Belling Farmhouse 932 Duel Fuel cooker

[Maloney]

I’m an electrician & was called out on Sunday by a farmer client.
Their RCD consumer unit had tripped out. On investigation one of the main oven elements had blown.
The regulator pilot neon now has a faint glow since this fault occurred.
It would appear that the regulator may also be faulty since the short circuit as the remaining element doesnt heat up.
Before I attempt to strip this cooker electrically apart do I infringe on any gas or corgi areas
regards
maloney

[Penguin45]

Re: Belling Farmhouse 932 Duel Fuel cooker

Moot point…….. Imteresting discussion HERE.

Penguin45.

[Phidom]

Re: Belling Farmhouse 932 Duel Fuel cooker

I’ve changed a couple of bottom oven elements on these. You can’t tell what’s happening with the thermostat unless you disconnect the faulty element as one side is likely shorting to earth. As far as I’m concerned you can do jobs which don’t involve disturbing any gas plumbing or settings without being CORGI registered. I installed my own gas combi boiler but got a CORGI guy to plumb in the gas and commission it.

[wsts]

Re: Belling Farmhouse 932 Duel Fuel cooker

Phidom wrote: As far as I’m concerned you can do jobs which don’t involve disturbing any gas plumbing or settings without being CORGI registered.

The problem is that this appliance will has gas connected, it is as far as the law is concerned a gas appliance, first of all will your insurance cover you if there should be a problem arise ? Second of all why have CORGI or the HSE never given a definitive answer ?? Christ knows its a question that has been asked of them enough times, the most frustrating thing about it though is that you will get two different answers from CORGI depending on who you speak to, one will say its fine as long as etc.. the other will say no, as its got gas connected its classed as a gas appliance etc..

As a gas engineer I also take responsibility of informing the customer of any installation defects on my visit as the last person to work on the appliance, how does that rule work for non CORGI ? If anything was pulled up at a later date (dangerous installation etc) then where would you stand as a non registered person being the last to work on this appliance ?

Its all a bit open for interpretation my liking.

[Maloney]

Re: Belling Farmhouse 932 Duel Fuel cooker

thanks guys,
Re Phidom’s advice – I thought the thermostat was faulty as there was a slight glow from the LED. I presumed the faulty element may have blown the contacts. If the oven thermostat is turned on there is no response even from the opposite element.
Hence I was hesitant regarding the gas regulations if I needed to access the thermostat for it’s replacement .
regards maloney

[Phidom]

Re: Belling Farmhouse 932 Duel Fuel cooker

If the gas pipe has a bayonet connector you are allowed to disconnect that and you no longer have an appliance with gas connected 😉 These cookers have the gas on a flexible hose so you can pull them out for servicing. I think the thermostat is used for the fan oven as well as the conventional one so you could check it’s operation with the fan oven.

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