Waffle iron Frifri WA102A Thermal Fuse Replacement

ID: 135627

Description: This guide shows how to diagnose and replace...

Steps:

1. This is the appliance that this guide refers to. It is a waffle/croque monsieur maker made by FriFri.

2. Required : a torx screwdriver, a ohmmeter, a flat screwdriver.
3. A pliers could help for unplugging the heat fuse and the heating resistor.

4. The unit does not heat up and the indicator light does not turn on, even with the thermostat set to maximum. You have already confirmed that your power outlet is working and that the problem is with this unit.

5. Unscrew and remove the heating plates by using a flat screwdriver or a coin.

6. Unscrew using a wrench or a hex screwdriver.

7. Unplug the connectors to free the heating resistance.
8. This step would makes easier to work and will allows you to test the resistance.

9. Find the heat fuse: it was located behind the metal plate, connected to a blue wire, wrapped in a white tube and held into place by a metal jumper and a screw (visible in the bottom right corner of the picture on step 6).

10. Using a ohmmeter, test the fuse. Here it shows that it is broken and needs to be replaced.

11. Read the values on the broken fuse and order a similar one. The fuse may vary depending your country, as voltage are not the same all over the world.
12. The picture shows a new one, and the ohmeter confirms that one is working right.

13. If the heat fuse was not broken, the malfunction may be that the heating resistance is broken.
14. Check with a ohmmeter. The pictures shows a working heating resistance.