Gas Cooker fault

[someonelse]

It's a Parkinson Cowen Ovation 60 GLXa

The clock/timer does not show - at all.
The main oven does not light.

Yesterday there was a (brief) power cut to the electrical supply.

The manual says:

"If the cooker is switched off at the socket the clock will stop. When you 1st switch on the power, a series of dashes will appear on the display and the clock can be re-set."
"If the cooker will not light because there is an electrical power failure such as a power cut you cannot use the main oven"

So now that power is restored (yes, the oven lights etc work) my questions are:
1) why do the dashes not appear on the clock panel and how to re-set the clock without them?

2) why does the oven not now work and how to get it working?

Is there perhaps some simple electrical 're-set' that is needed which is not explained in the manual?

 

[macfudd]

The oven doesn`t work because the power is routed through it to open the solenoid which in turn allows gas to the oven,usually.Have you tried lighting it with a match?
Lack of dashes at the clock usually signifies no power.
Either way you`ll probably need a gas safe engineer to trace for a fault on the clock and possibly replace it.

 

[someonelse]

The oven doesn`t work because the power is routed through it to open the solenoid which in turn allows gas to the oven,usually.Have you tried lighting it with a match?
Lack of dashes at the clock usually signifies no power.
Either way you`ll probably need a gas safe engineer to trace for a fault on the clock and possibly replace it.

Thanks. Tried matches without success.

So as it's a gas oven I need a GasSafe guy not an electrician, even though the fault is probobly electrical?

 

[macfudd]

Most gas safe engineers who are qualified to work on cookers should be able to fault find on them,ask when on the phone to them whether they can.
I doubt many electricians have much experience dismantling gas cookers and knowing what parts to keep away from.
You could try the manufacturer,they may have a recognised firm who carry out repairs.

 

[someonelse]

1st GasSafe chap failed to turn up.
2nd one came, spent an hour dismantling the front of the cooker, admitted defeat and recomended buying a new one. Charged £20 which for an hour's work seems fair.

 

[wsts]

1st GasSafe chap failed to turn up.
2nd one came, spent an hour dismantling the front of the cooker, admitted defeat and recomended buying a new one. Charged £20 which for an hour's work seems fair.

You need to find somebody who specialises in cookers like myself, obviously this chap had no idea, from what you have described this is a pretty simple repair, probably requiring a new timer, a simple timer by pass would confirm this.

For me £20 is not a reasonable charge when the bloke obviously doesn't have a clue, he's wasted your time and charged you for the privilege.

 

[gasbanni]

1st GasSafe chap failed to turn up.
2nd one came, spent an hour dismantling the front of the cooker, admitted defeat and recomended buying a new one. Charged £20 which for an hour's work seems fair.

You need to find somebody who specialises in cookers like myself, obviously this chap had no idea, from what you have described this is a pretty simple repair, probably requiring a new timer, a simple timer by pass would confirm this.

For me £20 is not a reasonable charge when the bloke obviously doesn't have a clue, he's wasted your time and charged you for the privilege.

And didn't fix it !..........

 

[someonelse]

1st GasSafe chap failed to turn up.
2nd one came, spent an hour dismantling the front of the cooker, admitted defeat and recomended buying a new one. Charged £20 which for an hour's work seems fair.

You need to find somebody who specialises in cookers like myself, obviously this chap had no idea, from what you have described this is a pretty simple repair, probably requiring a new timer, a simple timer by pass would confirm this.

For me £20 is not a reasonable charge when the bloke obviously doesn't have a clue, he's wasted your time and charged you for the privilege.

You're not near North London are you.....?

 

[someonelse]

So, more info/questions:

First it seems he didn't want paying but my elderly mum pressed £20 on him (I wasn't there when he came..).

I've rung him tonight to see what he says and "the circuit board was burnt out". I asked if he couldn't have put in a new one and:
" The manufacturer ( Parkinson Cowen) has been taken over by 'Stoves' of Liverpool (?) and they either don't supply replacements or charge silly money like £140 +VAT. Given the age of the cooker (25?) I didn't think it was worth replacing."

So,
1) does it need a manufacturer's circuit board or will a generic one fit?
2) is he right about Parkinson Cowen?
3) is he right about costs?

 

[wsts]

So, more info/questions:

First it seems he didn't want paying but my elderly mum pressed £20 on him (I wasn't there when he came..).

I've rung him tonight to see what he says and "the circuit board was burnt out". I asked if he couldn't have put in a new one and:
" The manufacturer ( Parkinson Cowen) has been taken over by 'Stoves' of Liverpool (?) and they either don't supply replacements or charge silly money like £140 +VAT. Given the age of the cooker (25?) I didn't think it was worth replacing."

So,
1) does it need a manufacturer's circuit board or will a generic one fit?
2) is he right about Parkinson Cowen?
3) is he right about costs?

Circuit board burnt out ? He could be on about the timer, that's easily bypassed to be honest, It's still available for under a hundred notes though.

Parkinson's Cowan have most certainly NOT been took over by stoves, they are owned by electrolux and have been for quite a few years.