Oven hob tripping electric off

emweaver

Hope this si the right place!

Anyway whilst cooking dinner our electric went off after fiddling around notice it was our oven hob tripping it off.

Im not sure if this means its a problem with cooker, the wiring to where its wired into the switch etc. The oven and some of the hobs work fine. Also worried it may not be safe

Has anyone experienced this?

inmypocketnottheirs

Call an electrician out. Make sure he has City and Guilds 2391.

NickMidgley

inmypocketnottheirs wrote: »

Call an electrician out. Make sure he has City and Guilds 2391.

Yup. No brainer.

lynzpower

I have had this issue as well, although it has only happened twice.

I will get someone out, but could someone give me something to identify what theproblem is likely to be - the oven or the fuseboard?

If its the oven then thats my responsibii;ty, as opposed to the fuseboard that belongs and is maintained by LL ( adn therefore not pay for the electrician)

superscaper

Saw exactly the same problem in run down student digs I used to live in. Definitely an electrician job. Very difficult to isolate which is the problem without trying something else you know is approximately the same power and current and seeing it trip again.

sharkie

Not a new one? I suspect it is only one hotplate/ring, and is usually one of two things (l) element or (2) thermostat/dial switch all in one box thing.

You have not tried fixing this type of thing before ? - you havn't lived

Bongedone

Has a pan bubbled over at some point lately. Ours sometimes gets water tripping it out. Once it dries then it works again.

NickMidgley

lynzpower wrote: »

I have had this issue as well, although it has only happened twice.

I will get someone out, but could someone give me something to identify what theproblem is likely to be - the oven or the fuseboard?

If its the oven then thats my responsibii;ty, as opposed to the fuseboard that belongs and is maintained by LL ( adn therefore not pay for the electrician)

If I was going to take a guess, I'd say you had an iffy heating element on the hob, but that's hardly a certainty. You need to leave it to a sparky.

lynzpower

It has happened only when I use one of the rings. So I dont use it anymore.

I realise now I was being overly tight so am browsing for a new one.:o

Taffybiker

Someone had a similar problem recently. I'd like to refer you to this thread.

superscaper

lynzpower wrote: »

It has happened only when I use one of the rings. So I dont use it anymore.

I realise now I was being overly tight so am browsing for a new one.:o

Yeah personally I'd think that was an indication of it being the hob and it was the same with us, just the one ring that'd set it off. But you can't exclude the possibility the wiring and fusebox could be flaky as well. It's not necessarily just one cause. I suppose get a new hob (I realise how flippant I'm being with your money that sounds ) and see if there's any more problems.