i did feel quite proud of myself....

[lcg]

i managed to replace three hob rings on my beko cooker......but when i went to switch it back on, it won't work and the circuit for the kitchen has gone bang! some of the electric wires came off when i turned the top of the cooker over, but as far as i am aware, everything has gone back to where it should be. my dad's coming in a minute for a few hours and i hope he can fix it or i'm buggered. =o(

[ChuckFickens]

And this is why people that don't know what they are doing shouldn't attempt jobs like this. You could have easily killed yourself or caused a fire.

It sounds like you've attached a live to a earth.

[WELSHYORKIE]

Oh dear - should have asked dad in the first place, methinks

[lcg]

ok, ok.....eating very humble pie here, too. i may well have put some of the connectors back in the wrong place so will go and have a look (with dad!). i was trying to save him a job (as my bedroom light doesn't work and my son's motorbike needs some tlc too. next time i shall sit on my hands x

[Mick-Talbot]

Not a difficult job if you know what you are doing but I guess neither is being a Lion tamer .......

I would tackle the cooker but give it a miss on the Lion taming. What possessed you if you had no idea what you were doing ?

[craft1948]

I think it's great that you felt proud :-)

[lcg]

just thought i would update you guys.....well it seems i did wire the cooker back properly before my dad had a look at it, but unfortunately have blown it up (!). at least the electric fuses withstood the battering (although it was a rather large bang) but the cooker is now caput. i phoned my landlord and fessed up that i had replaced three of the hobs but the cooker was knackered and he has agreed to replace it (thank god!). he is a nice man.....but before anyone feels sorry for him, he does get over £9k in rent off me a year. so £120 for a cooker is a drop in the ocean, really! i have learnt my lesson, i swear x

[excelsior-1]

i'm just glad, lcg76, that you did not hurt yourself - and that you are ok.

[lcg]

thanks, excel.....i did at least turn the electrics off this time before tinkering (i have been known to leave them on!!!). mr kicker is very annoyed at me and is currently sulking x

[ChuckFickens]

" i did wire the cooker back properly before my dad had a look at it, but unfortunately have blown it up"

How does that work? I'm an ex domestic appliance engineer and a qualified electrical safety person and I can assure you if you'd done everything properly it would have worked, not "blown up"

That said, I'm glad you're OK and the landlord is replacing it.

[Mick-Talbot]

billandhiscats

If you wish to experiment and to eventually learn, try to learn with something that won't kill you at your first attempt. Suggest plumbing is a good place to start



Yeah forget about the electric cooker, pl;umb a gas cooker in. If it all goes wrong what's the worst that can happen ......you get wet .....

[lcg]

chuck....i had 3 attempts at a rewire before my dad got there.....!

[Mick-Talbot]

lol ..... ^

Glad you are ok though.

[lcg]

thanks mick....i have been wanting a perm for some time. perhaps this was not the way to go about it! x

[excelsior-1]

quite a hair - raising experience

[Wharton]

How many lcg76ers does it take to change a lightbulb?
ps glad you're ok

[lcg]

in my defence....i did fix my bedroom light with my dad without blowing the house up! x