We have a built-in gas oven (Electrolux EOG 660), which suddenly appears only to be cooking at maximum temperature, which makes for interesting mealtimes at the moment... I'm assuming it has a thermostat which has gone phut?
Is repair likely to be diy-able? What would I be looking for, and where is it likely to be?
Thanks David
I would not attempt this unless you have the manufacturers instructions to hand. Almost certainly the 'regulo' has gone and it is very likely a phial & capilliary tube technology.
The phial is likely to be around the top of the oven compartment.
Old ovens might use a bimetal coil acting on the valve.
Apart from the considerable dismantling likely to be needed to gain access to swapping the parts you will need to install a gas carrying part and so must check carefully for leaks with leak detection fluid. This could be further complicated by the fact that you can't connect the gas up until the unit is back in its housing and you can't see the joints when it back in place. 8-(
So what are you supposed to do - use a sniffer-corgi?
If the potential leak is upstream of the valve then the normal gas tightness testing methods will work.
However in this case the valve may well be downstream of the main control. The service manual may suggest a method of testing and/or it may be possible to blow into the pipework with a rubber tube and so test any disturbed joints.
Well I'm pretty sure I do but...
...I reckon the answer Q2 above is a pretty emphatic 'no'. Is it going to be worthwhile getting an engineer out to look at (this is probably a £300 oven), or given their charge-out rate, is that not likely to be effective? (Mind you I suppose I'd still need the engineer to fit a new one... regardless of whether I consider myself 'gas-competent' SWMBO wouldn't be having any of it!)
David
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