Kitchen Switch for oven not working, crackling sound

Jam89 · Post by **Jam89** » Fri May 12, 2023 10:48 am

hi, i have a socket in my kitchen which is not working, for the oven.
it used to work with a crackling sound when switched on and then the sound would stop and the oven would stay on but now it does not stay on.
now it will either come on with a crackling sound and go off as soon as the crackling stops or it will not make a crackling sound at all and the oven does not come on.
i removed the switch from the wall to see if there were any loose wires or burnt wire but everything looked fine to me.

could it be that the switch itself is faulty and simply changing it would make it work?

to clarify i have no electricial knowledge and only going by what i've found on Google.

etaf · Post by **etaf** » Fri May 12, 2023 10:53 am

could it be that the switch itself is faulty and simply changing it would make it work?

i have had similar issue and replacing the fused spur switch , and then it all worked - but i did test the switch with a multimeter to confirm.

whats the oven , make model- do you know the KW rating at all

Jam89 · Post by **Jam89** » Fri May 12, 2023 11:09 am

etaf wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 10:53 am whats the oven , make model- do you know the KW rating at all

Not sure on the model but it's a Bosch integrated electric oven

Neelix · Post by **Neelix** » Fri May 12, 2023 2:05 pm

Sadly a lot of parts rated to 13A are simply not fit for purpose when used with fixed loads such as ovens.

Best you replace the socket AND the plug