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Of being a complete pillock. All my measurements have been taken whilst the door has been removed from the cooker. I have now read on the Smeg website that power to elements is switched off if the door is open. I have ordered a new safety thermostat and will try again. DOH! Thanks for all...

Thanks - the guy at the cooker spares shop suggested that I wire round the o/h thermostat thus removing it from the circuit - and when I did this there is no current measured to element (closed circuit) but the cooker makes a slight humming noise. If I discopnnect it there is still no current...

I have found the safety thermostat and checked the voltage on each pin with the cooker switched on - one is 240V and the other 0V suggesting there is no circuit. When I short-out the thermostat by joining the pins the cooker makes a slight humming noise when switched on. I have measured...

Thanks for that - how do I undertake the check? Cheers

Thanks BTW

I have also checked the wiring to the elements with a multimeter and it shows no power being delivered to them. The thermostat light works and youi can hear the thermostat click when the temperature control is switched on.

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I have a Smeg range cooker with two fan elements. They both stopped working at the same time and the cooker is now cold. I have removed the elements and checked resistance which is about 25 Ohms suggesting that the elements are not broken. Does anyone have any idea what else might be the...

Yes the gas burners work and the grill but not the oven - the fans turn but there's no heat Thanks for your help

I have a Smeg range cooker with two fan elements. They both stopped working at the same time and the cooker is now cold. I have removed the elements and checked resistance which is about 25 Ohms suggesting that the elements are not broken. Does anyone have any idea what else might be the...

Thanks - that's brilliant. Just ordered one.

I am tiling a wall using mosaic tiles (the ones held together by a nylon sheet) as a border. The wall tiles are 4mm thicker than the mosaics. I was thinking of sticking the wall tiles onto 4mm plywood to make up the gap. I was thinking of fixing the plywood to the wall using contact adhesive...

Hi I am about to tile a plywood fllor with ceramic tiles. Do I need to size the floor beforehand? If so with what and how long do I leave it? Also when covering other types of wood with tiles do I need to do the same? Thanks

Thanks for the advice - tave tried the chemical attack - makes no difference. Does anyone have another idea. Thanks.

Thanks for the reply. If the pipe were bocked, with say hair, would it empty OK after plunging?

I have replaced a downstairs shower and basin. The shower and basin were plumbed in to existing plastic connections which are set in concrete and go under the floor. I have a problem with the wastes which are slow to drain. I can live with the basin problem by not leaving the taps running...

Hi There was a shower there before - it drained OK I am using all of the old drain run (it is set in concrete below the floor) It is 20 years old - plastic pipe 40mm Don't know about the fall Not sure what you mean by venting - the shower empties into the pipe like the old one did When...

I have installed a replacement shower (new shower, tray etc). The shower tray does n ot always dran properly. Sometimes it empties with a nuclear powered vortex and on other occasions the tray just fills with water. If I use a drain unblocker (one of those that looks and acts a bit like a...

My cast iron soil stack has 2 holes in it - one accepts 32mm pipe and the other 40mm. The waste pipe is joined to the soil stack by a compression-type fixing. I have bought some new waste pipe but there is a problem - the pipe can be pulled-out of the soil stack holes. On inspecting the...

An 8mm round connector is probably for S-Video to a TV/VCR or DVD recorder. It is certainly not a monitor output. There are two types of monitor output. One is called a D-dub 15 and it is a "D" shaped connector with 15 pins (and is probably what you have). The other is a DVI connector which...