On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:14:49 +0000, S Viemeister wrote:

> On 20/12/2020 19:17, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 09:59:47 -0700, Graham wrote:
>>
>>> I have a Bosch convection oven that must be one of the worst things they
>>> have ever made. I use the convection feature for all my cooking and last
>>> night turned it on to pre-heat for the lousy pizza I'd made.
>>> Sparks and flames!!! The convection element burned out. What a time to fail
>>> with next week's xmas baking looming.
>>> Luckily it has a conventional baking function with the element buried
>>> beneath the floor of the oven so I had a "stand-by. I have never used this
>>> so I will have to discover the oven's other foibles.
>>> Now I'm faced with the dilemma of either paying for an expensive repair or
>>> biting the bullet and replacing the whole shebang.
>>> As much as I'd like a Miele or other up-market replacement, it isn't worth
>>> it. When I eventually downsize to a smaller house or casket, this house
>>> will be jacked up and carted away to some rural location and a huge,
>>> triple-garaged mansion built in its place.
>>
>> There's actually an element for the convection fan? Most ovens, the
>> elements or burners are separate from the fan - one top and one
>> bottom. Then the fan just swirls the heat around from those. Will
>> the fan still run with only the bottom element on? Are you sure
>> that element never turns on when you're just using convection?
>>
> Mine has top, bottom and fan elements. I can use the top and bottom by
> themselves, or I can use them with the fan, or I can use the fan with
> the fan element, which is round and surrounds the fan at the back of the
> oven. Mine is Italian, a Smeg.

Same with mine. Luckily the baking element in the floor still works.