Stove, Microwave & Oven repairs

FAST ON-SITE STOVE, MICROWAVE AND OVEN REPAIR AT AFFORDABLE PRICE
Better Appliance Care is a leading stove, microwave and oven repair company that provides services across Gauteng Province. We specialise in the repair of fridges, all brands and models.We offer the following services:

We offer the following services:

  • Electric stand-alone range repair
  • Gas stand-alone range repair
  • Electric cooktop repair
  • Gas cooktop repair
  • Wall oven repair
  • Microwave oven repair
  • Range Hood repair
  • Convection oven repair
  • Electric oven repair
  • Solar oven repair
  • Commercial oven repair
  • Easy bake oven repair
  • Different wave types oven repair
  • Stove repair

We repair all major stove, microwave and oven repair brands and models, such as:
Whirlpool – Smeg – Scotsman – Samsung – Miele – LG – Kelvinator – Indesit – Gaggenau – Defy – Bosch – AEG and others.

We understand how much of an inconvenience your stove, microwave and oven breaking down can be. Our Technical Experts are fully skilled and certified, ensuring a fast and reliable manufacturer specs service and repairs at affordable rate that are of highest quality and Guaranteed for 6 Months!

OVEN REPAIR TIPS

Everybody loves to use oven because nobody can deny the comfort-ability in oven application in the kitchen. Oven has been a wonderful breakthrough for the producers and the customers that are using them across the globe. This is the flexibility and staying power that cannot be found in any other place.

These are some of the repair tips of a kitchen oven:

Clean any extra crumbs from the inner part of your oven and including those that sticks to the wall.

Bring out the oven safe bowl and let it be half-filled. Add some lemon juice to the water in order to bring out fresh smell and this will serve as freshener. Place it inside the oven and heat it for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Take the bowl out of the oven. Bring out the oven tray and place it somewhere. The boiling gives the steam from the water the ability to loosen up any food particles that are available and make them convenient to clean up.

Clean the inner part of the oven with damp cloth.

Apply soap and water to the tray and clean it up, then set it in one place and slide the oven back.

Use kitchen cleaner to spray the outer part of the oven and clean with dry towels.

Most of the people that make use of the oven to bake and heat always forget to clean up after the activity due to their tiredness or laziness. Do not use dirty oven to cook your food. All the above steps should help you to sustain your oven and increase its longevity is it is properly used. Cleanliness and repair is part of healthy living. You have to eat healthy, eat well and clean well.

But in case you have problems with your oven and it refuses to work, here are some of the problem that can occur and how to resolve them:

When your oven switches off and refuses to be on, just go to the plug and check properly. Also make sure that the door is closed properly and well aligned.

When the fuse blow, what you need to do is to replace it or better still, you can reset a tripped circuit breaker by turning the switch on. And if it still refuses to work, then get in touch with the professional to resolve the issue.

When your oven keeps on blowing fuse or tripping off a breaker, the first thing to do is to examine the door switch. Search for the door switch and remove the leads. Let the terminus be probed by using a volt ohm meter. If the door is opened, the reading must be infinity and if it closes, the reading must be zero but if the reading does not correlate with any of the infinity and zero, change the switch and check again.

When the capacitor or diode is bad, then use voltmeter to test the capacitor. The reading must be going higher to infinity. Check again by turning the probes upside down then the reading must be equal. If the reading is not the same, you need to test the diode very well, the two reading must not be the same, and they have to be opposite. In case they are not opposite, then it must be replaced. If you did not know the exact problem, reach out to the professionals.

If the carousel refuses to turn, you need to check the plastic drive which is found on the tray, you have to open the oven in order to fix the problem.

If the oven is not cooking equally, check the voltage at the power source, if you find out that it is less than 115, it means the problem lies with electrical service. Bad motor could also lead to this kind of problem, in order to resolve the problem, bring out the grill which is at the bottom and test with voltmeter, set it to RX1 and displace the lead for the purpose of the motor terminal. In case the motor is reading infinity, then it must be changed.

These are some of the repairs that could be done through DIY method. This will help you in saving you much time and money. 

 

STOVE REPAIR TIPS

Before you can carry out any repair on your stove, always make it a point of duty to disconnect your stove from the power source in order to prevent death or severe injury. Here are some repairing tips that you can apply to your stove:

If your stove is not working, examine the power if it links up to the stove. Check if there is any turn on or light, check if the fuse has blown or the circuit breaker has tripped. Also check if the power cord is burning through because some times your stove get burned and thereby breaks the connection.

When your stove is not heating, ensure that they are well sited in their position. Let the stove sit straight.

If your stove is not properly heating, ensure that the clock is set basically on manual cycle and make sure it is not set on automatic time bake cycle. You can also check if the bake element has not burnt off. Another thing you can do is to examine the heating thermostat bulb if it has not been displaced from the holder or mis-calibrated.

Check your stove if your turn burner are not lighting, if so, just wipe off the burner with hot, damp cloth and let it dry absolutely. Also if the top burner refuses to work, check if there is no dirt or burner clogs. Always maintain cleanliness with your stove burner.

Stove top repair:  it is expected of you to replace the wear top of your stove. This could be done at a lower cost. Most of the stove repair is usually done by the stove owners without bothering to contact the professional or technicians.

Some stove are powered by burning gas. It is very essential to turn off the supply gas before starting work on your stove. Check below the step by step stove repair that is powered by burning gas:

  • Turn the gas off
  • Pull the stove away form the wall in order to access it very well
  • Visually trace the major gas line that pass through the stove to the valve point connection.
  • Search for the control knob on valve top
  • Turn the knob clockwise until the gas is turned off totally.
  • Turn the gas back when you have completed your stove repair.

Examine the Power Supply: Electric stove get its power supply from home. When an electric stove stops working, it could be as a result of lack of power supply. Begin by examine the breaker or fuse which control electricity in the kitchen. If the breaker has tripped off, all what you need to do is to flip it back to its position. In case your home makes use of fuses and the fuses blown, then there must be need for replacement. At times, gas stove need electricity for it to perform efficiently. This is common among the stove that has digital clocks and timers. Begin by examining the breaker box if the items are still intact. In case the problem is from the breaker box, then the stove must be opened from the back to check the fuse panel. Change any of the fuse that has blown and by so doing, the issue is resolved.

The above stated problems and repair are very essential in order to save yourself a lot of time and money. More so, there are some times when you will not find any technician within your reach and you might want your use your stove urgently. They are all helpful tips that is beneficial to you skill.