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To have gas oven fixed, UPDATE
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Albert | Report | 3 Sep 2007 18:51 |
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The thermocouple (that bit that looks like a bit of wire) will be between £3 and £8,but it's the labour costs that are the killers. I don't know how much they charge in your area, but most domestic appliance repairers will charge around £30 call out fee then say another £30 to come back to fit the part. In the days of mass production sad to say it is often cheaper to replace than repair, a good example are modern flat screen televisions, |
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Meryl | Report | 3 Sep 2007 19:16 |
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Thank you all very much for your thoughts on my cooker. When he rings tomorrow and if the price is no more than around £80 I will have it done. Let you all know tomorrow. Feel less like I am being ripped off now. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 3 Sep 2007 20:11 |
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Albert that sounds a real possible.......our nextdoor neighbours boiler was playing up.....wouldnt stay alight.......all that was, was the themocouple wasnt in the flame sufficiently enough.... |
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Bobtanian | Report | 3 Sep 2007 20:18 |
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I THOUGHT you were going to say........ |
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Meryl | Report | 4 Sep 2007 10:36 |
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Just great, my kettle went and died last night, what next? I will need to take out a loan at this rate! |
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Mick from the Bush | Report | 4 Sep 2007 11:07 |
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What the ****** do corgis have to do with gas ovens!!? |
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LindaMcD | Report | 4 Sep 2007 11:13 |
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CORGI means they are registered gas fitters and are competent to carry out repairs. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 4 Sep 2007 11:13 |
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Mick.........C O R G I |
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Mick from the Bush | Report | 4 Sep 2007 12:27 |
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ok ok - I am just an ignorant foreigner! lol |
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Meryl | Report | 6 Sep 2007 17:08 |
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The guy who came to look at the cooker finally got back to me today and said that the manufacturer Beko my cooker in Flavel do not have the part in stock and it will be 6-7 weeks! What a joke. I rang another person before who had an advert in the local paper which just said gas cookers fixed and phone number. This woman answered with the phone manners of a dog and said she would get her son o ring me later. Am having second thought, no name or any thing on advert. |
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RStar | Report | 6 Sep 2007 17:15 |
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We've got a problem with ours, takes too long to cook things. So Im just going to buy a new one, the Sainsburys website has excellent value cookers, including silver which I want. |
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Meryl | Report | 6 Sep 2007 17:22 |
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You know what Romany I am thinking about doing the same. Just went on the Beco spare parts site and and found the correct thermocouple for £12.99 and in stock! I hate being messed about. |
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BrianW | Report | 6 Sep 2007 17:23 |
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It sounds as if it's the safety cut-out that has gone (it cuts the gas off if there is no flame unless you are holding the knob down). |
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Meryl | Report | 6 Sep 2007 17:27 |
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Is it Brian, I think this guy is trying to make out it is a huge job so he can rip me off. |
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