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Registered: ‎03-13-2010

3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead

The settings still work but the heating elemment does not.

Is this the end?

Is there no "reset" button for the heating element?

 

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Re: 3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead

I'd either check YouTube or call the company.

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Re: 3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead

It's odd they would both go at the same time.

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Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Re: 3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead

Sounds like my garbage disposal -  it hums so I know it's getting electricity, but it doesn't turn.

 

I've done everything I already knew and everything I saw online.  For now, I'm not using the disposal, but I'm close to certain I need new.  November is a wicked month for me, but I don't have lots of holiday shopping to do.  Fortunately December is around the corner.  I'll call the plumber then!

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Registered: ‎03-10-2010

Re: 3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead

I'll bet there was a power surge.

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Registered: ‎03-13-2010

Re: 3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead

Have you tried a different outlet?

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Re: 3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead


@millieshops wrote:

Sounds like my garbage disposal -  it hums so I know it's getting electricity, but it doesn't turn.

 

I've done everything I already knew and everything I saw online.  For now, I'm not using the disposal, but I'm close to certain I need new.  November is a wicked month for me, but I don't have lots of holiday shopping to do.  Fortunately December is around the corner.  I'll call the plumber then!





On our first or second or third garbage disposal we had a reset button. Of course we had called a plumber and he pointed it out to us. 
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Registered: ‎12-24-2010

Re: 3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead

Was trying to figure out how IPot turned in to garbage disposal discussion..........LOL.........I see that another poster introduced the second machine.  YES - there is a RED RESET BUTTON on your disposal when it just hums. Blades have become stuck or jammed. 

 

You have to crawl down on your butt or knees w/flashlight - it's usually up near the top of the disposal and/or ............did you received a long metal object - looks like a wrench w/small hook with the machine?  If so take it and connect to bottom of disposal (like screwdriver to a nut) and once connected............turn that 'nut' very slightly...... with your disposal 'wrench'.  One of those 2 things should straighten it out to run properly.

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Registered: ‎12-24-2010

Re: 3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead

@millieshops Left you message - wasn't sure who brought up the garbage disposal subject.  Hope it helps.

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Registered: ‎08-19-2010

Re: 3 Qt & 6 Qt Instant Pots are dead

sounds like it was a safety issue. It flipped something because detected wasn't something right. Lid wasn't tight, wrong option , not enough water, etc. something like that