Faulty cooker - advice needed urgently

[lauras6 10]

hi, first thnx for looking, i have an indesit gas cooker and the hobs work fine, and the grill, but the oven wont stay alight???? it just cuts off when you release the knob but when you light the grill and then quickly turn it off and light the oven it stays on for about 30secs??? if anyone can help i would be really grateful as i cant cook anything in the oven and iv got 3 children and i cant afford to buy a new one if anone knows anyone who gives free quotes PLEASE pm me or TEXT ONLY ON 07714744563 thanx again

[Darth Vader 10]

Hi Sorry I don't know the first thing about this but I just wanted to say, don't try and put it on as you can't be too careful with gas. I wonder if it might even be leaking somewhere else and it's not getting to the actual oven, perhaps at the back somewhere?

[cgksheff 44]

Has it always been like this or has the problem started recently?

[Crosser 10]

It's probably broken

[lauras6 10]

Has it always been like this or has the problem started recently?

 

it was fine this afternoon, and then at tea time wouldnt work? i cant smell gas, but if you hold the knob it works, the grill works fine and the hobs, just not the oven?

[carlas_cat 10]

We had a cooker that did this, and it was also an indesit. It was the thermocouple or something that had gone. We used to use a spoon to to hold the button in, the handle wedging in the oven door handle. We couldn't get it repaired for some reason, but this is probably 13 years ago.

[lauras6 10]

We had a cooker that did this, and it was also an indesit. It was the thermocouple or something that had gone. We used to use a spoon to to hold the button in, the handle wedging in the oven door handle. We couldn't get it repaired for some reason, but this is probably 13 years ago.

 

i read somewhere on the internet that it could be that thermocouple thing, we used a chair to hold the button in to do tea! i cant smell gas so im hoping it will be safe till i can get a new cooker , cheers for that carlas cat

[cgksheff 44]

......... It was the thermocouple that had gone. ..........

 

This the most likely cause.

It would need replacing.

(I'm not a gas man by the way!)

[carlas_cat 10]

You're welcome. I would also think that if there was a leak the hob wouldn't work either, that would cut out surely?

[lauras6 10]

where would i be able to get it fixed? and how much? thats if you know lol sorry for the questions

[lauras6 10]

You're welcome. I would also think that if there was a leak the hob wouldn't work either, that would cut out surely?

 

thats what im thinking, so if i cant smell gas it should be ok lol, when you had the same problem did you manage to cook food ok? i got really upset because i thought i couldnt cook any food for the family but iv managed to do it lol (and i havent blown up ) x

[Vaati 11]

There are a few gas men (Gas Safe qualified) Maybe post http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=51 there?