Advice Needed - One of Ceramic Cooker Hobs Is Not Working

Unacceptable on 03/06/2022 - 14:13
Last edited 03/06/2022 - 14:14

I have an old Eurolux branded ceramic cooker. (model name: CCT2BB)
It works fine until last week that one of the ceramic hobs went off and not heating.
The other 3 hobs are working fine with heating, timer or everything.
When I turn on the power on this faulty hob the light is on and I can increase or decrease the heating scale from the touch button but it isn't just hearing.

Do you know what would be the problem with this?
As a keen ozbaginer before I call a service call I would like to fix it myself if I could.

Electrical & Electronics

Comments

  • Hybroid on 03/06/2022 - 14:18
    +5

    Most likely either heating element in that ring went kaput or the wiring to it. Some electric hobs aren't designed to be opened up but that's the minimum you'll need to do to diagnose it. Just be extremely careful if you attempt this as the glass could shatter and seriously injure you.

  • Switchblade88 on 03/06/2022 - 14:35
    +7

    An electrician will likely diagnose a faulty heater coil. Since that's not really a replaceable part, it's cheaper to buy a brand new hob or put up with one missing element in the meantime.

    You could possibly diagnose yourself IF you know your way around with a multimeter, but if you're asking here then that's likely not the case and you shouldn't take the risk.

  • SF3 on 03/06/2022 - 14:54

    Do you know what would be the problem with this?

    faulty?

    I would like to fix it myself if I could.

    Nah, these days (it's more than over 100 years ago), manufacturers make things that you can't self repair, they need to continue with their revenue stream, or make you buy a new one.

    e.g. The Phoebus cartel

    The Phoebus cartel was an oligopoly that controlled the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs. They appropriated market territories and lowered the useful life of such bulbs. The cartel included manufacturers Osram, General Electric, Associated Electrical Industries, and Philips among others.

    The cartel lowered operational costs and worked to standardize the life expectancy of light bulbs at 1,000 hours and raised prices without fear of competition, in what has been described as a "classic example of planned obsolescence".

  • djkelly69 on 03/06/2022 - 15:22
    +2

    Do you often use all four at once? I would just leave it, keep using the other 3, and wait for more (or the whole thing) to die.

  • Unacceptable on 03/06/2022 - 16:19
    +1

    Thank you all. Maybe it’s time to buy a new one.
    I’ll look out for an induction cooktop instead.
    Any brand you recommend? Or more importantly is it worth buying the induction over ceramic cooktop?

    • brendanm on 03/06/2022 - 17:01
      +3

      Keep in mind you need to upgrade the wiring to the cooktop, as well as the breaker at the box, to fit induction.

  • highon2str on 03/06/2022 - 16:57
    -1

    We got this about half a year ago - https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/fisher-and-paykel-90cm-induct…

    pretty happy with it so far.

    • oscargamer on 03/06/2022 - 17:46
      +4

      Which is absolutely nothing like what the OP is looking to repair / replace…………..

      • RockyRaccoon on 03/06/2022 - 18:16
        +1

        add to that it's at least 10X the price the OP would have paid for the omega

  • Stewardo on 03/06/2022 - 19:46

    RRP on this cooktop is $400

  • hasselbladsnapper on 03/06/2022 - 20:34
    +1

    Bin it and get a induction cook top from Ikea, inexpensive and work well!……. Love mine!.

  • ZuluOz on 03/06/2022 - 23:02

    Lots of weird advice here.

    Usually for a Ceramic cooktop there are two sides to control, the actual element itself and the control unit.

    Your control unit is a single PCB and since the rest of it is working lets assume that's good, that just leaves the element itself and those are replaceable in your unit and will set you back about $200 for the part.

    If it still works and you're happy with it then you can just replace that element and see how it goes, but I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself.

    Or you can just replace the entire cooktop, but also keep in mind that if you want to go with induction you'll need to upgrade your cookware and consider the wiring situation.

    • Switchblade88 on 04/06/2022 - 17:24

      that just leaves the element itself and those are replaceable in your unit and will set you back about $200 for the part

      I paid $200 for a brand new ceramic cooktop. Doesn't make sense to buy a part that may or may not fix the problem, with no warranty or chance of a refund should it not work.

      Especially if they are asking for electrical advice here - then they're probably not experienced or confident enough with electricals to be DIYing it

      • ZuluOz on 04/06/2022 - 17:33

        Hence the whole qualifying bit I put in there

        "If it still works and you're happy with it then you can just replace that element and see how it goes, but I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself"

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