Stupid Oven

[securespark]

My Mum bought this Which? recommended Zanussi oven, installed by JL.

The markings are on the knob, but not the oven face.

She's not tall and has to stand on a step ladder to see how to set it.

Crazy. I'm really worried she will kill herself one day.

Would you:

Buy a new oven?
Mark the face of the oven so she can see better?
Lower the oven so she can see without climbing?
Complain to Zanussi about it being unfit for purpose?

 

[Deleted member 18243]

You are not allowed to complain about anything foreign.

 

[EddieM]

As perhaps a more sensible and practical reply, I'd mark the faceplate in a corresponding way to the knobs readings.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Yea just use a feckin marker pen and next time consider this before its purchased. ****s sake!

 

[securespark]

Thank you, Fred. What I love about you is your calm patient approach when responding to posters.

Mum considered that as it was a Which? best buy, it would be easy to use, not a complete f'in PITA!

 

[durhamplumber]

She's not tall and has to stand on a step ladder to see how to set it.

Lower the oven.Or,look at the knobs from underneath and judge what is where as it is rotated.

 

[sodthisforfun]

Enamel paint - the proper stuff and a really small paintbrush. I repainted dad in laws that had worn off.

Urm, exactly how short is your mum?

 

[durhamplumber]

You are not allowed to complain about anything foreign.

Go and murder the designer according to Andy 11,or the sales person,or delivery man,or installer,,,or all of them possibly,ANDY.

 

[durhamplumber]

Urm, exactly how short is your mum?

Lmao,,,I was thinking that!!!Top Line.It cannot be that high up,,,or she would never reach the shelves,,,and she is totally knackered if it’s a drop down door...Ovens even in built in high level cabinets are not stupidly high for that reason.

 

[durhamplumber]

Complain to Zanussi about it being unfit for purpose?

It is not Zanussi fault your mum being vertically challenged.It is fit for purpose,,it is an oven,presumably it cooks ok.

 

[mattylad]

When we got our range it had (still has) black knobs with a slight dimple in, very hard to see if off or on.
Although I was not allowed to, I reckoned a drop of tippex would fix it.

 

[Ihavenojob]

You could try contacting the local CAB, they may be able to help. You used to be able to get visual aids for cooker knobs, fire knobs, thermostats etc etc, usually through RNIB, but CAB may point you in the right direction.

 

[johnny2007]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...r.TRS0&_odkw=zanussi+oven+temperature+sticker

Try here, might find one that could fit.

 

[fillyboy]

 

[fillyboy]

Sounds like Zanussi have been a bit lazy and used the same facias for a 'built in' oven as opposed to a 'built under' oven, the latter going beneath the worktop you would view the dials from above, the former would be eye level, I think you would need to be very tall to look down on the knob.
Might be worth a complaint to Zanussi.