Hotpoint EG94 manual If something goes wrong, Problem, Check, Hotplate burner

If something goes wrong ...

Before contacting your Service Centre or Installer, check the problem guide below,

there may be nothing wrong with your cooker.

PROBLEM			CHECK
Burner will not light:			If all burners fail to ignite:
			Check that sparks appear at the burners; a clicking
			noise should be heard.
			If not;
			Check that the electricity supply is turned on.
			If the electricity supply has failed, the hotplate burners
			can be lit by a match.
	Hotplate burner		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 strands. Any water on the burner
Burner ports		Ignitor	should be dried with a cloth or kitchen towel.
			On the hotplate make sure that all the burner parts
			are correctly seated.
Slight odour or small			This is normal and should cease after a short period.
amount 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, grill and main			Operating the cooker under the following conditions may
oven do not work.			cause a safety device to operate:
			(a) Grilling with the door closed - Always grill with the
			door fully open
			(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 and Main Oven are now operating.
Grill keeps turning			When the Grill control is operated, the Grill will cycle on
on and off.			and off, this is normal and not a fault.

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