tefal actifry
Stephen
Has anyone bought one of these? I embarrassed to say I bought one when
they were about �100 but I think they are now �150-200. They are a
great idea, allowing you to cook chips and things using just a couple
of teaspoons of oil, rather than a deep fat fryer (and I've never got
on with oven chips) but all it is really is a hair dryer/fan heater
blowing hot air over a turntable. Nothing to justify the �100 price
tag. They could sell these for �40 which would be a fairer price.
Anyhow, in addition to cooking food, mine has decided to cook itself.
I made some rather frightening popping noises and there was the smell
of burning plastic. A few torx screws later and it seems there are
only two motors inside: one for the fan and one for the turntable and
its the fan motor that is "leaking" smoke.
So I'm going to look into whether I can get a replacement motor. Does
anyone know and are they easy to replace? Any idea what has gone
catastrophically wrong with the one I have?
thanks,
Stephen.
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> I made some rather frightening popping noises and there was the smell
> of burning plastic.
Sounds like you'd had quite a curry! Maybe the fryer wasn't designed to
cope with chemical warfare ;-)
(Sorry - hat, coat ...)
michael adams
"Stephen" <ste...@nowhere.com.invalid> wrote in message
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Just googled it.
Plenty of info on this thread.
to summarise
Loads of things fall off/break etc with these - allegedly - and its difficult to
get the spares although there is a designated supplier. But there are delays
etc.
Smoking is caused in some cases by cooking oil getting onto
the heating element. Maybe oil can get in elsewhere as well.
michael adams
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Jim K
mmm this ringsa bell!
we nearly bought one of these but whilst googling for pricing/ reviews
we came across loads of accounts of fires, meltdowns etc and
"strenuous" denials of any faulty design/workmanship etc etc etc..
Decided we'd stick with crinkly oven chips - lush!
Jim K
D.M.Chapman
Stephen <inv...@invalid.org> wrote:
>So I'm going to look into whether I can get a replacement motor. Does
>anyone know and are they easy to replace? Any idea what has gone
>catastrophically wrong with the one I have?
Watchdog did a thing on them a while back (don't normally watch, but this
one sticks in my mind for some reason)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2008/11/chip_pans_up_in_smoke.html
Darren
Halmyre
A 'chip pan'? Reminds me of a story about a fire in a posh part of Glasgow (they do exist, before
you start scoffing). The fireman was phoning in his report on the incident - "it was a chip pan
fire". The lady of the house interrupted him - "I beg your pardon, it was a deep-fat fryer, not a
chip pan."
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> In article <iblmir$bq5$1...@news.eternal-september.org>, dmc@puffin.
> says...
>> In article <o7pqd697vmv78heg6...@4ax.com>, Stephen
>> <inv...@invalid.org> wrote:
>>
>> >So I'm going to look into whether I can get a replacement motor. Does
>> >anyone know and are they easy to replace? Any idea what has gone
>> >catastrophically wrong with the one I have?
>>
>>
>> Watchdog did a thing on them a while back (don't normally watch, but
>> this one sticks in my mind for some reason)
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2008/11/chip_pans_up_in_smoke.html
>>
>> Darren
>>
>>
>>
> A 'chip pan'? Reminds me of a story about a fire in a posh part of
> Glasgow (they do exist, before you start scoffing). The fireman was
> phoning in his report on the incident - "it was a chip pan fire". The
> lady of the house interrupted him - "I beg your pardon, it was a
> deep-fat fryer, not a chip pan."
And of course the thing about Morningside (posh part of Edinburgh) where
a 'creche' is not a place for children, but what happens when two cars
collide...
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Some nice houses though. A friend had one, with big wide sweeping
staircases...even to the basement!
Steve Firth
> Has anyone bought one of these?
Not me, one of the giveaways that it's going to cause problems is the
"Tefal" sticker.
Steve Firth
> And of course the thing about Morningside (posh part of Edinburgh) where
> a 'creche' is not a place for children, but what happens when two cars
> collide...
I used to work with a friend from Edinburgh, she lived in an upmarket
suburb (can't recall which one) but not Morningside. Her professor did
live in Morningside and he sometimes had occasion to visit her home to
collect papers and reports. He treated the entire experience as if it
were a descent into the pits of Hell, ever-eager to run away and get
home. I can recall him saying "I don't like coming here, I always get
something in my eye when I visit and I fear it may be dog mess." In one
of those bizarre "Mr Sensible/Malcolm Rifkind" accents they favour in
Morningside.
I also once remarked to him on his bizarre Scots accent, he was most
offended and told me that he had no accent and spoke the Queen's
English.
David in Normandy
I'm afraid I agree. After previous bad purchases of their products I now
view such a sticker as a hazard warning label.
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Rick Hughes
"Stephen" <ste...@nowhere.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> blowing hot air over a turntable.
There have been hundreds of cases of overheating & burning .... there is
full documentation on WHICH site.
Basically if the fan fails, there is nothing to detect this, it then
overheats and they can and do catch fire internally ... Tefal advise it is
self extinguishing plastic so they see no issue.
The issue is it should detect fan has failed and then shouldn't catch fire
in first place. !
I contacted Tefal ... their response was :
"Any appliance with a hot air heating system (i.e. convection oven,
hairdryer) will produce smoke should the fan fail. This is because it causes
the element to overheat and melt a small amount of surrounding plastics.
However, The Actifry is made from flame retardant plastics to ensure
absolute fire safety. "
Made me change my mind and didn't buy one.
WHICH strongly advise nobody should buy these until Tefal change design.
Andy Dingley
> A 'chip pan'? Reminds me of a story about a fire in a posh part of Glasgow (they do exist, before
> you start scoffing). The fireman was phoning in his report on the incident - "it was a chip pan
> fire". The lady of the house interrupted him - "I beg your pardon, it was a deep-fat fryer, not a
> chip pan."
Big difference. Lots of insurance policies (student flat policies at
least) permit thermostatically controlled fryers, but specifically
forbid pans of oil on stoves.
Owain
> A 'chip pan'? Reminds me of a story about a fire in a posh part of Glasgow (they do exist, before
> you start scoffing). The fireman was phoning in his report on the incident - "it was a chip pan
> fire". The lady of the house interrupted him - "I beg your pardon, it was a deep-fat fryer, not a
> chip pan."
Narrated by Tom Shields IIRC.
Owain
geoff
<dmc@puffin.?.invalid> writes
>In article <o7pqd697vmv78heg6...@4ax.com>,
>Stephen <inv...@invalid.org> wrote:
>
>>So I'm going to look into whether I can get a replacement motor. Does
>>anyone know and are they easy to replace? Any idea what has gone
>>catastrophically wrong with the one I have?
>
>
>Watchdog did a thing on them a while back (don't normally watch, but this
>one sticks in my mind for some reason)
>
Not very non-stick then, eh?
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Doug Weller
The earlier model had problems but I haven't heard of any with the new
one. We wouldn't be without ours and use it several times a week. It can
be used to cook an amazing range of things and has a good cookbook.
Eg, sliced uncooked turkey with port and vegetables makes a lovely meal.
Doug
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Jim K
mission accomplished ;>)
Jim K
Stephen
wrote:
>Watchdog did a thing on them a while back (don't normally watch, but this
>one sticks in my mind for some reason)
>
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2008/11/chip_pans_up_in_smoke.html
Hopefully getting a new fan from tefal's suppliers but googling has
found bad reviews on amazon and the watchdog report you mentioned. On
the basis of these, I'm not sure I would recommend one or get one
again. I think someone said a halogen over does the same thing for a
fraction of the price.