We repair the hob - malfunctions of different models

Electrical surface

First let's talk about how to repair an electric hob and what kind of malfunctions this plate can have. Most often, the owners of the electric panels face a situation when the device does not work or one of the burners is not heated when the power is connected.

In this case, the repair consists in the following steps:

1. Check the voltage in the socket, It is this electrical point that has failed, as a result of which there is no power.
2. Carefully inspect the cord and plug for mechanical damage. Sometimes this repairs and ends - you just need to replace the electric plug or cord.
3. Remove the hob from the countertop by disconnecting all wires and unscrewing the fixing straps.
4. Use a multimeter to check the thermal fuse( pictured below) and the transformer. If the resistance is absent or differs from the nominal one, it is necessary to replace the circuit elements with new ones.
5. Check all wiring connections( on the control unit, switches, thermostat, burners) and make sure that there is no trivial interruption of the circuit. First try to visually find the malfunction, and then by the multimeter ring all the sections of the circuit according to the scheme.

Often, it is not difficult to find a broken electric hob by yourself, if you can handle a multimeter. If this device is not available, you can use the indicator screwdriver, which will show the presence of voltage on a certain section of the circuit.

In addition, I would like to tell you why the cooking panel can stop working, so you know the cause of the malfunctions and how to repair each. So, among the main breakdowns, the most common are the following:

• The fuse blows out as a result of a power surge. The replacement does not represent anything complicated, besides the cost of the fuse is scanty. To protect the technician from such a malfunction, it is recommended to install a surge protector.
• The burner does not work( one or several at once).Most likely there was an open circuit on the TEN.If this posting is not repaired, the repair by your own hands will not be difficult if you have a soldering iron. If the heating element is blown, it must be replaced with a new one. TEN called, but he whole? Check the control unit, sometimes there is a break in the contact on the switch, which must either be repaired or replaced.
• Sensor does not work. Here things are more serious.touch the hob is difficult to repair the electrician-beginner. First, as in previous cases, ring the sensor. If you can not find the common cause of the problem, you will either need to replace the touch panel, or turn it in for repair. Usually the failure of this element of the chain is extremely rare and is caused by improper operation of the equipment. If you find that the sensor does not turn on after washing, then the control unit is simply blown from the salt solution, which is recommended to wash the surface of some grief-advisers on the forums.
• Does not heat up or weakly heats. Again, ring the heating element, thermostat, temperature regulator. An opposite situation may occur, when the electric hob is heated and not turned off. In this case, with a probability of 95%, we can say that the cause of overheating is the failure of the thermostat, which does not turn off the power when the burners are sufficiently heated. Repair of the thermostat is not carried out, therefore it needs to be replaced.
• Cracked surface. The rarest of the cases that can occur with the glass ceramic hob. If you saw that a web of cracks has formed on the surface, and you are 100% sure that no one from the family dropped heavy dishes on it, there may be two reasons.

The first option - a marriage from the manufacturer, sometimes happens, as we were convinced by one of the reviews on the Internet, which said that the electric cooker Ariston cracked by itself and the victim replaced the technology with a new one under the warranty. However, more often there is another explanation of the malfunction - incorrect operation, which is detailed in the instructions to the technician. In the latter case, repair of the hob will be costly and only through your fault.

Immediately recommend viewing the visual video instruction, which shows how to properly repair the electrical surface:

Induction cooker

1. The plate is switched off and does not turn on. If the model of technology is modern, then do not worry - it's a special protective function. Power will be turned off if the diameter or material of the dishes is not suitable for heating. In addition, the lack of heating can be caused by the fact that you removed the dishes from the burner( the inclusion is automatic only if there is a capacity on the heating surface).By the way, do not worry, if the hob does not heat itself, becauseaccording to the operating principle, the device only heats the dishes.
2. Long and weakly warms. In this case, most likely the reason is in unsuitable dishes, so there is no need for repairs. Read the manufacturer's recommendation for reservoir selection. For heating to be fast and normal, the bottom must be flat, and the material of the container itself is metal. Otherwise, there may be a situation where the induction hob does not see the dishes, so it does not turn on.
3. Turns on automatically when there is no cookware on the burner. Here the fault lies in the fact that, most likely, there is a metal object on the burner, which triggers the operation. In addition, the cause may be salt that has remained on the surface after washing, or a malfunction in the control unit that will need to be repaired.
4. Does not work at all. As we said earlier, we need to disassemble the equipment and ring all the elements of the chain. Usually the repair is reduced to the fact that you need to replace the fuse yourself.

Gas cooker

Well, the last version of the technology, which can fail - gas stove. If you do not have a gas hob, there are not so many reasons for malfunctions. Usually problems arise with a piezoelectric element and an injector from which gas is supplied.

So, for your attention, the causes of breakages and ways of repairing the hob by yourself:

• The piezo is ignited badly. In this case, you need to check the burner's electrical ignition for clogs. If the ignition is really clogged, wash it and after cleaning thoroughly wipe it with a dry cloth.
• There is no gas. First check that the valve is not closed on the gas pipe itself. After that, get to the nozzle and check if it is clean. The reason for which the gas can stop moving or is weakly supplied, most often is the contamination of the nozzle with fat or food. Repair of such a malfunction is not difficult, the main thing after washing thoroughly wipe the water with a dry rag.

That's all the main malfunctions of the gas hob. Sometimes incorrect work can be caused by improper installation of kitchen appliances. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with how to properly connect the electric hob with your own hands!

In addition, it should be noted that most standard breakages can be displayed by code on the display, and an intermittent signal sounds in addition. This code is the name of the error, which can be found in the attached instruction. To repair here or another malfunction on an existing error, you can find it on thematic forums and read reviews of those who have already encountered this problem and, probably, knows why the technique is sour.

Finally I would like to sum up that most often the electric hob does not work because the fuse breaks or the contact breaks. The control unit is the least likely to break, which is already difficult to repair itself. We hope that now you know why this technique breaks down and what to do for repairs with your own hands!

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