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I’ve just bought this new from Borsch in Birmingham as a slight second. Had it fitted bya Corgi registered fitter. He tested the gas pressure at the mains and seemed happy with that. He made us remove an extractor fan that had been fitted too low for the regulations by about 50mm. So all in all, I’m happy that the fitter has done the job properly and in accordance with the regs.
However, the gas hob rings seem to be underpowered compared to my previous 15 plus year old Creda hob. It takes absolutely ages for a pan of already boiling water from the kettle to reheat to boiling again after putting ingredients in like say pasta or potatoes etc..
To look at the flames coming out of the hob, they look ok, though something tells me that they’re not full on. I’m not an expert so can’t be too sure. All I can go on is the difference between the new and the old from a cooking power point of view.
The pipe coming from the mains to the bayonet fitting at the back is a 15mm one having been reduced down from a 22mm just as the pipe comes inside the house. Anyone got any thoughts on what might be wrong ?
Thanks
Re: Belling D841SS STAINLESS STEEL Dual Fuel Cooker
Hi,
It could well just be the burner design that’s not very good, quite common on cheaper hobs and cookers I’m afraid. There’s certainly no other reason I can think of given the explanation, the pipe size reduction will certainly not make a blind bit of difference and gas burners for that are as simple as simple can be really.
HTH
K.
Re: Belling D841SS STAINLESS STEEL Dual Fuel Cooker
The colour of the flame is a good indication of the “burn quality”
If you can recollect the “gas-Board” adverts with the pictures of a lit burner……that’s what yours should look like. a light, turquoise -blue inner-cone, with a soft, darker outer-cone…….any yellow “feathers” on the ends, indicates the cooker is improperly adjusted.(not enough air (oxygen) in the flame)
A “hard”( “noisy”) flame, with short, ragged flame-tips, is likely to have TOO MUCH air in it and it’s actually COOLER than a properly set flame.
To C.M.A. (and the Forum’s) I must add that this is an adjustment which should only be carried out by a properly qualified gas-fitter.
As a rough guide, the size of the burners will give you an idea of the relative heat-output capabilities……not forgetting that the pan should NOT have lots of flame spilling up round the sides!
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