SMEG HOB

[Zampa]

Hi all...

We have a SMEG electric hob..touch control (im not a fan of these things but the wife loved it!)

All has been well for a couple of years..but now we notice the word ''h.i.t.e' flashing where the tempreture control numbers are..and the thing switches off...either the that or 'h.t' will flash...

It doesnt mean 'hot' by the way...another warning light tells us that..

Any ideas would be well received..

Thanks

 

[jj4091]

I presume you no longer have the user guide so try here http://kitchen.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/smeg/3em374b.html

 

[Zampa]

Cheers jj

 

[gasbanni]

Think its missing the 's' off of the code

 

[Zampa]

Well...like most electicals that use touch sensitive controls...I think its facked!..

It turns on...warms up...then 'h'i't'e appears after five minutes..and off it all goes..


Not bad after 3 years!

 

[Leccy758]

Not too common but I have seen some with heat damage on the controls underneath. (the touch controls warp or get steam/condensation on them after they have been running for a while and go 'cookey' so to speak).

Poor solder joints are another cause and can sometimes be recitified by looking and doing some re soldering on the PCB.

without looking though I could not be sure

 

[Zampa]

Cheers Leccy...yeh I think it says in the manual that the h.i.t.e symbols are an indication of a problem with those controls...so it could be repaired or is it a write off?...I think the hob set us back about 3-400 quid...so its a bit extravagent to just scrap it and buy another one

This has been happening for the best part of a year now..slowly getting worse...for a name like smeg I expected more tbh