10 years of daily use and still going strong - Breville toaster ovenSubmitted by foozebox t3_z1glrq in BuyItForLife
cerbera79 t1_ixb6au1 wrote
The start button crapped out on ours after a little over a year of use. Replaced it with a button from an old PC and it's still going strong at about the 7 year mark.
yertle38 t1_ixbrsl3 wrote
Our button board has been flakey for years. Press one button and another gets activated. Probably almost 10 years of use though and it still works well enough that it feels wasteful to replace it. I wouldn’t call our Breville toaster super robust though.
cerbera79 t1_ixcjqyz wrote
Try this if you're comfortable soldering.
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/414726/Fixing+the+start+button
It made ours like new. Hoping for another 7 years! :)
yertle38 t1_ixczj50 wrote
Wow, thanks for this. I can solder, so maybe I’ll give it a shot. Doesn’t sound like a very fun job though. Super tempting to have a toaster that doesn’t fight me… 🤔
talontachyon t1_ixcs74m wrote
Same here. Bought 2 Brevilles over a 3 year period and both crapped out.
Perfect-Agent-2259 t1_ixd5jlt wrote
Ours does, too! You press Start and sometimes it changes from F to C, or sometimes it just starts. I could fix it, but instead I just giggle to myself whenever it happens. 8 years old.
cerbera79 t1_ixb6gff wrote
Oh! But the convection fan is on its last leg and the interior light doesn't work.
ktappe t1_ixbpc5v wrote
Button went bad on my Breville toaster as well. Thanks for the idea. Maybe I’ll take it apart and put a plain old momentary switch in
cerbera79 t1_ixcji7z wrote
This solution helped a lot.
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/414726/Fixing+the+start+button
It really wasn't that bad to do. Took about 3 hours including rounding up the tools. I think I used the 'reset' button out of an old PC.
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