how do I take my gas hob apart?

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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seeby said:

Insurance ?

£500 excess

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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.