zanussi..leaking hob

[archiedale]

spent 2hrs chasing a leak, still a drop, anyone have a bit more experience with what it could be. done all the usual, valves and p/work etc. Its a ZGG 782

 

[mickie]

you've turned off the service valve to the hob and its still leaking ?

 

[archiedale]

yes..mick...its defo hob, p/work tight.

 

[mickie]

ahh, its probably within the hob then ? you tried taking it apart and checking?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

i had that before ,strip hob and where goes from gas tap to burner there is a nut and the one I had was loose

do not forget to charge for it !!!

 

[Puddle]

if hob is leaking would take out and throw away and replace with new,uneconomical to repair

imho

 

[SafeGasInstall]

i thought it was new install one ...

 

[mickie]

if hob is leaking would take out and throw away and replace with new,uneconomical to repair

imho

agree their, just bought one the other week from ikea for 90 quid

 

[tamz]

Hobs are simple to repair but may take an hour or so to service properly. I would never replace if i can economically repair. Probably just needing a but graphite on the taps.

I have a customer who has an old Moffat hob and seperate high level grill. They were made in the late 70's beautiful stainless steel models, probably cost £400+ at the time, hob even has a fsd, in excellent condition been cared for since the day they were fitted.
Would i bin them for an hours work? Would i fk, not that they have ever needed anything much done to them. It would cost 5-600 to get even close to the quality and it would still not match it.

There is nothing on a hob that can go wrong that cannot be easily fixed. Try stripping an old one down. Nothing to it! BUT whether you would want to or not depends on the circumstances at the time :wink:

 

[stevetheplumber]

those old moffat grills were vitualy catering quality m8 once hot you can do toast in seconds

 

[Puddle]

If an old hob with brass taps you could take apart and clean and grease however new aluminum valves should not be re-greased as they tear when dry and get damaged so you are causing a danger by greasing
If you remove an old hob and strip down and service and repair and replace and still have a slight leak or another leak appears in the future and you have to remove again,you are in the area of the customer having an old appliance and you are carrying out uneconomical repairs, before you know it,the customer has spent a few hundred pounds and it and may require replacing anyway or you have to swollow the cost of the work you have done and just make money on the new instalation

If you have an all singing and dancing one that is £600 then
1. Yes it may be worth repair
2. It probably will not have a leak in the firstplace anyway

Yes the old moffat hobs and grills were good,nobody can dispute that and a bit of graghite greese on the taps of these may well do the trick,as said there is always the exception to the rule but if I have a leak other than the tap on the mofett ,I would scrap,hard nosed I am in the business of safety and cost effective repairs not sentiment
We are talking the new breed of hobs here,ie zanussi ect and still stand by my statement of just scrap them if they leak,for reasons above and if you try to repair them ,you will get your fingures burned,they belong the the throw away world
inho

 

[tamz]

I agree with you Puddle. As i said, whether or not you would chose to spend time repairing would depend on the circumstances and if you can buy a replacement for £80 then why bother. A quality product that has been looked after may be different.

Most stuff is indeed throw away these days The manu's don't even give service instructions for hobs any more so maybe they class their product as non servicable, even the expensive ones.