Oven bulb help

Manyin · 3 Jan 21, 09:36 AM

Morning

I am looking to see if anyone can offer any suggestions. I have a hotpoint oven and last night the bulb went, the problem is I cannot get the bulb cover off.

It should screw off anti clock wise. There is a little movement but it won't budge. I have gently tapping, gripping with rubber gloves, gently heating the cover but nothing is working.

Anyone got any ideas.

Many thanks

Gillian

Tillyjcm · 3 Jan 21, 09:39 AM

Hi

You could try gently pushing in as you turn the bulb, sometimes there�s a little lug to get past (just an idea) xx

megaflyer · 3 Jan 21, 09:47 AM

Put some oven cleaner around it to dissolve the built up crud and the clean with warm soapy water - that worked for me (left it overnight with chemicals on)

mskitty · 3 Jan 21, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by megaflyer

Put some oven cleaner around it to dissolve the built up crud and the clean with warm soapy water - that worked for me (left it overnight with chemicals on)

I'll second this advice. We couldn't get our cover off no matter what we did but when we had the oven cleaned we asked the chap to try and he got it off no trouble once it had been cleaned.

MarkUK · 3 Jan 21, 10:29 AM

Couldn�t get the bulb cover off our Bosch oven at all! Wouldn�t budge. Low & behold they sell oven bulb cover removers (like a plastic device which sits over the glass cover) which you can grip and turn. Low & behold it came straight out. Best gadget I�ve ever bought!

See if you can google one for a hot point oven

Mr Tom Morrow · 3 Jan 21, 10:36 AM

OP. Is it the 'dome' type of cover? Bear in mind some look like they unscrew whereas in fact there is a small slot where you insert a flat bladed screwdriver and just pop them out.
However the bulk do unscrew I agree. Megaflyer has the best idea.

Manyin · 3 Jan 21, 11:33 AM

Thanks all for your replies, helpful as always. I tried hot soapy water as recommended by Megaflyer and have managed to unscrew the cover.

Thanks again

Gillian

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	3 Jan 21, 09:47 AM megaflyer Imagineer
megaflyer Imagineer Join Date: Nov 07	Put some oven cleaner around it to dissolve the built up crud and the clean with warm soapy water - that worked for me (left it overnight with chemicals on)

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	3 Jan 21, 10:29 AM MarkUK Imagineer
MarkUK Imagineer Join Date: Apr 13	Couldn�t get the bulb cover off our Bosch oven at all! Wouldn�t budge. Low & behold they sell oven bulb cover removers (like a plastic device which sits over the glass cover) which you can grip and turn. Low & behold it came straight out. Best gadget I�ve ever bought! See if you can google one for a hot point oven Edited at 10:33 AM.

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	3 Jan 21, 10:36 AM Mr Tom Morrow Imagineer
Mr Tom Morrow Imagineer Join Date: Jul 14 Location: The Tiki Room. theDIBB Guidebook Pages Created: 3	OP. Is it the 'dome' type of cover? Bear in mind some look like they unscrew whereas in fact there is a small slot where you insert a flat bladed screwdriver and just pop them out. However the bulk do unscrew I agree. Megaflyer has the best idea. __________________ "PAGING MR MORROW, MR TOM MORROW..." ''I drink Wine and know things'' DVC Owners at SSR since 2003. Multiple annual visits to America since 1976