HI Huge

On 11 Jun 2007 08:52:14 GMT, Huge wrote:

On 2007-06-10, Adrian wrote:
HI Rick

On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:57:05 +0100, "R D S" wrote:

I am ready to go down the route of replacing our electric hob with a gas one
but it would have to be Calor.

Many of the hobs on offer state that they are OK with Calor so I guess there
isn't a problem but if anyone with more experience in these matters wants to
point out possible pitfalls.....

In my experience (having installed three or four Calor hobs in various
houses) you need to make sure that the hob is supplied with a set of
Calor jets, in addition to the 'town gas' ones.

You'll need to unscrew the town gas jets and fit the calor jets (the
jets with the largest holes are for the largest burners, and so on).

Having done this - there's an adjustment on each burner (often
accessible by removing the control knobs) that has to be screwed down
or even shut to allow a proper range of adjustment on the control
knob.

No real pitfalls - just make sure you get the right jets _and_ the
correct installation instructions. The house we're currently in had a
new calor hob fitted - but the ratbags at Zanussi technical services
wouldn't tell me where the adjustment was because I 'wasn't
competent'.

It's down a hole drilled in the shaft of the control knobs, as you
doubtless know. There's a tiny screw at the bottom that has to be tightened
up.

Ah well g

In the last-but-one hob it was a screw down the centre of the knob -
but in this current house they'd hidden the screws just to one side of
the control shaft. Sneaky !

The only problem I had with my new Zanussi hob was making this adjustment,
since I didn't have a screwdriver both long and narrow enough to fit down
the hole. I ended up making one from a piece of wire coathanger.

Had just the same problem in last-but-one house.
Ended up grinding a flat 'blade' onto the end of a thin
allen key (brutal but effective !)

Doesn't require any torque - the screws just need to be gently
seated...

Regards
Adrian