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Half arsed repair advice needed!
McLannahan - 20/9/10 at 06:43 PM

"Someone" broke the oven recently while I was trying to clean it. I've pulled the seal from the inside and the small metal hooks that fit in the seal no longer stay in the seal - fastening it on to the oven itself.

I stuck the clips back into the split rubber seal with Araldite. Worked a treat for two days....Glue came off and split further allowing the clips to fall out again!

The cooker manufacturer want £50 for the new seal and I can't afford it!

So....What sort of repair could I fashion that...

A - Actually works
B - Is cheap
C - Isn't too difficult to do!


Any ideas please people?

MikeRJ - 20/9/10 at 06:48 PM

Super glue works very well on silicone rubber as long as it's completely clean and grease free.

stevebubs - 20/9/10 at 06:58 PM

Silicon sealant as used on exhausts - should me more than up to the job of holding heat into an oven..

McLannahan - 20/9/10 at 07:15 PM

Thanks chaps!

Rubber maybe beyond another repair but it's well worth a try! I thought Araldite - Glue of the Gods would be up to the job. How wrong I was!

Could I use a bead of exhaust silicon instead of the seal? Would it still remain "bouncy"?

Bluemoon - 20/9/10 at 07:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
Super glue works very well on silicone rubber as long as it's completely clean and grease free.


I would not use superglue it's nasty stuff when heated up (but maybe not as the oven only get's to 220C? but what with food and all...)... Might work but I would not be so happy to use it.

Also epoxy adhesives fail when heated up (hence your Araldite repair problems). Kinda handy though if you need to get something apart that was glued with epoxy....

I think this is why they use positive fittings like the wire clips...

[Edited on 20/9/10 by Bluemoon]

Fozzie - 20/9/10 at 07:22 PM

Ma-in outlaw did exactly the same last week ....
Hers is a Baumatic, but I found this 'universal' seal, as opposed to a Baumatic replacement ...

So...if all else above fails, try this, or this site, good price and delivery was very quick too LinkyDink

HTH
Fozzie

McLannahan - 20/9/10 at 07:52 PM

Thanks everyone, and thanks Fozzie.

Thought my prayers had been answered with that universal seal but our stupid oven has rounded corners...Bugger.

Back to the repair options!

I still have the broken (ripped in the corners where the teeth slip in). Could I just glue the whole thing back in and do without the metal teeth?

StevenB - 20/9/10 at 07:54 PM

Is the seal still alive?
Is this why you need the metal hooks to restrain
the poor animal.

I know your avatar is a polar bear but
couldnt you just maul it....
or club it for heavens sake?

NigeEss - 21/9/10 at 06:38 AM

I'd go with the exhaust type silicon.

40inches - 21/9/10 at 07:20 AM

Give me the make and model and I will see how much for trade

ragindave - 21/9/10 at 11:59 AM

Try these they are as cheap as chips and deliver.

Prima Parts Ltd View phone number
01733334191

7 Wulfric Square,
PETERBOROUGH,
PE3 8RF

McLannahan - 21/9/10 at 06:28 PM

Thanks Dave - I'll give them a bell in the morning!

Thanks 40 too - u2 sent!