waffle iron wiring

Feb 21, 2006 6 Replies

I have an old waffle iron that has served us faithfully for many years, but it has developed a problem with the old wiring in it in that in some places, the insulation is falling apart. I would like to rewire it as the rest of it is still ok. Question - what's out there for wire these days that will take the heat? If it would mean buying a roll of new wire, I could probably buy a new iron for less. But if someone could think of something that would have suitable wire in it, I might have such a thing stashed away somewhere. Thoughts?



WT


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Another heating appliance.

Or, go into an appliance repair shop and buy 2 feet (or whatever) of the stuff. How much could they charge you? :)

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Exactly. An appliance repair shop will sell you high temp wire meant for wiring in ovens, etc, at a reasonable cost per foot. I re-did a

30's era waffle iron several years ago, and it has worked fine ever since.

Bill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~````

Sam Goldwasser wrote:

Sounds good - I hadn't thought about trying to buy just a bit. I had only thought about having to buy a roll. I'll check it out.

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Go to an Ace Hardware or the like and buy a new cord. Already made up and ready to wire in. The wire will be HPN. Bob AZ

Thanks, but the cord is fine - it's mainly the wiring that goes between the top and the bottom. Every time the lid is raised, that wire is flexed and the insulation is deteriorating.

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He may be talking about internal wiring. Go to an appliance repair shop and buy a couple feet.

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