Rattling Oven Fan D.I.Y. Fix

Had a problem with our out-of-warranty Westinghouse oven (model WVE613S) recently where the fan was making an awful rattling noise whenever it was turned on. Apparently this is a common problem, so I thought I would share how I fixed ours. N.B. I am not an appliance repair person, just some lady with a screwdriver and pliers. Took me less than 5 minutes to complete this fix, and that was while trying to operate a mobile phone to video the process!

Hope this helps others.

[ms]

May god bless you. You just saved the world from 10tons of electronic waste 👍

[addiellap]

My oven had exactly the same issue. The fan was making the same rattling noise and eventually stopped working last week. Lucky I found your video before I call the customer service. You just saved me couple hundred bucks! Thanks a

[IainPurdie]

Legend. I just replaced a damaged heating element and everything seemed wonderful when I put the oven back together again. However just occasionally I'm getting that rattling that sounds very much like the fan hitting the element. It happens now and again, lasts 30 seconds to a couple of minutes then sorts itself. I guess heat expansion or something. As soon as my daughter's meringues are finished baking (another hour...) I'll wait for it to cool down and see if my fan ends are bendable!

[parmar]

that has got to be one of the best simple fixes i have seen and so effective

[setildes]

Thank you so much for posting this, a great fix for our oven which was doing this after I replaced the filament with an after market, non-original part. Thanks

[pwil]

Thank you! Similar Westinghouse oven. Same issue after 3yrs.

[MikeSmithFX]

Thanks for the video! I didn’t know I could open the panel from from front. Noisy fan now fixed.

[Jens]

My fan started making a horrid noise yesterday and then quit today and when I looked, there was a flame coming out 😮 Hoping this will help me fix the problem!

[amandawaddell]

Thank you thought I was gonna have to get a new one this only happened when I gave it a deep clean

[IMSOON_Handmade]

Thank you so much for posting this video. It’s working great now. Thank you

[Bondy]

Thanks buddy I’ve sorted it now all the best👌👍

[deniceshomemadeblacksauce]

Mine starts to rattle after it is on for a while so I am going to give this a go in the morning thanks 🙏

[adelemiedecke]

wonderful thanks heaps - didn't have to call the oven man !!!!

[leannesmith]

Thanks so much for this easy to follow demo!!

[henry]

Nice solution but i guess it would be nice to say something about the cause. Is it because the element is due for replacement, that its warped or whatever.
Or is the fan wobbling, due to use/waring out. So maybe the motor and fan should be replaced?

Can anyone here tell me more? Cause the fan is designed that way so bending it is changing it, ok you cut down the noise but can it harm?

[bartcharlow]

Mine is a Samsung. Fan makes grinding noises when oven is warming to temp (or whenever convection mode is used), but otherwise not. Does this work for that or is mine a different kind of issue?

[criticalmass]

My fan stops working as soon as i put the cover back on, is it safe to use without the cover?

[scottkeeney]

Thanks for the vid. And you mic is super sensitive lol

[Iveraghboy]

The fan on our Oven makes a screeching noise when we turn the Electric Cooker on

[asisoyou]

1. Is that a heating element around the fan? Perhaps latex / rubber gloves should be worn.

2. How the heck did the fan tips get bent in the first place? I guess perhaps the heating element warped.