how do I take my gas hob apart?

[spikeyhead]

Last night a pot boiled over, got into the controls and there was a flash and a bang as some electrics complained. I'm quite sure that if I can get at the electrics that I can fix it, but I'm just a but concerned about taking apart a gas hob.

I've pulled the oven out, and found that there are nine bolts going in from the underside, five of them underneath rings and one in each corner.

Should I undo the corner ones, or all nine or will I end up in grief and therefore better to call the local gas repair main?

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Before you start make sure to set up a camera and record it.

[road_rager]

turn off gas supply to the hob and chances are it'll be easy enough to take apart ;-)

[spikeyhead]

road_rager said:

turn off gas supply to the hob and chances are it'll be easy enough to take apart ;-)

I'm sure I'll have no problem taking it apart, it's the getting it back together in a way that won't singe my eyebrows that's more concerning.

[R1 Indy]

spikeyhead said:

I'm sure I'll have no problem taking it apart, it's the getting it back together in a way that won't singe my eyebrows that's more concerning.

Little tip.

Shave your eyebrows first, you then can't singe them

[Pheo]

Isn't it GAS = GASSafe required?

They're not that expensive, probably cheaper to have a new one fitted.

[Rickyy]

Gas hobs are usually made of two skins with the gubbings sandwiched between. You won't separate them with the job in situ, so the gas line will need to be disturbed, which isn't a DIY job.

[spikeyhead]

Rickyy said:

Gas hobs are usually made of two skins with the gubbings sandwiched between. You won't separate them with the job in situ, so the gas line will need to be disturbed, which isn't a DIY job.

That's about the conclusion I'd come to, but nice to have it confirmed.

Gas man is coming on Thursday. Meanwhile it's matches to light it rather than pressing down on the knob.

[dirkgently]

Unless it is a top of the range hob just buy a new one and ask the gas man to fit it.

[spikeyhead]

The cheapest I've found one of the same type is £300. It's got to be cheaper to fix it, even if I have to sort the electronics bits out myself.

[Busterbulldog]

The electrics in a hob will be very basic and should be an easy mend

[spikeyhead]

Except that some knob in marketing decided to put LED bargraphs that show how high the heat is turned up next to each knob.

[seeby]

Insurance ?

[spikeyhead]

seeby said:

Insurance ?

£500 excess

[seeby]

spikeyhead said:

seeby said:

Insurance ?

£500 excess

That's a non starter then !

[mrsshpub]

It could just be the fuse in the plug which provides the supply to the ignition — the fuse in our old hob used to blow quite often (and with a pronounced 'bang') if I splashed too much water around when cleaning it.

[rfisher]

What make and model number is it - or post a photo?

Often you can get to the display module from underneath the hob.

Probably just needs drying out or the fuse on the board replaced.

[spikeyhead]

It's fixed. Gasman came and took it to bits, we disconnected the cabling to the give LED bargraphs, £25 each for replacements, so now I have a hob that works, but no LED bargraphs to tell me how high the gas is set. I can cope without them.