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Something Wrong with your Cooker?
Before contacting your nearest Service Centre/Installer, check the problem guide below; there may be
nothing wrong with your cooker.
Problem
Check
Slight odour or
small amount of
smoke w hen grill /
oven used for first
time
This is normal and should cease after a short period.
N othing works
If you find that the timer display is blank, then it is likely that there is no electricity supply to
your oven. Check:
(i) That the wall cooker socket is sw itched on
(ii) Other appliances, to see if you have had a pow er cut
(iii) The main circuit breaker for the property
Top Oven and Grill
do not work... Main
oven works
Operating the cooker under the following conditions may cause a safety device to operate:
(a) Grilling w ith the door closed - Always grill w ith the door fully open
(b) Grilling for an excessively long period at maximum setting - see Grilling guide.
Switch off appliance and allow to cool for approx 30 mins.
Switch the cooker back on and check that the Grill / Top oven is now operating.
Grill keeps turning
on and off
When the Grill control is operating at less than its maximum setting, the Grill w ill cycle on
and off, this is normal and not a fault.
Timer is show ing
'
0.00
'
The power supply to your oven has possibly been interrupted, but has now come back on
again. Reset the timer to the correct time of day using the instructions given in the timer
section of the book. After this operation it is possible to activate the oven.
Timer buzzer
operates
continually
To cancel the audible tone:
- press the manual button once.
- press the minute minder button once.
Oven temperatures
too high or low
C heck temperature and shelf positions are as recommended in the Oven Temperature
C harts.
It may be necessary to increase or decrease the recommended temperature slightly to suit
your taste.
Oven does not
cook evenly
C heck:
(a) Temperature and shelf positions are as recommended in the Oven Tempera tureC harts.
(b) Oven utensils being used allow sufficient air flow around them.
Main oven door
rattles w hen
opening or shutting
C heck that anti-rattle bungs have been re-fitted after cleaning, and that they been fitted
correctly
Oven lamp does
not work
The oven lamp is not covered by the guarantee. The part is easily changed (see the section
on oven lamp replacement). A new lamp may be obtained from our Parts department see
Key Contacts, back page.
If you have been through the above list and there is still a problem; Contact Service, see Key Contacts
(back cover).
Condensation on
the wall at the rear
of the cooker.
Steam and / or condensation may appear from the vent at the rear of the appliance when
using an oven particularly for foods with a high water content e.g. frozen chips, roast
chicken etc. This is normal, and any excess should be wiped off.
Steam /
Condensation in
the oven after use.
Steam is a by - product of cooking any food with a high water contact. To help minimise
always:
a) Preheat the oven (depending on the model)
b) Reduce the amount of moisture at the food preparation stage for example by using
a covered container, wherever possible
c) Open the door immediately after the baking process. Try to avoid leaving food in the
oven to cool after being cooked, remove the food immediately after switching off the oven.
d) After each use of the oven, wipe off the condensate with a cloth.
This is normal. To help save energy, the fan switches off at regular intervals during the cooking
Main Oven Fan
keeps turning on
and off
cycle. This does not affect cooking time or results.
Draught from
beneath control
panel
A gentle flow of air will be blown from beneath the control panel when the appliance is
used. If the appliance is st ill warm, this cooling fan may run on, or restart itself when all
controls have been turned off. The fan w ill stop once the appliance has been cooled. This
is normal and not a fault.
