Gas hob is very difficult to start. have to hold

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there is a brake in the wire the censer

, push in and turn the control knob to the full on position (large flame symbol). If your hob has an ignition switch on the facia, press it in until your burner lights. • Hold the control knob in for 15 seconds then release. If the burner fails to light within this time, release the control knob and wait one minute before attempting to re-ignite.
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Push in the control knob and after a couple of seconds press the ignition switch. • Hold the control knob in for 15 seconds then turn to desired heat, If the burner fails to light within this time, release the control knob and wait one minute before attempting to re-ignite.

Remember doing this years ago, take each gas burner on the hob apart and clean them and put them back on.

I'll give this a go! With a cooker like this, you depress and then turn the control knob, press the ignition button and continue to depress the control knob for a few seconds. This is because a device called a thermocouple is heated by the flame and you have to continue to depress the control knob so that sufficient gas flows to heat up the thermocouple. If the thermocouple does not get hot or stay hot then the gas valve is automatically closed - stopping the gas. The thermocouple is a 'flame failure' safety device. If the gas gets cut off then the flame goes out and the thermocouple goes cold switching off the gas valve automatically. However, you are having to try and manually keep the gas going for a good five minutes. I would think that there is either a problem with the thermocouple or the gas control valve! Tony www.birminghamelectricsltd.com

hi gud day,try to clean the area of knobs by using vacium,remove all the knobs firts then clean it,unplug the unit before u clean.

tnx gerbee

gud day,try to clean the bottom of knob control by removing of knob then clean if by using a vacciumm,if u want to use manually ur cooktop unplug the unit to stop the cliking,then use macthes every time to on the gas cooktop.

hi im gerbee my suggestion is replace the pcv control wat brand u have,always also in philipines the electric hob is so very sensitive,the pcv cotrol is not repairable.or next time u by a new one gas cooktop more ok compare to electric ceramic hob, or use electric ceramic hob w/knob control compare to sensor type,i think the part of the sensor or pcv control is so very expensive,that why i buy an another one.dont try to repair more difficult to com.tnx

many hobs have a thermocouple which is like a small rod sticking up into the flame. when this is heated up, it holds the gas valve in. if the thermocouple has failed the gas valve will release as soon as you let go of the knob. only solution is to replace the thermocouples

we have the same problem... try removing the knob, ours works fine without the knobs ????