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The Medway Handyman

wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
wrote:
The New World seventy-six cooker I have needs the taps / knobs
lubricating - I saw something on a previous post suggesting gss cock
grease. Is this the stuff, and is it straightforward to dismantle
and re-grease them? A gas engineer I spoke to muttered darkly about
carbon monoxide and said any engineer would charge ?100 to come out
and then slap a condemned label on it to cover himself. I like the
cooker but like life more - should I think of scrapping it for
safety?

50+ years old?

I'd get rid of the bloody thing as soon as possible, before it kills
you.

I cant think of anything about a modern cooker that a 1950s one doesnt
have,

Other than 50 years wear.

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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk