20-05-2016, 10:10 PM
One oddity with certain Hotpoint models. Between the two heater element connections, a thermal fuse in a protective pouch resides. It slides into a tube between the element bars as an added protection in the event the thermostat goes futt and runs the element to destruction. Often the first you know about the thermal fuse blowing, and they do go with nothing more than old age, is either the selector gets part way around the program and then stops, or certain functions just stop working. Easy enough to change out, crimped fittings terminate the cables to the thermal fuse, and a first port of call in the event of issues.
