Is it the cooker or the electrics?

Jaynee123

Hi Everyone,

I'm being driven mad by my cooker!! It's just over a year old and all of it works but something keeps causing the electric trip for the cooker to short. I can be using it quite happily for days and then boof the trip switch in the electric box switches it off! If it's the electric I can get the HA to fix it but if it turns out to be the cooker then I will be charged! But how do I figure out what is causing the silly thing to trip? Any advice welcomed!!

Jaynee 123:mad:

Snowdrop22_2

when the cooker trips does it tend to be when you have lots of things on (ie oven, hob, plate warmer etc)?
If it trips when you have lots on then it is load related and would tend to suggest that the fuse/tripper switch might not be beefy enough.

If it's tripping when using just one ring (for example) then it points more to being a cooker fault.

Another thing to look into is to see what other electrical appliances run off that circuit - it could be one of them and nothing to do with the cooker. Next time it trips then try to see what else is not working....

I'm no expert, but I've had a few problems like this myself!

Jaynee123

Hi Snowdrop22,

Thinking about it it does tend to be when I have a ring and the oven on, but it's only the cooker on the circuit that trips!

I think I'll just have too get in touch with the HA andhope that it is the trip box not the cooker (especially since everything works on the cooker and it's only 1 year old),

Thanks

Jaynee123

latecomer

I think the cooker should be on a dedicated circuit so it would be the only thing that trips.

If the cooker is only a year old and there are no problems found with the wiring then you should be getting in touch with the retailer about getting it looked at under warranty.

Jaynee123

Hi,
I've just checked and it was only a 1 year warranty - which ran out in Dec 08,typical! The cooker is on a switch on it's own, I just don't get what can be causing it to trip, it's working fine!

Jaynee123

Jaynee123

latecomer

If it is tripping the electrics then its not working fine. you need to get them both looked at determine the cause. If it turns out to be the oven I'd still approach the manufacturer and say its just over a year old so it shouldn't be causing problems like it is etc and see if they are willing to do anything to help.

dougk_2

The switch which trips in the "electric box" should have a rating on it xA or xAmps.
What does this say?

Jaynee123

Hi,

All I can see on the cooker trip is :

B40
5940s
230/400v
BSEN 60898

?

Jaynee123

dougk_2

I think this is a 40A trip which is more than suitable for a normal cooker.

Its unlikley to be the trip itself so its either something with the cooker, the cable to the cooker from the point on the wall (eg loose connections) or the cable from the point to the fuse box/trip.

My money is with one of the first two.

latecomer

I would agree with dougk. Get it checked out as soon as possible.

Jaynee123

Thanks everyone looks like I'll have to get an electrician out myself then!
Jaynee123