We are at BWV and on our second toaster. It seems to take lots of monkeying to get it to heat up. Is there a trick? Is there a particular sequence of up/down + bagel indicator on/off that will get the elements going the first time?
We had similar problems at AKV Kidani last month. Dh and I would have to tinker around with it several times before we could get the toaster to heat up. I think they're just lousy toasters and need to be replaced.
Thanks, SamSam. As mentioned, we are on our second toaster. First one didn't seem to work, so got a brand new one (out of the box, unfortunately, so no directions). If this is our biggest complaint, we are in good shape, but you'd think it'd be easier to just buy slightly better toasters once instead of replacing these all the time.
Plug it in.
I believe I figured out the "trick" (has worked 5 times in a row!). Very slowly and gently press the lever down. And I mean VERY slowly, until it clicks. A careless push down on the lever will not work. Jiggling will not work. Pushing down hard will not work.
Hopefully this will help future toaster-challenged DVCers and save a few toasters from an early retirement.
Funny! We had the same issue this summer! We asked for a replacement and it did the same thing - it eventually worked, but frustrating!!
Jiggling will not work