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Issue with Hob

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  • 22-01-2017 10:35pm
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    Samsgirl
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    Our electric hob has been giving us problems recently. The hot plates are heating up and glowing red and then start to turn on /off. So boiling a pot of pasta can take ages to cook. Anyone any ideas why this is happening?


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    aido79
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    Samsgirl wrote: »
    Our electric hob has been giving us problems recently. The hot plates are heating up and glowing red and then start to turn on /off. So boiling a pot of pasta can take ages to cook. Anyone any ideas why this is happening?


    This is actually how they work to stop the hob overheating. When the hob reaches a certain temperature it turns off until it cools to a certain temperature and turns back on again. Otherwise it would just continue to get hotter and hotter until it went on fire.
    If there has been a change recently then maybe the thermostat may be playing up.
    Is it ceramic, induction or the older electric rings?


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    Samsgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 3,193 ✭✭✭Samsgirl


    aido79 wrote: »
    This is actually how they work to stop the hob overheating. When the hob reaches a certain temperature it turns off until it cools to a certain temperature and turns back on again. Otherwise it would just continue to get hotter and hotter until it went on fire.
    If there has been a change recently then maybe the thermostat may be playing up.
    Is it ceramic, induction or the older electric rings?

    Thanks a mill. It's an Electrolux ceramic hob.


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