my gas oven stays on same heat even if i turn it up

tallulah

hi guys... wonder can anyone help me before i have to purchase a new cooker.

My gas cooker is really old (not sure how old as i bought if off the person who sold me my house :T ) but it works, sorry mean used to work really well.

Last night i put the oven on and it light fine, i noticed the flame was a bit low but just thought it was cause i had on a low gas mark. Anyway i turned it up and went on with preparing the tea. Went to put food in and noticed it was not very warm, nor was the flame high (or making that noise if you know what i mean). Its as if when i turned up the gas mark the amount of gas it needs to make it a higher temp is not coming through (how techincal am i :rotfl: !!)

So i turned oven off, light it again... same result - i checking the grill and the rings to ensure the gas supply /heat was the same as usual to them and they seem to be working ok. But my oven just will not go up high and it stays on the same heat (its like a gas mark 3 /4) took AGES for tea to cook last night... have tried it again today and its doing the same thing.... does anyone have any suggestions what it might be.

I cleaned it all over today and checked to make sure nothing was blocked in the element and it looked fine....

Will i just need to but a new cooker.... or could it be something else.... hope someone can help.. thanks

ormus

well it needs a service and maybe some new parts. if the corgi man can get them that is? maybe obsolete now?

better to skip it and get a new cheapo gas cooker for about the same price as the corgi man will charge!

ie,
empiredirect has a new beko cooker for 149 quid.
maybe try a site like dealtime for best prices?

tallulah

Thanks Ormus... think you are prob right... i will have look round for a new one.... cheers

ormus

try miller brothers too. they do a similar one for same price.
think they charge for delivery though?

babyangel10

If you aren't fussy about what your cooker looks like (within reason of course!) then try the freecycle website - I just got rid of a perfectly good gas cooker on there. It was brown and one of those with an eye level grill, but it suited someone else just rightly - was too good to scrap.

There was loads of other cookers on there that people didn't want too.

Good Luck!

kittiwoz

If it was me I'd probably get it fixed because I hate creating rubbish but it probably is only worthwhile if it is a particularly good cooker. Often white goods used to be better made and last longer than they do know so depending on how old your cooker is it may be worth hanging onto for that reason. I know my parents' oven was got second-hand in 1975 and I think is from the late 50s and it is really good quality and the type of thing that will probably last forever and end up being passed down the family for several generations. I don't really know how they work but it sounds like there must be some sort of variable valve, like a needle valve or a tap valve maybe, that controls the gas flow that has got stuck and might need replacing. I wouldn't think it would that big a deal to fix but I'm only really guessing.

I think probably the most money-saving options are if it is a good oven to get it fixed or if it is a cheapish type to get a new one and offer the old one on freecycle as needing repair.

tallulah

Thanks Gertybertyangel & Kittiwz.. i was just thinking about freecyle cause i too hate throwing things just for the sake of it... will prob ring round a few people to see roughly how much it will cost and take it from there....

thanks for your help

tallulah

Rang round a few places and when i explained the problem, they said it sounded like the saftey valve was gone and will cost me about £100 to get fitted :eek: i assume this is about right...

now decision time.. get a new cooker and pay for installation or just get current one fixed.. could pick up an new cooker for under £100 easily.... nightmare

ormus

aye, welcome to the brave new world of the consumer society!
mass production means items like this are very cheap to buy.
expensive to repair though, cause of spares prices and tradesmans wages.

we all hate to dump stuff and add to the landfill, but common sense tells you to buy a new one with a new warranty included.

being green can be expensive!

(the old cooker steel, can be recycled though, to make you feel a bit better).