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Gas oven not heating up!

Maz
Maz Posts: 1,405 Forumite
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Hope someone can help with this, waiting for my dinner to cook!

I turned my mains gas oven on over half an hour ago to cook dinner but it doesn't seem to be reaching temperature? Normally, I fire it up at mark 9, which makes a very distinct sound when the flames fire up, then turn it down to the required mark setting, but this didn't happen tonight and it seems to be 'warm' but definitely not at the required temp for cooking!

Does anyone have any ideas or advice please?
'The only thing that helps me keep my slender grip on reality is the friendship I have with my collection of singing potatoes'

Sleepy J.
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  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Sounds like the thermostat isn't working.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • Maz
    Maz Posts: 1,405 Forumite
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    Is that a difficult/expensive thing to fix do you know?
    'The only thing that helps me keep my slender grip on reality is the friendship I have with my collection of singing potatoes'

    Sleepy J.
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Maz wrote: »
    Is that a difficult/expensive thing to fix do you know?
    Not difficult and generally not very expensive. DIY and it should cost about £10.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • Maz
    Maz Posts: 1,405 Forumite
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    Do I have to buy a genuine Creda part or are they universal? (Sorry, know nothing about such things!)
    'The only thing that helps me keep my slender grip on reality is the friendship I have with my collection of singing potatoes'

    Sleepy J.
  • muckybutt
    muckybutt Posts: 3,761 Forumite
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    Get a gas safe engineer in who knows what they are doing on white goods.

    Playing about with Gas if you don't know what you are doing is like playing Russian roulette !
    You may click thanks if you found my advice useful
  • Maz
    Maz Posts: 1,405 Forumite
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    muckybutt wrote: »
    Get a gas safe engineer in who knows what they are doing on white goods.

    Playing about with Gas if you don't know what you are doing is like playing Russian roulette !

    But doesn't a thermostat just measure the temperature of the oven? Does that still need a gas safe engineer to fit?
    'The only thing that helps me keep my slender grip on reality is the friendship I have with my collection of singing potatoes'

    Sleepy J.
  • Mr_Ted
    Mr_Ted Posts: 1,067 Forumite
    HappyMJ wrote: »
    Not difficult and generally not very expensive. DIY and it should cost about £10.

    :mad: Its is neither LEGAL OR SAFE to d i y on gas appliances :mad:
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  • Mr_Ted
    Mr_Ted Posts: 1,067 Forumite
    Maz wrote: »
    But doesn't a thermostat just measure the temperature of the oven? Does that still need a gas safe engineer to fit?

    No it doesnt, it measures the temperature AND regulates the gas flow to the burner, AND only a qualified Gas Safe registered engineer with the correct Gas Safe module can carryout work on ANY gas appliance, LEGALLY :(
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  • anotherbaldrick
    anotherbaldrick Posts: 2,335 Forumite
    edited 15 November 2013 at 9:34AM
    There was a chap making a parachute jump, (DIY parachute packer) and as he jumped out of the plane the chute failed to open. He plummeted downwards and at about 1500 ft he met a bloke going upwards !!!!
    Help the parachutist shouted, Do you know anything about parachutes ?
    No ! the other bloke replied --- Do you know anything about gas ovens ?
    .
    You scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe (Henry IV part 2)
  • Maz
    Maz Posts: 1,405 Forumite
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    edited 17 November 2013 at 11:22AM
    Thanks for everyone's input/advice, really apppreciate it.

    Have sourced the best price thermostat for my oven and it's going to cost around £43.

    Can anyone give me a rough idea of what it would be likely to cost to have it fitted? I know this is a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string' question but just a ball-park figure would be great. Trying to weigh up whether it's worth getting it fixed or stumping up £200 for a new cooker!
    'The only thing that helps me keep my slender grip on reality is the friendship I have with my collection of singing potatoes'

    Sleepy J.
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