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My friend was cooking dinner with something in and it tripped the electric off at the RCD.

Put the RCD back on and finished cooking what they were cooking.

The next day they put the oven back on and now there's no heat.

Any ideas?
 
Take element out and check it's resistance, most likely it is now open circuit and failed.
Quite often this can be changed from the front, put clothes pegs on the wires so you don't lose them and have to pull oven out and take back off!
 
If the power was off, has the clock been reset?

Many ovens don’t work until the time has been set. Been caught out a few times with that.

Excellent point, some you have to press the little hand button....or set the clock.
Genius design!
I once had an electric hob that wouldn't work unless you put the timer on. Absolutely whack design!
 
The reason for having to reset is the oven on a timed period, ie on at say 1500 hrs and off at 1700 hrs then if power failure during this period and power not restored for 4 or 5 hours then your roast beef might finish coolkimg at 2100 or so? I find it a PITA as I like to switch off the wall isolator at night which means clock has to be reset each morning as the oven won't even work on manual without a clock reset as stated above.
 
The reason for having to reset is the oven on a timed period, ie on at say 1500 hrs and off at 1700 hrs then if power failure during this period and power not restored for 4 or 5 hours then your roast beef might finish coolkimg at 2100 or so? I find it a PITA as I like to switch off the wall isolator at night which means clock has to be reset each morning as the oven won't even work on manual without a clock reset as stated above.
we just throw another log on when we want it hot.
 

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