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Came across my first Induction hob today. Bosch, all 4 rings not working. Opened it up took one look inside and said bollocks to it 🙁 suggested they got Bosch in, as I ain’t got any circuit diags.
Reading through the different threads I get the impression that I am not alone in my attitude to these hobs :rolls: Where do you get the info to repair these beggers ❓
Re: Do you repair Induction hobs?
there aint alot, most have huge circuit boards, had one other day, 1st one, faulty module & supressor, list cost for 2 parts was over £500!!
tut tut tut
was the red light flashing?
had a few of these hobs, customer was wiping it over and managed to activate the child lock
simple cure is to press the on/off button for 5 seconds, and it will come back on
helo_75 wrote:tut tut tut
was the red light flashing?
had a few of these hobs, customer was wiping it over and managed to activate the child lock
simple cure is to press the on/off button for 5 seconds, and it will come back on
Now King Tut 😉 Are we talking about the Bosch here ❓
Excuse my ignorance
But just what is an induction hob??
I’ve never heard of one let alone seen one lolRichard
Re: Do you repair Induction hobs?
I’ll be doing a review of one soon, won’t I John. 😉
Basically it uses magnetic fields to heat the stuff in the pan so it’s totally cool to the touch. Looks like a ceramic hob, doesn’t light up.
K.
Thanks Ken
I found this about them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooker
Sounds interesting
Must remember to remove me watch when working on one then lol
Richard
Re: Do you repair Induction hobs?
To be honest , they’re not that bad to work on once you’ve done a couple but like a lot of the electronic stuff , its normally board replacements as opposed to board repairs . They normally split into 3 boards – 2 power modules for either side and a control module for the whole unit . If its just two hotplates that fail , its normally the relevant power module . The thing to watch out for is the space below them . Any disruption of air flow or blocked fan on the underside can quite easily cause board failures and , as mentioned , it ain’t a cheap fix
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kwatt wrote:I’ll be doing a review of one soon, won’t I John. 😉
Yep, two pints at Sibson and it is yours, it is amazing what I will give away for a pint and a packet of dry roasted!!!
An induction hob is one of these appliances that stand out from the norm. It has that wow factor that says to you the first time you see how it works” I want one ” had a similar urge when I first saw a dishdrawer and had to get one also.
I have had one now for 3 years and would never go back to gas or solid plate electric ever again.
I can only speak about the Whirlpool ones through experience and they seem pretty reliable with my company only repairing about 6 over the past few years. The most common fault we get is new hobs that don’t work and it is usualy caused by the wrong type of pots used. Some of the parts can be pretty expensive but he ho if you spend £700 on a hob you wont get parts for a fiver.
If you can get one go for it ( Ken, hic ) far better than the alternatives that are on offer.
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johnmac11 wrote:Yep, two pints at Sibson and it is yours, it is amazing what I will give away for a pint and a packet of dry roasted!!!
We all know how beer affects you, worse is how it affects Uncle Albert. 😉
K.
Re: Do you repair Induction hobs?
Magnetic Fields.
Does that mean you have to switch it off before you can lift the pan off?
Mike
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Re: Do you repair Induction hobs?
No.
My understanding is that…
What happens is that that magnetic field “excites” the molecules in the base of the pan meaning that heat is transmitted into the food/liquid in the pan and not anything in between.
What this means that, impressively, you can put your hand between the base of the pan and the hob top and the water in the pan can boil without affecting your hand one bit. Mind you if you have a lot of iron in your blood I wouldn’t recommend it. 😉
An impressive demo is where ice cubes are place between the pot and the hob, the pan sits on the ice on the hob top and the thing switch on. The water boils and the ice stays slowly melting as you’d expect if there was no heat source near it.
It’s all clever science stuff.
Once I get this hob off John I’ll do some photos and video for you all assuming I have the time to get it done to explain it all as best I can. The Scottish accent will come free with every viewing.
K.
Re: Do you repair Induction hobs?
kwatt wrote:
What this means that, impressively, you can put your hand between the base of the pan and the hob top and the water in the pan can boil without affecting your hand one bit.
K.
But what happens when you put your hand on the ring that has had a hot pot boiling for half an hour on it? 😉
Oh that just proves you’re too stupid to own one Clive. 😉
Mind you, some of the customers I’ve spoken to… 😆
TBH the biggest single problem we’ve had with them is a lack of ventilation. The fitters do their usual and don’t read the damn installation instructions, there’s supposed to be some airflow around them and, where the oven is slung under it, the heat just kills the electronics.
K.
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