, check the resistance of the fuse, which blows when voltage surges. If the air grill really does not work due to the failure of the thermal fuse, replace it with a new one with the same parameters (it costs a penny). Replacement instructions are provided in the video tutorial:

So that this malfunction does not bother you anymore, we recommend installing surge protector!

If the fuse is normal, ring all the other elements of the circuit - the heater, the control unit, and visually review all wire connections. Perhaps somewhere there was a break in the contact, which would need to be soldered.How this technique works, you can see in this video:

Weakly warms

In the event that the aerogrill does not heat up or slightly warms from below, it is safe to say that the heater does not work. The cause of the malfunction may be the wear of the heating element at the end of its service life or an open circuit. In the latter case, you can try to repair the damaged area, but according to many reviews on the Internet, it is easier to buy a new part than spend more than one hour on the repair.

By the way, it should immediately be noted that the heating element in the form of halogen lamp, the service life of which is so 2 years compared with 10 years of metal heating elements. If the lamp under the cover does not heat up, do not replace it with the same one. It would be much more correct to replace the heater with a metal one yourself. In this case, you will need to dismantle the protective grill, remove the brackets, unscrew the heater and disconnect the wires. After replacement, the parts are assembled in the reverse order. As you can see, do-it-yourself repair of the air grill, which does not gain temperature, can be done by yourself without any knowledge in electrics!

Doesn't spin the fan

You may also encounter a situation where the air grill does not fry the bottom of the dish or does not heat up at all due to the fact that the fan does not spin. In this case, the repair of equipment is reduced to the fact that it is necessary to disassemble the case and visually view the contacts connected to the fan. If a wire break occurs somewhere, solder it. In the event that the fan does not work fully, it is better to replace it with a new one with the same parameters and dimensions.

In order for you to understand the importance of good fan operation, we will now briefly describe its operation principle. When the heater is heated to a certain temperature, the fan starts to spin and blows hot air to the food. If the fan does not work correctly, a situation may arise when the hot grill does not bake well or does not fully cook food from below.

The control unit is out of order

Well, the last, most difficult malfunction is when the control unit does not work - a timer, a thermostat, a power button or a mode switch. In this case, a reverse moment may even occur when the aerogrill does not turn off. Most often, this situation occurs with touch displays, although they are convenient, they are more prone to breakdowns and costly repairs.

The only thing you can do is check the integrity of the contacts and ring the touch panel with a tester. If it really does not work, the repair will not be within the power of a novice electrician, so you will have to turn in the equipment to a service center. Do not be afraid, because the situation when the air grill does not work due to a malfunction of the control unit is very rare and occurs only if you bought a cheap Chinese model of the device.

So we have listed all the most popular malfunctions of this type of household appliances. As you can see, it’s quite possible to repair the air grill yourself, so if the device does not work, now you know what to do to repair it yourself!

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