Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[moggy]

Hi all,and a happy new year.I have a problem with my cooker,its a gas hob and electric oven.I can switch the power on at the wall,and it will click the hobs on.But when i set it to oven and turn the knob to set the temperature,it trips the trip switch and cuts the power to the house.What would cause this my wife thinks it needs cleaning,but i don't think that would cause it to trip the switch.I assume its had it but i just wondered if it can be fixed.Regards Dean.

[Rods2]

Most probable the oven heating element. I have replaced several over the years for for family. Quite cheap to buy but can be a little fiddly / awkward to fit depending upon the model.

The trip cutting suggests the ceramic insulation has broken down somewhere, so it shorts to the outer case which is earthed.

[moggy]

Most probable the oven heating element. I have replaced several over the years for for family. Quite cheap to buy but can be a little fiddly / awkward to fit depending upon the model.

The trip cutting suggests the ceramic insulation has broken down somewhere, so it shorts to the outer case which is earthed.

Thanks mate,i suppose i should get someone in to look at it.But i don't know if anyone would come out today,and if they can get the parts.Dean.

[Ever Ready]

It will be the element shorting on to the casing, I suggest you wait until after the holidays to call someone out to replace it as the cost could be more than a new oven itself

There are shops on e-bay selling replacement elements and it should be quite easy to find the part you need.

[Ever Ready]

Even if you get someone to come out there will be a very slim chance that they could get a new element today.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/appliances/ovens/g%C3%B6rlig-oven-stainless-steel-art-90300792/

I don't know if Ikea is open today but for £105 with a five year guarantee you could swap it out and be using it tonight to make your dinner

[TD]

Even if you get someone to come out there will be a very slim chance that they could get a new element today.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/appliances/ovens/g%C3%B6rlig-oven-stainless-steel-art-90300792/

I don't know if Ikea is open today but for £105 with a five year guarantee you could swap it out and be using it tonight to make your dinner

I was assuming that the OP's cooker is a freestanding gas hob/electric oven combination 

[Ever Ready]

Could be. I have seen so many separate gas hobs built into the worktops with modular electric ovens fitted underneath that I forgot there were other ways of doing it

I've fitted many of the above combinations but never had them myself, prefer free standing gas cooker.

I really wish they would bring back the eye level grill, a lot easier than bending down to look in the grill

[Sir Tigger KC]

The first white goods thread of 2017!   

[Doctor Gollum]

If rented, get your landlord out of bed to sort it...

Failing that get down to Currys and get one

A half decent combination microwave would also be a cheap temporary fix... Asda or Tescos for that

[gbh]

There is another solution you could try and that is to get a supply to the cooker which doesn't have an rcd. If its damp it may just dry it out as it could just be the beginning of a fault as trips can be very sensitive. Obviously you need to keep an eye on it whilst trying this method and if it works trying hooking it back up to the rcd and the fault may have cleared. You would need an insulation/resistance tester to check the element an stats can cause a problem too.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Assuming it's your cooker, changing the element is an easy job. As said already, find the correct element on ebay or elsewhere online. Find fitting guide using Google or YouTube and it's job jobbed! 

A new element costs about £30, depending on the model of cooker of course.  A lot cheaper than going to Curries for a new cooker!   

[STEMO]

IIRC, Dean and his wife are in a rented property. Maybe the LL is the first port of call. 

[TD]

If rented, get your landlord out of bed to sort it...

Failing that get down to Currys and get one

A half decent combination microwave would also be a cheap temporary fix... Asda or Tescos for that

Or John Lewis, which are normally the same price and include in a 2yr warranty, extended warranties are cheaper with JL as well. Disposal cost of old unit is cheaper with JL as well 

Takeaways would be probably cheaper for a couple of days.....until delivery of new one....and don't forget to check Argos 

However if the old cooker is a freestanding one, then disconnection of gas/leccy would need an approved electrician/plumber as would the install of new one.....but we don't know that until the OP lets us know 

[TD]

IIRC, Dean and his wife are in a rented property. Maybe the LL is the first port of call. 

In that case, but not always, the LL should fix/replace it....depends on the agreement/contract 

[Sir Tigger KC]

IIRC, Dean and his wife are in a rented property. Maybe the LL is the first port of call. 

In that case, but not always, the LL should fix/replace it....depends on the agreement/contract 

If it's an unfurnished rental then it's likely that the cooker is Moggy's and if he can fix an Omega, I reckon he can fix a cooker! 

Some of you fellas just like spending other people's money, sending him off to Curry's and John Lewis etc!