New Gas Cooker fuses every time it's used

[MariaC]

Hi,
I'm a newbie but hoping someone can help, we've just bought a new gas cooker (it just plugs into the mains, I'm guessing because it only needs minimal power for the ignition, clock etc) but every time we try and light it using the ignition it blows the fuse.

It came with a 3A fuse so that's what we've replaced it with, is this correct? We've also tried it with a 5A and a 13A but it blows them all.

Is the cooker faulty or is it our electrics? Any help anyone can give would be gratefully received!

Many thanks

Maria

 

[securespark]

Looks like the cooker. Did you have it delivered/ installed?

Was it brand new?

 

[MariaC]

Thanks, Yes - it's brand new (thankfully from John Lewis so shouldn't have any issues on that score at least!).

They installed it and got it working for 10/15 min but then the first time we went to light it the fuse blew, we replaced it and it was ok for one use and then it blew again today and now it just keeps blowing

 

[JohnW2]

Thanks, Yes - it's brand new (thankfully from John Lewis so shouldn't have any issues on that score at least!). They installed it and got it working for 10/15 min but then the first time we went to light it the fuse blew, we replaced it and it was ok for one use and then it blew again today and now it just keeps blowing

... definitely a problem for John Lewis to get sorted out, then, I would think!

Kind Regards, John

 

[MariaC]

Have rung them and they're sending an engineer out (unfortunately not until Weds though, so no roast chicken dinner for us tonight!)

Thanks for your help

 

[securespark]

No worries!

Please come back and let us know how you get on.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Sound very much like an appliance fault, new cooker, I would not want a fix, I would want it replacing.
Out of interest any visible damage to the flex?

 

[JohnW2]

Have rung them and they're sending an engineer out (unfortunately not until Weds though, so no roast chicken dinner for us tonight!) Thanks for your help

Won't the cooker work without electricity (hence salvage your roast chicken dinner) if you light it in the 'old fashioned' way?

Kind Regards, John

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

There is also ways the disposable bbq!

 

[MariaC]

No damage to the flex that I can see.

I did suggest to the husband just lighting it with a match but he seems to think all hell will break loose if we do that! He's home late tomorrow so I'll have cooked dinner on it by the time he gets home and it'll be too late for him to complain.

I think he just wanted takeaway for dinner

 

[Aragorn84]

Some cookers have flame safety solenoids that need power to work.

We dont have a gas cooker yet, but my parents range wont turn on the gas supply if it has no power, and also wont turn on the gas if the clock isnt set.

I found the clock bit somewhat odd, but i guess its so it fails safe during a power outage, and doesnt start pumping unlit gas around the place when the power comes back on.

 

[JohnW2]

Some cookers have flame safety solenoids that need power to work.

Indeed - that's why I asked if the cooker would work without electricity - but it's probably worth a try to find out!

Kind Regards, John

 

[Risteard]

We've also tried it with a 5A and a 13A but it blows them all.

Very silly thing to do. Never replace a fuse with a higher rating. It may not protect the cable then.

 

[mfarrow]

Indeed - that's why I asked if the cooker would work without electricity - but it's probably worth a try to find out!

This appears to be a problem only when the igniter is used. The cooker still has power until you try the igniter as far as I read.

You can get those little candle lighters (long stick with little flame on the end) pretty cheaply. Or a piezo-electric ignitor, but I've not seen one in awhile.

 

[JohnW2]

This appears to be a problem only when the igniter is used. The cooker still has power until you try the igniter as far as I read.

Good point. In that case, it almost certainly will work if lit manually, even if that requires the cooker to have electric power.

You can get those little candle lighters (long stick with little flame on the end) pretty cheaply. Or a piezo-electric ignitor, but I've not seen one in awhile.

Indeed - we have examples of both in our kitchen drawer!

Kind Regards, John