cooker repair forum???

[moogwai]

hi guys....anyone know of a cooker repair forum??? ive gotta change a thermocouple on a leisure cookmaster 101 tomorrow and i'm not sure how to take the cooker apart!!! and could do with some info. cheers.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

trouble is cookers are a pain in the bum to work on lots wont i used to but rarely bother now,not familer with this cooker by thermocouple i assume its on the gas hob side that said beumatic have them on the ovens

 

[moogwai]

hey gas man, i went and had a look at it the other day...its the thermocouple for the main oven,its burnt out...only doing it because its a friend otherwise i wouldn't bother....i can see its gonna be one of them jobs!!!!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

might find its a huge strip down just to get at it,on some you undo the solenoid end under the gas top,then feed it down in to the oven

 

[moogwai]

thats what it looks like to me....the thermocouple is 1.5m long!!! genuine part!! oowww man!! wish i'd have passed on it now

 

[moogwai]

well i done it...took me a couple of hours but got there in the end......had to take the back,glass lid and the top off to get to the back of the gas valve....next time i do one it'll only be an hours work.....you live and learn.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Well done to you !!!

Never give up, keep going!!!

 

[moogwai]

Well done to you !!!

Never give up, keep going!!!

thanks mate.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

well done moogwai hope it was not a greasy one lol

 

[moogwai]

well done moogwai hope it was not a greasy one lol

nah it was a nice clean one!!! no money behind it though....thought i'd at least found 20p!!!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

took one out once to change the ffd,foot of grease/fat behind it

 

[moogwai]

eeeeeeewwwwwwwww.........thats not nice mate...but its one of those spots that even the cleanest of women never bother to clean!!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

yes house was pristine the lady was mortified

 

[moogwai]

That look of shock/horror when they realise they are not as clean as they thought they are always makes me chuckle....and its always followed by the line "don't worry love...ive seen worse" which always seems to automatically come out of my mouth everytime....its like my brain is pre-programmed to say it!!!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

yea no what you mean LOL,the worse houses are the ones where you have to wipe your feet........on the way out,thats our job though you see some states

 

[moogwai]

LOL...you don't half mate....i could roll off endless stories about all the council houses i have worked in but i havn't got enough time!!! thank god i left the council!!! some people are just narsty,some people just don't have a clue...and some people are just too old(poor gits).

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

i deal a lot with tenants its the druggies that get to me,way some of them live there are a few houses if i am on a break down or service we go 2 up one to guard the van

 

[moogwai]

yeah i use to get that alot......one of them even stole my 1 1/4" waste pipe and i walked into the living room to talk to him and he was sitting there with the waste pipe in his hand sucking up his smack!!!!......sometimes something just stick with ya...that was 15 years ago and i'll never forget it!