Gas hob problem

[Pete Zahut]

We have a house that we let out and the tenant has informed us that one of the rings on the gas hob isn't working. Given that it wasn't a very expensive hob (around £100 or maybe a bit less) I'm thinking it may be cheaper to buy a new one rather than get a guy in to correct the fault. I know I'll still have to get someone in to fit it but, as it's now five years old and one thing has gone wrong, it's not a huge leap to assume that something else will soon go wrong.

So, my question is, can I assume that any four-ring gas hob with control knobs situated top to bottom on the right-hand side, will fit in the same cut-out?

TIA

[Skipweasel]

Almost certainly a tiny glob of something in the jet. Lift of the cap and hoover it out.

[Pete Zahut]

Ah right, I'll give it a go. Cheers my friend.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Or something boiled over the flame spreader and has left all the holes blocked. They usually lift off for cleaning. After cleaning, you also need to blow all the water out, or it will simply block the holes creating the same effect.

[Owain]

No.

It might be safer to assume that even if you buy an identical replacement the manufacturer will have changed the cut-out in the meantime.

Owain

[Roger Mills]

No - not if the same rules apply as for electric hobs!

As others have said, it's almost certainly just a bit of crud in the jet

- should be trivial to fix.

[Tabby]

If you familiarise yourself with the bathtub curve, and the fact that gas hobs aren't much more than lumps of metal that seldom move, you'll realise that a new hob has more chance of causing trouble than the existing one.

NT

[John]

Just check that "not working" is not their way of saying the ignitor has failed!