Zanussi Cooker

[jennyjoan]

I have above nearly 3 years now and from (talked about this before) the beginning all the rings go to high and the fan cuts it down to a lower temperature resulting in quite slow to start boiling. It tells you this in the manual.

Is there anyway I could get a professional to rip the fan out.

[janbee]

I don't see why not.

[The Builder]

A fan on the rings? That's a new one on me, but then I'm no expert on cookers.

You don't mean the overhead extractor fan?

[jennyjoan]

No Builder not the extractor - it actually tells you in the manual.

[The Builder]

Quite out of my depth here, Jenny. I really can't imagine why you need to cool the rings. They have thermostats after all.

I need to see the manual. What's the model?

[Baldric]

A fan is usually in the oven and separate from the 'rings' which are where you use saucepans,
give us the model Name/number we'll have a look at the Manual online.

[Baldric]

Guessing it's ok now!

[jennyjoan]

No it is not okay - the rings have been cooling from day one 3 years ago and I hate it. Just in from work so hopefully have model no tomorrow.

[FrogNog]

It sounds similar to my cooker with a ceramic hob. The ring heats the ceramic to temperature then cuts out. When it has cooled a little it kicks back in again. I start everything on high and turn it down once it reaches the temperature I am looking for.
There's no fan to rip out though. That's in the oven.

[ummmm]

Jenny...if it's happened from day 1 why didn't you sort it while it was still under warranty?

Phone Zanussi....

[jennyjoan]

sorry all if I confused you a bit when I mentioned cooker rings.

did really mean ceramic hobs as Frognog mentioned. Thanks for that Froggie.

Does it bother you as one doesn't have control of the hob rings.

[jennyjoan]

Well Frog - that is exactly what I do but apart from buying a new cooker (which next time) I will be aware of that problem.

I will now learn to live with it. Thanks again.

[FrogNog]

It bugs me sometimes too jennyjoan, especially when I want to maintain a very high heat, but I'm sort of used to it now and if it clicks off, I just turn it up a bit.

[jennyjoan]

Frog - what is cooling it down if not a fan.

[FrogNog]

It just switches off jennyjoan. The ceramic holds the heat. It clicks on and off.

[Baldric]

Do you still have the box your cooker came in?

[jennyjoan]

Baldric - oh no.

[ummmm]

Why don't you phone Zanussi?

[Baldric]

Ok, It was just a thought, there might have been instructions/explanations on there, like, say with IT Equipment!

[jennyjoan]

Am going to read the manual again. Will report back. Something tells me however, that the hob/rings do cool down according to manual.

[jennyjoan]

Well have perused the manual and can't find anywhere where it says hobs will cool. 3 years ago I must have misread fan for cooling or something like that since I never had a fan assisted cooker before.

Didn't know Zanussi is part of the family of Electrolux so have emailed them asking if this is the norm - heat to cool in too short a period.

I am prepared to pay for an engineer as of course guarantee is way up. Will let you know when I hear from them again. JjCon