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Unscrewing flat hex bolts

The element has one standard screw at the bottom but was installed with two flat head hex bolts which don't fit anything in my tool box. I've a small Black and Decker electric screwdriver I'm sure would do the job but am struggling to find what attachment I'd need to get them unscrewed. The bolts have a hex shape but are small and not very deep mean getting purchase on them is difficult. Any advice or products you could suggest would be a real help. It's a built in and I can't access the back without pulling the whole oven out. All the video's on youtube show oven elements secured with ordinary screws, sadly not mine.

By G Watson - London - 16 May 2017

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  • Chris from eSpares
    Chris at eSpares says...

    This element is fixed by nuts that have to be accessed from the back of the oven. If your oven has hex screw heads accessed from the cavity there should be more suitable elements on our site. Stock Number: ES1640725 may help remove the screws.

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