https://www.ersatzteilshop.de/ofen/he... In our video we show you how to check and measure an oven bottom heat element with a multimeter. With this measurement you can check whether the top heat coil is still intact. We are testing two oven heating elements. To do this, set the multimeter to ohms - the resistance measurement. The ohm is the SI unit of electrical resistance with the unit symbol (source: Wikipedia). The assignment is in the instructions. The red plug should be plugged into the input for ohms (omega) so that we are actually testing the resistance of the oven heating element here. Before we begin, please check what is shown on your display - if the test probes are not making contact. The multimeter instructions will also help you here. The display varies from device to device. When the test probes are brought together, a value of 0.000 should appear on the display. With our multimeter, no further presettings need to be made - the device determines the corresponding ohm value independently. Let's start by checking the resistance - put both test probes of the multimeter on the respective connections (left and right - the middle is the ground) of the oven top heat heating element. A resistance between 15 - 60 ohms is a great value. However, it varies from heating element to heating element. Each component has different resistances and there are no standardized values. However, a measurable ohm value on both contacts is a good indication that the oven heating element has not burned out! In our case, the first measurement shows a resistance of 34.9 ohms. A perfect result! With the second measurement, we check the grounding. To do this, we put one test probe on a contact of the heating element and the other test probe on the grounding. This measurement should also give a 0 value (or, depending on the multimeter, please read the instructions to find out which starting value is correct if the test probes are not touching). The insulation of our oven heating element is intact. If a value is shown on the display when measuring the grounding, then there is a short circuit. In this case, the fuse will almost certainly blow. For our second oven heating element, our multimeter measures an ohm value of 18.1 - also a good value. The control measurement against the insulation also gives a 0 value, which is perfect. Both oven heating elements are fine. To show you the case of a burned-out heating element, we simply take a washing machine heating element - the first ohm measurement on both contacts is good - but the second measurement of the earthing then gives a value. Or the measurement of the ohm value on both contacts shows no value at all. In these examples, the defective heating coil on your oven must be replaced. You can easily order suitable heating elements in our online shop. Enter the type number of your component in the search and the correct selection is displayed. https://www.ersatzteilshop.de/ofen/he... We show you how to replace the oven heating element top heat in this video: Replacing the oven top heat heating element - here's how! • Replace the top heat element in the oven -... Testing the oven heating element with a multimeter is the easiest way. If in doubt, an insulation resistance test can also be carried out. You need a special measuring device for this and it requires absolute specialist knowledge! Never carry out work / measurements / repairs on live devices if you have no knowledge or are unsure! Please contact an electrician in this case. We make our videos to give you the opportunity to use your household appliances sustainably and increase their lifespan. The decision about a repair should always be yours. Because everyone has the right to repair! If you liked the video, we would be happy if you gave it a thumbs up. And subscribe to our channel so you don't miss any more videos. So then! Get to work!