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Zanussi gas cook no power (fuse blown)

  • 04-07-2019 10:03pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 361 ✭✭


    Hi I have a Zanussi gas cooker model number ZCG551GNC. I was using the oven and hobs this evening when cooking. Then all of a sudden the cooker lost power. The cooker is just plugged into a wall socket so I plugged it out and then established that there was power at the socket. The plug is a molded type plug that is fused with a 3amp fuse. I took out the fuse and tested that with my multi meter and established that the fuse had blown. So I had a spare 3amp fuse that I then replaced in the plug but as soon as I plugged that into the wall socket that fuse blew aswell.

    When i replaced the fuse all knobs where off. Usually the electronic programmer turns on first but in this instance this did not happen and the fuse just blew straight away in the plug.

    Any thoughts on what could be blown the fuses. I have a multi meter so I can do electrical checks on the appliances.

    Thank you


Comments

  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭DGOBS


    Seeing as it is a gas appliance, for you to carry out any works on the appliance would require RGII registration.

    If you know how to use a multimeter, you should always check at the plug for a short-circuit before plugging back in after replacing the fuse (it's safer, and saves on fuses)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 361 ✭✭Kealyboy


    DGOBS wrote: »
    Seeing as it is a gas appliance, for you to carry out any works on the appliance would require RGII registration.

    If you know how to use a multimeter, you should always check at the plug for a short-circuit before plugging back in after replacing the fuse (it's safer, and saves on fuses)
    Yes I just checked between live and neutral and I am getting a reading of 15.70 Kohms. This obviously suggests that a component is short circuiting would that be right?? and ill need you contact a RGI service technician for further inspection.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 361 ✭✭Kealyboy


    I am after putting replacing the fuse once again but by mistake I put a 13amp fuse in it and when I plugged it in there was a bang and a small flash from the back of it. Hope I didn't cause further damage and it just the faulty electrical component that banged. Service engineer cant call till Monday


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 361 ✭✭Kealyboy


    DGOBS wrote: »
    Seeing as it is a gas appliance, for you to carry out any works on the appliance would require RGII registration.

    If you know how to use a multimeter, you should always check at the plug for a short-circuit before plugging back in after replacing the fuse (it's safer, and saves on fuses)

    A quick update the engineer came around and put a new cable in from the socket to the main terminal block on the cooker and that did the trick. I was very curious so I wanted to see what was wrong with the old cable, so I stripped that wire expecting to some sort of internal damage (short circuiting) but to my surprise saw none. Nor did I see him do any sort of fault find with a multimeter.

    Initially he taught it would be the holder for the oven bulb/lamp burnt out as he said that they always give trouble but he took one look at that and said that was fine.

    Anyway it works now so happy days and only costed 40 euro for the call out.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭Lackadaisical


    Fuses generally blow because they're designed to in the event of an overcurrent caused by a fault. Never assume that a blown fuse is a problem with the fuse itself.

    It looks like the fuse in the plug did exactly what it was intended to do and blew when there was a cable fault.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 361 ✭✭Kealyboy


    Fuses generally blow because they're designed to in the event of an overcurrent caused by a fault. Never assume that a blown fuse is a problem with the fuse itself.

    It looks like the fuse in the plug did exactly what it was intended to do and blew when there was a cable fault.

    Here is a picture of the old cable which I stripped but there is no visible damage.


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