Hotpoint 5TCG manual Something Wrong With Your Cooker

Something Wrong With Your Cooker

Before calling a Service Engineer, please check through the following lists.

THERE MAY BE NOTHING WRONG.

Problem		Check
Slight odour or small		This is normal and should cease after a short period.
amount of smoke when
grill / oven used first
time
Oven cooks too fast or too		Check that the gas mark and shelf positions are as
slow		recommended in the Oven Cooking Charts. However, it may
		be necessary to increase or decrease the recommended
		setting slightly to suit your taste.
Ignition does not work.		If all burners fail to ignite:
Oven burner		Check that sparks appear at the burners; a clicking noise
		should be heard.
		If not:
		Model X156G:
		Check the battery, or fit a known good battery to the
		product. Batteries are not covered by the guarantee.
		The battery is easily changed - see the section on battery
		replacement (an “AA” size alkaline battery should be used).
		Model 5TCG:
Burner ports	Ignitor	Check that the electricity supply is turned on.
		If the electricity supply has failed, the hotplate, grill and top
Grill burner		oven burners can be lit by a match.
		If only one burner fails to ignite:
		Check that the burner is dry and that spillage of food or
		cleaning fluid remains are not affecting the ignitor or
		burner ports.
		Clean away any debris with a dry nylon brush such as an old
		toothbrush. If a wire wool pad has been used for cleaning
		around the burner ensure the ignitor is free from any stray
Burner ports	Ignitor	strands. Any water on the burner should be dried with a
		cloth or kitchen towel.
Hotplate burner.
		On hotplate burners make sure that all the burner parts are
		correctly seated on the burners.

Burner ports Ignitor

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