Hob Extractor Fan

Seems like I keep finding issues with our new to us Broadway, beginning to think our vehicle has had a bit of a tough life with its previous owner. 

Our fan extractor isn’t working as it should… I know they don’t extract as such & they are just a filter which I presume is replaceable or do you just clean? Anyway I digress, when you switch it on the fan is intermittent & the lights continually go off & back on, as well as going dull then bright again, just curious if these are known for being troublesome or are we just unlucky with ours? 

Any idea what the cost is to replace these? Will probably add it to the list with our dealer to get it looked at before the warranty expires, they’ll be getting fed up with us 

No problems with mine but it’s rarely used, just sounds like maybe a bad connection in the 12v feed??
They are pretty simple units, if you feel competent a couple of screws and the cover drops down for further investigation.

Taken mine apart many times as you have to remove it to get to screws holding microwave on mine. One screw in each front corner drops first part then spring clips on front corners hold second part which gives access to filter. I did have to make minor adjustment to fan as it kept catching the casing around it.

Dbvwt wrote:No problems with mine but it’s rarely used, just sounds like maybe a bad connection in the 12v feed??
They are pretty simple units, if you feel competent a couple of screws and the cover drops down for further investigation.

Agree. If both fan and lights are intermittent then it does not sound particularly like an issue within the actual unit, more an intermittent fault in the overall power supply, so check what you can from the fuse onwards. The final connection to my filter unit / light is a loop of cable hidden in a length of plastic trunking in the head locker to the left of the unit. The connections in that loop of cable are not readily apparent since crudely taped up but it could literally be just wires twisted together or something not much better. I found just twisted wires on a light connection elsewhere in the van. The fan works when (rarely) needed so I haven't delved any further as yet.

Its probably one of the in line crimps in the trunking in the cupboard above the fan unit.

The filter in the hood is a metal wire and easy to clean.

Peter Brown wrote:Its probably one of the in line crimps in the trunking in the cupboard above the fan unit.

The filter in the hood is a metal wire and easy to clean.

Thanks Peter