A bit of an existential crisis in the Tenkaykev household this morning. We have a 17 year old Dualit toaster, I put a couple of slices in and one slice was only browned on one side. A quick visit to the Dualit website and I saw that spares were readily available, with heating elements costing £7.60. The mechanical / electric timer switch costs £3.60, both come with full fitting instructions.
I was just about to place my order for a new element when I had a thought, the toaster has a "One Slice" option via an illuminated neon switch. It's been permanently on two slice mode since purchase, but our daughter and grandson are staying with us for a couple of weeks. I flicked the rocker switch ( there's no indicator as to which is the one slice or two position ) and lo and behold perfect toast again. When I took the bottom access panel off I saw that there's a central element and two end elements. With one slice selected the central element will, of course, toast one side of the bread in the adjacent slot. Mystery solved and looking forward to many more years of excellent toast and that audible "Clunk" as the mechanical timer disconnects the power.
I was just about to place my order for a new element when I had a thought, the toaster has a "One Slice" option via an illuminated neon switch. It's been permanently on two slice mode since purchase, but our daughter and grandson are staying with us for a couple of weeks. I flicked the rocker switch ( there's no indicator as to which is the one slice or two position ) and lo and behold perfect toast again. When I took the bottom access panel off I saw that there's a central element and two end elements. With one slice selected the central element will, of course, toast one side of the bread in the adjacent slot. Mystery solved and looking forward to many more years of excellent toast and that audible "Clunk" as the mechanical timer disconnects the power.