jeebowhite Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hi guys Give me a faulty car and I could do a lot to diagnose it and either help repair it or point you in the right direction but my oven hob had me baffled... We inherited this crock of oven goodness when we moved in, it's not in the greatest of conditions but is viable and useable and safe. Yesterday I was standing around waiting for the kettle to boil, something felt very wrong. Glanced at the hob and saw one of the hobs has been turned to on with no light (kids I suspect highly!) I turned it off but couldn't smell or hear gas. So I tried turning one on and lighting it, but nothing. I'm not sure why but the gas seems to be only going to the oven (I could light that fine...) but nothing to the hobs. Do these things possibly have a safety whereby if gas flows but isn't lit there is a cutoff? Am I missing a trick here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turvey Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 http://cooker-service.co.uk/flame-safety-failure/flame-safety-device/ Does this help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Cheers matey, makes sense although that says the gas is cut to the appliance. Now the next question ... Where's the on off button for the cut off lol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregers Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 is there a glass lid to this cooker? if so then its a valve that as the lid is closed shuts said valve and cuts off the gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanW Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 There is a cut off on some hobs - my sisters was the same (well, she still has it - but there was a halogen cooker installed when she moved in to this house). The hob would cut the gas off but allow the oven & grill to operate Not sure how to reset it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turvey Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Silly question, but have you switched it off(the power) and back on again? Or last resort, do you have the instruction manual? :o :) Or Google? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 is there a glass lid to this cooker? if so then its a valve that as the lid is closed shuts said valve and cuts off the gas. Bang on the mark. I wasn't aware of this and I didn't fully lift the lid when I tested this :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregers Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 the valve sometimes lets go. if you ever suspect it happening then give it a spray with some soapy liquid,if you see any bubbles then its leaking and it will require just a nip up with a pair of grips. im not 'gassafe' but had this happen to my cooker once had had a gas engineer explain this to me when he carried out repairs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzhound Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 hi what model is the hob , is it stand alone or on a cooker .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Cheers guys, Jezz, not sure on the make and model but its all good now :) where just looking for an alternative when my payout comes soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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