Since a power cut yesterday, our Tecnik 8522 oven has flashing 'A' (Auto) on the clock & the bottom oven does not work. I know I have to reset the time to get te A off but no buttons work on the facia at all, so I cannot reset the clock / turn off Auto. Is there a user fix for this? (I don't really want to have to get a new oven because the clock doesn't work... we don't use the clock at all). Thanks

The electronic timer normally has 3 wires going to it. One is an active to give it power and the 2nd is a neutral to run the timer unit. The 3rd is the load which is for the oven. You will have to remove the back off the oven. Trace the wire which runs back to the main active terminal or fuse. This is obviously the active. The neutral will run back to the main neutral or will tap off another neutral which will eventually run back to the main neutral. The load will go straight to the oven thermostat. If you still want the timer to work piggyback off the active and loop over to the load wire and piggyback onto that one using spade terminals. If you dont need the timer just remove the active and load and join them straight together. Just make sure the connection is insulated somehow. The electronic timer normally has 3 wires going to it. One is an active to give it power and the 2nd is a neutral to run the timer unit. The 3rd is the load which is for the oven. You will have to remove the back off the oven. Trace the wire which runs back to the main active terminal or fuse. This is obviously the active. The neutral will run back to the main neutral or will tap off another neutral which will eventually run back to the main neutral. The load will go straight to the oven thermostat. If you still want the timer to work piggyback off the active and loop over to the load wire and piggyback onto that one using spade terminals. If you dont need the timer just remove the active and load and join them straight together. Just make sure the connection is insulated somehow.