Something Wrong with your Cooker?

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

Problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slight odour or small amount of

This is normal and should cease after a short period.

smoke when grill / oven used for

 

 

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

 

 

 

Grill / Top Oven do not work -

Operating the cooker under the following conditions may cause a safety

Main oven works

 

 

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 (as applicable) is

 

 

 

now operating.

 

 

 

Oven temperatures too high or

Check temperature and shelf positions are as recommended in the

low

 

 

Oven Temperature Charts.

 

 

 

It may be necessary to increase or decrease the recommended

 

 

 

temperature slightly to suit your taste.

 

 

 

Oven lamp does not work

The oven lamp is not covered by the guarantee. The part is easily

 

 

 

changed (see the section on oven lamp replacement). A new lamp may

 

 

 

be obtained from our Parts department, see Key Contacts, back page.

 

 

 

 

Grill does not work

 

Ensure that the top oven control is turned fully off.

 

 

 

Grill keeps turning on and off

When the Grill control is operating at less than its maximum setting,

 

 

 

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

 

Timer is showing ‘

0.00

The power supply to your oven has possibly been interrupted, but has

 

 

 

now come back on again. Reset the timer to the correct time of day

 

 

 

using the instructions given in the timer section of the book.

 

 

 

Timer bleeper operates

To cancel the bleeper sound: press the ‘+’ button once.

continually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draught from beneath

 

A gentle flow of air will be blown from beneath the control panel when

control panel

 

 

the appliance is used. If the appliance is still warm, this cooling fan may

 

 

 

run on, or restart itself when all controls have been turned off.

 

 

 

The fan will stop once the appliance has been cooled. This is normal and

 

 

 

not a fault.

 

 

 

Condensation on the wall at the

Steam and / or condensation may appear from the vent at the rear of

rear of the cooker

 

 

the appliance when using an oven particularly for foods with a high

 

 

 

water content e.g. frozen chips, roast chicken etc. This is normal, and any

 

 

 

excess should be wiped off.

 

 

 

Steam / Condensation in the

Steam is a by - product of cooking any food with a high water contact.

oven after use

 

 

To help minimise always:

 

 

 

a) Try to avoid leaving food in the oven to cool after being cooked.

 

 

 

b) Use a covered container, wherever possible.

 

 

 

 

 

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