Something Wrong with your Cooker?

Before contacting your Service Centre/Installer, check the problem guide below; there may be nothing wrong with your cooker.

Problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slight odour or small amount

This is normal and should cease after a short period.

 

of smoke when grill / oven

 

 

 

used first time

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing works

If you find that the timer display is blank, then it is likely that

 

there is no electricity supply to your oven.

 

 

 

 

Check:

 

 

 

(i)

That the main cooker wall is switched on

 

 

(ii)

Other appliances, to see if you have had a power cut

 

 

(iii)

The main circuit breaker for the property

 

 

 

 

Top oven and grill do

Operating the cooker under the following conditions may cause

 

a safety device to operate:

 

not work. Main oven

 

(a)

Grilling with the door closed - Always grill with the

 

works.

 

 

door fully open

 

Top Oven

 

 

(b)

Grilling for an excessively long period at maximum

 

 

 

 

 

setting - see Grilling guide.

 

 

Switch off appliance and allow to cool for approx 30 mins.

 

 

Switch the cooker back on and check that the Grill / Top oven is

 

 

now operating.

 

 

 

 

 

Grill does not work.

Ensure that the top oven control is turned fully off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grill keeps turning

When the Grill control is operating at less than its maximum

 

on and off.

setting, the Grill will cycle on and off, this is normal and not a

 

 

fault.

 

 

 

 

 

Timer buzzer operates

To cancel the audible tone:

 

continually.

- press the minute minder button once

 

 

 

 

 

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