Gas thermostats on
cookers are designed to help you have complete control over the temperature of
your appliance. Unfortunately, as with any part on your cooker, things can go
wrong and parts may need replacing.
A question we get asked
a lot is why are gas oven thermostats so important? The simple answer is that
they allow you to have maximum control over the temperature of your oven. This
is to ensure you don’t burn anything and don’t cause any unnecessary damage to
other important components on your cooker. The reason they allow you to control
the temperature of your oven is thanks to the thermostat phial that it attached
to them. This phial is in the oven itself and has a small amount of gas in it.
This gas expands and contracts according to the temperature allowing you to
adjust the temperature as you wish.
The most common problem
with oven thermostats that we see is the thermostat phial not registering the
temperature of the cooker correctly, meaning your cooking will be disrupted as
the appliance is unable to tell what temperature your cooker is operating at.
Here at Cooker Spare Parts we have a fantastic
range of oven thermostats for you to choose from that will have your cooker
back to its normal self in no time at all. Take this GTS 1388 for example. It is
one of our bestsellers and this oven thermostat has been manufactured for the
main oven on your gas cooker. Once fitted, your oven will be as good as new,
but more importantly, you will safely be able to control the temperature of
your cooker.
To see our full range
of gas thermostats, simply click here
or go in to the gas thermostats section of our website using the appropriate
filters.
Just as the door of your oven needs a
door seal, each of your cooker's hobs needs a seal of its own to function properly. If the seal around one of your hobs has started to come loose or wear away, you'll need to replace it to ensure the continued smooth running of your appliance; fortunately, this task is relatively simple with the help of Cooker Spare Parts!
We sell a high-quality
foam sealing strip that's compatible with the vast majority of appliances, allowing you to seal up your hobs again in no time at all. The hob sealing strip is supplied in lengths of 2.5 metres, and at time of writing, each one costs just £3.98 (please note that prices are subject to change). That's great value, especially if you were expecting to have to pay for a repairman to sort out your hob!
If foam sealing strip isn't what your appliance needs, don't despair - we sell a variety of other hob seals, including:
Click here to view our full range of high-quality hob spares.
Unfortunately oven
elements are not invincible and are prone to damage due to the high
temperatures that they experience when fitted in your oven cavity.
Below we list 3 common
problems we find people tend to have with their oven elements, so if you have
any of these issues with your own oven element, don’t hesitate when it comes to
replacing it.
1.
If you own a fan
oven, the element in your oven will expand and contract. When the oven is on,
the element will expand and as soon as the oven is turned off, the element will
contract. This can result in strain being put on the element and could lead it
blowing;
2.
Staying with fan
ovens, if the motor in your fan oven gets too dirty and covered in grease and dirt,
it won’t be able to cool your oven element sufficiently meaning your oven
element is at greater risk of overheating. Check your fan oven motor regularly
to ensure it is clean and keeping your oven element cool;
3.
The most common
problem with oven elements is when the oven light and fan come on but the oven
element won’t heat up at all. This is the classic sign that the element needs
replacing.
Here are a few tips we
have to help ensure your oven element doesn’t become damaged:
·
Ensure the oven
door seal on your appliance is keeping the hot air in the oven cavity. If it
isn’t doing this, the oven element will have to work harder to maintain the
temperature in the oven cavity, which puts added strain on it;
·
Keep your fan
oven motor as clean as possible to help ensure it keeps your oven well
ventilated when you are using it.
Here at Cooker Spare
Parts, we stock a fantastic range of fan oven spares so if you are experiencing
any of the problems listed above with your fan oven, take a look at our range
of spares here!
Here at Cooker Spare
Parts, we have a fantastic range of spare parts for your gas cooker, and we
like to think we can be relied on to find the perfect spare part to get your
appliance back to full working order as quickly as possible.
There are many more
parts inside your cooker than you even begin to imagine! To ensure your cooker
is working properly, all of these parts must be fully functioning to allow you
to cook with no interruptions and perhaps more importantly, cook with no safety
issues. Below we will discuss what a flame failure device and thermocouples do
when they are attached to your cooker, and why they are so important in
allowing you to use your gas cooker safely?
So what do both parts
do when they are attached to your cooker, and why are they important? Let’s
start with the flame failure device or as it is also commonly referred to, the
FFD. A flame failure device is responsible for shutting off the gas supply in
your cooker if the flame is extinguished for any reason. So the reasons why it
is an important safety mechanism are very clear, as it ensures the gas supply
in your appliance is cut off safely when the flame is extinguished.
Now let’s move on to a
thermocouple. Again it performs a similar function to an FFD, but in a slightly
different way. The thermocouple on your gas cooker is responsible for closing
the gas valve to help prevent gas leaks. So you can agree that both parts are
an important in terms of keeping you and your appliance safe, whether it is
being used or not.
If you have any doubts
over the functionality of either your flame failure device or thermocouple,
simply visit the FFD and Thermocouples section of our website here
to browse our vast range of gas cooker spares!
