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Thread Number: 84707
/ Tag: Small Appliances
Sunbeam T20A Toaster Please Help |
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| Post# 1091540 10/1/2020 at 19:10 (1,302 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
Sunbeam T20 A troubles
1) I took it apart. I cleaned and polished the shell. I removed the cord and cleaned the interior with lye based oven cleaner, rinsed it and put it back together. I didn't test it before taking it apart...silly me, but I've never had one not work, and I've gotten complacent. 2) When I plug it in, it immediately turns on on both sides and lowers itself. 3) After a few seconds, it raises and turns off. 4) When I put a single piece of bread, it lowers sluggishly, both sides turn on, and it doesn't cut off--at least not before the bread starts to smoke and I unplug it. 5) When I unplug it, the bread raises up rather sluggishly. Please help. Thanks in advance. Sarah | ||
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| Post# 1092710 , Reply# 2 10/10/2020 at 11:45 (1,293 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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A few more questions
Thanks gizmo,
I'm hoping to find time to work on the toaster this afternoon. It's been a long time since I've owned one, and I have two questions-- 1) Is it supposed to cycle on and off immediately after plugging it in? 2) When toasting one slice, are the heating elements on both sides supposed to come on? Many thanks, Sarah | ||
Post# 1092726 , Reply# 3 10/10/2020 at 14:30 (1,293 days old) by RP2813  (Sannazay) |
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 I'm going on sketchy memory here, but I'm pretty sure that if anything was disturbed during transport, the mechanism may indeed lower itself when the toaster is first plugged in as a result.
Similarly, I'm fairly certain that both sides will heat up even for a single slice. Only one slot operates the mechanism, which is why it's identified on the top of the toaster.
These toasters are wonderful when they work properly and are used for plain white bread, but can be super annoying when they act up or are given something more substantial to toast. | ||
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Post# 1092851 , Reply# 5 10/11/2020 at 14:31 (1,292 days old) by Dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA)) |
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I have one and it’s been my only toaster for over 20 years. Yes both sides will heat for one slice. And it’s not uncommon for it to go down when you first plug it in. If it were me I would plug it in, and let it do it’s thing. After a moment it will realize it has no bread and stop. I would then wait a moment, and test a slice of bread and see.
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