I have a belling farmhouse range cooker but the gas mark numbers have faded so when the oven is switched on we don't know what temp it is on. Is there any way of fixing this?

turn power off to unit look at point were hard cable joins cooker uncover and check the bridges in the junction box are correct

Make sure there are no exposed wires, this will cause certain wires to touch and rip breakers, and also start a fire, if not dealt with.

read the user manual as the temp should be thermostat controlled were with gas there is always a pilot light burning when the oven is in use and when the set temp is reached the gas burner is shut off and when the temp fall below set point , the gas is turned on again and the pilot light starts the burner
by using the timer , when the time is reached the gas is turned off and of course you will have to relight it
if you do not have a user manual , download one from google or talk with a gas repair shop

hi remember that electric can kill you even if it is unplugged, if you don't know what components are likely to hold charge or have large inductance get someone else to fix it.

you need to get the service manual as tis will have fault finding charts, part numbers, location of sensors etc. If you can't get manual then:
Not likely to be temp limiter as this cuts out if temp is too hot. Find temp probe, may be ntc, mercury vapour switch etc. take probe out disconnect leads and measure resistance, heat, or cool, probe measure resistance if not significantly different (ie 10k to 100k or 100k to 300k) then probe is shot. Take probe to spares place, get replacement and refit. Be very careful to refit leads exactly as they came out, don't want insulation to melt and oven to become live. test with oven or meat thermometer as new sensor may need calibration. Should be accurate to within 10C or so

hope this helps

Most ovens have BAKE, BROIL and yours might have CONVECTION. Turn each on independently. If all don't work its one problem if only one doesn't its another
Also is it the gas doesn't ignite or it ignites then no temp change (or electric gets to xx degrees but doesn't get hotter?

I have a kenmore gas range with digital display that will let me increase the temperature up to 35 degrees f*. It says to press BAKE for 6 sec., then use the number pad to increase or decrease then press START.
Hope this helps
Don

If it has a timer, make sure it is set to manual or it will not heat, another possibility is a faulty thermostat, you need to find out if you are getting power to the element, if you are then element should work unless you have got a faulty one.
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modle number 44445847

is that all you need?

I have two sources that give correspondances between thermostat numbers and temperatures.

This is the first one:

THERMOSTATS
Thermostat 1 30°C - 85°F Thermostat 2 60°C - 140°F Thermostat 3 90°C - 195°F Thermostat 4 120°C - 250°F Gas mark 1/2 Thermostat 5 150°C - 300°F Gas mark 2 Thermostat 6 180°C - 350°F Gas mark 4 Thermostat 7 210°C - 410°F Gas mark 6 Thermostat 8 240°C - 460°F Gas mark 8 Thermostat 9 270°C - 520°F Gas mark 10

The other one is a formula: t = 20 X (T + 3)

where t is the température in °C
T is the thermostat (1, 2 ... 12)

As you may discover, each of the methods give slightly different results. Hope this will help.

I found the following information useful, although it wasn't a belling cooker the controls appeared to be the same. Go down to the electronic timer section. http://www.prestigeappliances.com.au/owner's-manual.shtml