[Hartley118]

The only practical way i know of repairing that kind of element (in the absence of a spare) is to separate the element ends next to the break and twist them tightly together. Surprisingly, that typically makes a good connection, thought of course the element will be a little shorter and hence of slightly higher power.

I recall that we once owned a similar toaster which suffered a similar failure. A twisted repair lasted a year or two, but then the element failed again and I did a similar repair.

After a few such repairs, the shortened element made toast really quickly!

Martin