gas hob... (aka the domino effect: one small fault and you land up refitting the whole kitchen...)

[diydiy101]

hi

ok, i admit, the gas hob in my kitchen is probably getting on a bit... (it's a Moffat Blueseal Ltd, Gas hotplate Moffat 2500, GC number = 11

545 43, for anyone who's interested)

the front left ring is now faulty, and i suspect in danger of leaking - eg it's difficult to fine-adjust the flame level, and when you turn the control knob to off, it no longer springs up slightly like the others do... (so until i solve the problem i'm keeping the whole hob turned off at the cut-off when not in use)

i contacted the manufacturer and spare parts are no longer available for this model.

does anyone know, is there any hope of salvaging or otherwise getting hold of the part i need from some other source, is a simple repair perhaps possible without the exact spare, or do i have to trash the whole hob and buy a new one?

... the answer to which probably raises the next question:

meanwhile i got some brochures for gas hobs, and it looks the standard now is all metric dimensions, and somewhat smaller than the hole in my kitchen worktop that the existing hob fits in...

so if i have to get a new gas hob, it's beginning to look like i'm going to have to replace the worktops too... (and if you're going to bother doing that, then... and so on...)

or can i get a decent & reasonably-priced gas hob that will fit the existing hole...?!

hope you can help thanks diydiy101

[tarquinlinbin]

I cant recall the exact model off hand without seeing it but it may be that you can dismantle/clean/regrease the tap barresl and so make them usable again??

joe

[bigcat]

bit...

standard

sounds like a fairly straightforward repair, theyre not rocket science. But who knows for sure without seeing and dismantling.

NT

[Phil]

If it comes down to replacement with a smaller unit, you could get a local engineering firm to knock up a 1mm stainless steel plate big enough to cover the old aperture with a cutout for the new hob in it.If the new hob is s/s it will match, otherwise could get it powder coated in the same colour. Get them to butt weld some studs on to bolt it down with.

Phil.

[diydiy101]

sorry, got that wrong, it's nothing to do with Moffat Blueseal Ltd, nor indeed ER Moffat (another Moffat making kitchen equipment)... as far as i can find out, the Moffat is/was a subsidiary of Parkinson Cowan (itself a subsidiary of Electrolux)...

(but it is an old model, and Electrolux/Serviceforce confirm that spare parts no longer available)