Ceramic Hob no longer working

[buddster]

Hi All,

I'm a complete electrics amateur, coming to you all first for some advice. In my kitchen we have a separate electric cooker and hob (Schott Ceran ceramic hob is all the information I have) These were already in the house and we have no booklets or manuals.

They have been working fine for well over a year, but earlier this week the hob suddenly had no power. I managed to pop it out of the worktop and noticed that they were both just plugged in to a double socket at the back (is this correct ?)

I changed the 13 amp fuse in the hob plug, and it worked ok ... for a day. It stopped again so I changed to another fuse, but now nothing.

Is it likely that the hob is now fit for the bin, or is just a wiring issue that a professional could sort ?

 

[JohnD]

the hob takes far more power than a 13A plug can provide. It is not correct. You need a new cooker circuit which an electrician can install. Or a gas hob.

the double socket wil have been overloaded and may have been damaged inside by heat.

You hob is quite likely to be OK.

 

[Steve]

I managed to pop it out of the worktop and noticed that they were both just plugged in to a double socket at the back (is this correct ?)

Try to track down the guy who did this and sue his ass.