Digital timers are or can be a pain to replace when they fail and here we will try to demystify some of the magic around them The first thing you should know is that they are not all the same and, we don’t just mean the colour of the display and sizes. Different timers have different functions, d…
Category: Oven, Cooker & Hob Spare Parts
Tip, tricks, repair help and instructions reading to built in oven, cooker, range cooker and built in hob repairs to help you to repair your own appliance and to explain what the various components do, how they work and often guidance on replacing them.
You will also normally find information on the best way to order replacement cooker, oven and hob spare parts so that you get the correct replacement part first time.
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Gas Burner Parts (Safety Advice)
People will often be led to think that they can use any old burner or burner cap on their gas cooker or built-in gas hob but that simply isn’t true, we explain why We must stress this and stress it in the strongest possible terms: You MUST use the correct gas burner parts for the make, model and …
Oven Doors
We often get asked about oven doors as complete assemblies and about oven door glass panels, here we will set out some things you probably ought to know There are other articles on oven doors, like why the glass shatters and so on as well as a couple n oven hinges, feel free to explore and learn …
Gas Hob Pan Supports
Pan Support Stands Pans supports or pot stands will normally only be seen fitted to gas hob whether as a built in gas hob or as an integral part of a freestanding gas or duel fuel cooker. Normally they will come for a single gas hob burner or for two, it would be most uncommon to see …
Changes To Oven Switches
Oven Function Switches The oven function switch that can also be referred to as a commutator switch or changeover switch is the small switch assembly that allows you to choose the various functions of your oven, as in all the different modes that can be used on your particular oven. These switche…
Oven Cooling Fan Motors
Oven Cooling Fan Motors Cooling fan motors are fitted to many ovens and cookers normally at the top rear of the oven cavity and they look like a drum, tube or cylindrical type of fan. These are known as tangential fan motors and can be constructed from metal or plastics. There are som…
Oven Fan Motors
Oven Fan Motors Fan motors are fitted to all fan assisted ovens normally at the rear of the oven cavity. The purpose of this is to stabilise the temperature, in effect to distribute the heat more evenly though the oven cavity giving the user greater temperature stability and therefore…
Oven Safety & Cooling Fan Thermostats
Safety & Cooling Thermostats Oven safety thermostats and fan initiation or control thermostats are normally small thermostats that are attached to the outer of the oven cavity to ensure safety, as in, your oven or cooker don’t get too hot so as to avert damage or, to control…
Cooker And Oven Thermostats
Cooker And Oven Thermostats A lot of people do not understand oven thermostats which are, in essence, very basic electro-mechanical switches and how they work as well as how to test that an oven thermostat works and how to replace them. Often people think that these simple thermostats…
Cooker And Oven Door Seals
Oven And Cooker Door Seals Oven door seals or gaskets are commonly thought of as being made from rubber as they look and feel similar but in actual fact they are a man made mix of various materials so that they can withstand the heat that they have to cope with from the oven or cooker…