Sunbeam Compact Bakehouse BM2500 Questions & Answers

I suggest you try
Onlineappliancespares.com.au
To try and get a replacement part
Use their Search facility to look for “sunbeam compact bakehouse LCD display”

Thanks for this - have looked and used search facility but they don't seem to carry Sunbeam parts

Further, there doesn't seem to be any easy way to access the LCD display without literally pulling the machine apart, which doesn't seem a great idea with an sealed electrical appliance. I was hoping there might be some kind of re-set function.

It depends what program you select - if you do 'Whole Wheat' there is a delay of about 15 to 20 minutes, the other programs seem to start churning instantly. Good Luck

I got it working after taking all the ingredients out, then removed the baking dish and fiddled with the blade. I put it all back together. It works!

WELL DONE!! Maybe the baking dish wasn't fully engaged first time

you cant change the time against a particular setting so I would set the machine to the next longest time but keep an eye on it for the last few minutes

It uses 410-450W. I used a SA government appliance running cost estimator (I'm in WA, found it online), and used the following fields:
Cost of electricity: 28c per kWh (yours may be different, check your power bill).
Power rating: 450
Usage per day: 2 hours (based on using it 4 times a week for 3.5 hours each time)
Calculator comes up with---
Daily running costs: $0.25 (or in my case, 44c per loaf of bread)
Quarterly running costs: $22.93

Still pretty cheap for your own artisan bread, I really like the Sunbeam Compact Bakehouse, and bear in mind that if you decide to just keep buying expensive bread from your local gourmet baker, the cost of the power to bake it has already been factored into the price.

Thanks for replying, but my answer was a response, not a question. See question above from Ilona C.
My statement that it uses "410-450W" is taken from the back of the machine, where the label shows "410-450W".
I know that it's "comparably low", that's not what Ilona C. was asking. Please see her question and my full response, cheers.

I have no idea wat age it would be

Do you mean the bread from the pan, I cannot help as mine leaves a ghastly whole in the bottom of the loaf . no matter how I oil the paddle it won`t come out cleanly

15 years is a good run. Sounds like heating element may have gone. If it was mine I'd replace with a new unit and forget repair.

Well it's a bit noisy, However I haven't heard another one to compare it to. Though I can set it to start in the middle of the night and leave the bedroom door open, and it doesn't wake me, and I'm a reasonably light sleeper. The machine would be less than 10 metres from the bed.

Hi. well yes it makes a noise, but no more than other machines. I would say it isn't loud, just doing its thing when mixing the bread mix! When its baking you can't hear it.

With a closed door at night there's no problem

I use the laucke rye sourdough pack - 3 1/2 cups of their mix, 360mls water and 3/4 tsp yeast works for me. Any extras I want in there i just add in in top. I didn't realise they had a small machine mix. I've only tried this mix so not sure about the others :)

Thank you for your responses. I have tried using the bulk mix and measuring out the 500gm exactly but it still hits the lid of the machine & rises over the top of the pan. I have followed the recipe to the letter so not sure what's happening! I was putting it out there to see if anyone else had experienced this? The only way I have gotten around it is to reduce all the ingredients by 75%.