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Indesit electric cooker
Cucina KD6C35W
S/N 103157551
I know this is school boy stuff but I wonder if anyone can clarify a couple of things for me.
Customer (tenant for letting agent) said the top oven/ grill wasn’t heating enough as well as all four ceramic hobs.
Checked Top oven/ grill elements and temperature with thermometer all correct. Checked all four hobs. All parts of elements are coming on and cycling on and off. Tenant said they keep cutting out and it takes ages to cook anything. I boiled a pan of water while I was there. I think she is just not used to the cooker as she has just moved in but she is adamant. Can’t believe all four hobs are faulty. But could they be cycling on and off too much and so struggling to heat sufficiently?
So here’s my possibly silly questions. The control switches are selector switches not ‘simmer stats’ so what allows the hob element to cycle on and off? Is there a stat within the element? (Not aware of this and couldn’t check as she’d been cooking on it when I got there and was too hot)
And should (when switch selected to full power No6) the element stay on and not cycle on and off?
Could it be her pans?Any advise please.
Thanks.Subs
Re: Indesit Ceramic Hob cycling on and off?
From what I can see on the wiring diagram there is no form of temperature control on the hobs (although there may be an overheat trip in each element), It sounds like one of the main power connections is burning out.
Jem
Re: Indesit Ceramic Hob cycling on and off?
The plates will have a temperature limiter built in and this could be normal for the plates to go on/off. if you look at the plate when switched on you will see the limiter probe going across the the plate.
Colin
Re: Indesit Ceramic Hob cycling on and off?
Sounds like the pans to me. First thing would be check they are true flat bottoms.
Re: Indesit Ceramic Hob cycling on and off?
from the manual
Ceramic Hob WARNING: DO NOT USE THE HOB IF IT IS CRACKED. TO AVOID ELECTRIC SHOCK – SWITCH OFF AT THE COOKER MAINS CONTROL SWITCH IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT YOUR NEAREST SERVICE OFFICE (see KEY CONTACTS, back page). Ratings of Cooking Zones Model Front Left KD6C35 Ceramic KDP6 1800W KT6C3 180mm diameter The Working of the Heating Zones Heating only occurs within the marked circular cooking zones. The zones heat up and cool down quicker, providing greater controllability for sensitive foods. Each heating zone is equipped with a thermal limiter which is a safety cut-out which prevents the ceramic glass from overheating. After several minutes at full power without a pan on the heating zone the thermal limiter will switch the heating elements off and on automatically to avoid any damage to the ceramic glass. Choice of saucepan’s It is essential that the saucepan’s you use on the ceramic hob are suitable. ALWAYS USE: • Good quality pans with smooth, flat, heavy bases. • saucepan’s manufactured from aluminium (enamelled or machined) or stainless steel. • Correct size saucepan’s. The base of the pan must cover the heating zone completely. • saucepan’s with lids which are well fitting to reduce cooking time and energy use. NEVER USE: • Pans with thin, distorted or uneven bases as these will extend cooking times, waste electricity and cause damaging, local hotspots on the glass surface. • Pans with ridged or recessed bases. • Pans with damaged or rough bases which could scratch the glass surface. • Glass or glass ceramic utensils
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/56394 … =11#manualDave
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