Ben Blaukopf wrote:
I've been given a built in oven (electric). I wired it up last night,
turned it on,
and promptly tripped the RCB for the flat. It now appears to be
electrically dead - that is, supplying it with power doesn't even
trip anything. Which suggests
the fault lies there. The switch unit on the wall still provides
power out of the
socket, so I'm assuming I haven't blown anything there (does a cooker
unit have
its own fuse?). It is, of course, on its own 30A circuit

The oven is a white double oven Ariston TC714. I don't have a manual
for it, nor
can I find any information on the web about it. Nor can I find
anything useful about
oven repair (except for microwaves!).

The only possibility that has occurred to me is that when the oven was
removed from
the old kitchen (not by me) someone dropped something - e.g. a screw
in it, thereby
shorting it. I know nothing about the workings of an oven. I am happy
to go prodding
with a voltmeter though, if someone can suggest where to look.

Any help/pointers very welcome,

TIA

Ben

two usual causes:

wiring at the back of the oven has been dislodged in the move and needs
checking

or

timer switch has been turned on and needs returning to manual.

after that poke around with a wet finger (joke)

JK