Replacement of an x shaped convection heater element.

[JohnHa]

Hi,
I have a princess 1500w smart glass panel heater which only chucks out half the heat it should. I've checked the thermal fuse with a multimeter and it seems fine but the element has twice the resistance I think it should have and therefore only kicking out half the power. It has a high and a low setting but never gets beyond 750w. Everything else seems fine.

The element is an aluminium x-shaped, which I can't source anywhere. Would anyone know where I might get one (I live in the UK)?

 

[SJD]

A quick check online, the cheapest I found one of these heaters was £80. If you could find a spare element, which don't seem to be available, you might find you don't get much change from £80, spare parts are almost always very overpriced, and that is not including fitting. In summary, you probably just need to replace the heater.

 

[JohnHa]

A quick check online, the cheapest I found one of these heaters was £80. If you could find a spare element, which don't seem to be available, you might find you don't get much change from £80, spare parts are almost always very overpriced, and that is not including fitting. In summary, you probably just need to replace the heater.

Thanks, I think you are probably right. I’ll have to get another heater. I was hoping it was going to have two thermal fuses and one had blown, which would have made it a much cheaper repair. Seems a shame to scrap it.
Thanks again for responding.