Has anyone out there got a Rangemaster cooker?
Has anyone out there had a bad experience with a Rangemaster cooker?
Okay. We bought a gas fired Rangemaster 110 double-oven cooker around three years ago and frankly we're less than impressed. It looks very nice and worked perfectly for a while, but here we are with one oven out of commission and the other not behaving as it should.
I can hear you now, "Why don't you get it fixed?"
Well, the smaller of the ovens has failed because something called the Flame Supervision Device has packed up. The component costs around £90 apparently, but the repair cost is upwards of £300.00. A bit extreme, eh?
The thermostat on the larger oven isn't accurate, so you have to keep a very close eye on things unless you like your roast very rare, or very well done. We haven't had an estimate to get that fixed as yet.
We could replace the whole thing for around £1500 so the thought of getting repairs carried out that are likely to cost in excess of a third of that amount after just three years service, doesn't seem like good economics to me.
So come on guys and gals, anyone out there experienced similar problems with Rangemaster cookers? Anyone know a reputable firm who might repair our Rangemaster without asking an arm and a leg?
I've just logged on to try and find a repairer for my Rangemaster 90 cooker. It is just four and a half years old. Last November one half of the grill went and now three of the burners will not light automatically. I rang their repair centre which wanted the serial number. This is at the back (which means moving the cooker out - a professional would be needed to ensure the gas supply was not dislodged) or at the bottom of the appliance. The person I spoke to said the one that I gave was not correct, but on wiping over bottom plate which was a bit greasy to read the number, it removed the number!
I too find this very disappointing.Former cookers I have had have been Belling, English Electric and Zanussi which have lasted in excess of 12 years without problems and were only replaced due to moving house or kitchen replacement. I am just about to email a friend who is moving house and needs to buy a cooker as she had an Aga in her old one. She asked me was I happy with my Rangemaster. I shall advise her against buying one.