friends need someone to fix a gas hob

LaptaMike


Joined: 07/10/2009
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Message Posted:
13/10/2010 20:51

Headline says it all. They're in the centre of Lapta.

AlsancakJack



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Message Posted:
13/10/2010 20:57

Mike

What exactly is the problem?

Smity



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Message Posted:
13/10/2010 21:26

Tricky make sure who ever says he can repair it, really are safe to do so not just saying it to get a few bob

Smity



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Posts: 826

Message Posted:
13/10/2010 21:28

email cylonconstruction@gmx.co.uk

Amhet is the guy whose email I have given you, but his son is a UK qualified gas engineer



good luck

LaptaMike


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Message Posted:
13/10/2010 21:46

AJ, they will all light but only 1 will stay on. It's as if the gas stops running once you've stopped holding the knob down

AlsancakJack



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Message Posted:
13/10/2010 21:54

Mike

Is this a problem with a newly installed hob or one that has been working OK previously?

LaptaMike


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Message Posted:
13/10/2010 22:01

My father bought it as part of a house clearance then sold it on to our friends with an oven for £30 as is. So presumably it worked fine at one time. It looks fairly new. They got the oven working and one of the hob (thingies, can't for the life of me think of the word) but the other 3 won't stay on. We suspect it might be some sort of valve that needs replacing but not being gas fitters/repairers we wouldn't really know.

LaptaMike


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Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
13/10/2010 22:13

-----^^^^^^^^ ring. Don't know why it eluded me for so long. Was trying to think of something more complicated I think. ;-)

jeffsangrace


Joined: 22/12/2009
Posts: 267

Message Posted:
13/10/2010 23:36

It sounds to me like you have a type of gas hob that has 4 individual thermocouples attatched (1 for each burner) it could be that the burners themselves are partially blocked and not allowing the correct amount of gas to envelope the thermocouple so could just need a clean out with something like a darning needle. failing that the thermocouples have broken down internally and need replacing.



Hope this is helpfull



Regards



Jeff (Ex British Gas Service Engineer)

LaptaMike


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Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
14/10/2010 00:09

thanks for that jeff, where about is the thermocouple in relation to the ring?

rigsby


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 912

Message Posted:
14/10/2010 00:27

LaptaMike,The thermacouples look like a swelling on the pipe.I had a simular problem with a Arcelik cooker.Tec Tan got me the spares.