Gas Hob Ignition Not-Stopping

[Alastair]

Hi all,

My girlfriend has managed to get the ignition to continuely spark on the gas hob.

I am at a total loss as to what the problem could be, I thought it initially might have been the button jammed in, but I have done everything to the switch bar rip it out of its socket.

There is no isolater switch to individually turn the cooker off so I have had to kill the electrics at the main fusebox while I went to work.

My question is: has anyone else here experienced the same problem before? If so is there a simple solution that does not involve an expensive electrician, a battery change perhaps, providing that I can somehow remove the cooker?

Or is this a symptom of a hob going on the "blink" that only a manufacturer can fix? Or that a brand new one will need to be bought?

Many thanks

Alastair

[jg374]

It depends on the design, but on many you can unscrew the 'spark' button and pull it out, revealing a fuse and/or mechanism which should be replaceable.

[Jim Alexander]

Well forget the sparking problem and solve the no isolator problem first. Cookers require to be controlled by a local switch.

Jim A

[Tony Bryer]

Over zealous splashing around of water whilst cleaning it? In which case it should sort itself out in a day or so.

[Alastair]

I have a relative who is an electrician who is due down later who should be able to do this hopefully.

[Alastair]

I suspect that might be the issue, I will post more details regarding what happens when I find out.

Thanks for all the replies

[Alastair]

Well would you credit it....

The bloody thing has apparently dried out and is now functioning as normal.

Thanks again

[David Hansen]

On 15 Feb 2007 07:49:42 -0800 someone who may be "Alastair" wrote this:-

There should be. Get one fitted.