Christmas is coming!

You know Christmas is coming when you pop out for a loaf of bread and come back with two giant tins of chocolates instead… oh well, the engineers will enjoy them!

Now is an excellent time to sort out any niggles with your oven, to avoid any disasters when you’re catering for friends and relatives over Christmas. Loose knobs and controls, doors that don’t close properly and ovens that don’t seem to get up to temperature quite as quickly as they used to are often easy to fix and the team here at Huby can help. Our engineers have had specialist training in range cookers as well as fitted ovens and we can help sort out any cooker problems and oven repairs before they get too serious. These include Rangemaster Classic, Rangemaster Professional, Rangemaster Toldeo, Caple Sense and Caple Culina and Forneaux de France Counny range ovens as well as the standard fitted cookers such as the .

We stock a huge range of cooker spares and appliance parts so we can get you up and running quickly:  from grill pans, handles, and theromstats, to clips, springs, knobs, seals and glass. If you are up for doing the repair yourself, just let us know what parts you need.

Our breakdown team will up until the christmas break in case of any catastrophies  – you may want to make a note of our number – 0800 012 1082 – just in case.

If your mother in law is coming to stay, you’ll also want to make sure your kitchen is ready for her inspection, so, unless you’re lucky enough to employ a kitchen maid yourself, check out our step by step guide to cleaning the oven (or print it and get the kids to do it for you – just check the safety instructions first!).

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Caring for your cooker or oven

Cleaning the oven – made fun!

Well, our tried and tested method may not be fun, but it’s as quick and easy as we can make it – from years of experience!

Yes – it’s a chore, but regular cleaning keeps your oven functioning better and will help it last longer, so I’m afraid it’s worth it.

What you need:

• A couple of cheap J-cloths
• Scrubbing pads/scourers
• Cheap clear vinegar
• Lots of hot soapy water
• General household cleaner or baking soda mixed into a paste with water (effective but a chore)
• A can of spray oven cleaner
• Rubber gloves (to keep your hands nice)
• Newspaper
• A big, old sponge

Step 1 – Safety First!

If it’s an electric oven, turn it off at the wall, just to be on the safe side. For gas ovens, …

Step 2 – The Hob

You can take a photo of the oven top to remind you where everything goes, as you are about to dismantle it! Remove all the stove top items and drip pans and bung them in a bowl or bucket of hot soapy water and let them soak

Whilst they are soaking, clean away any old bits of debris on the oven top and use the household cleaner to wipe the surface down – if it’s really bad and you need to run hard, use circular motions to dislodge everything. Give it a quick wipe down to remove any traces.

Put some vinegar into a jug or bowl of cold water and use this to ‘finish’ the surface – it works a treat as it kills germs and smells – but it may attract the wasps in summer!

By now the stove top items should be ready to wipe down after their soaking, then pop them back into place.

Step 3 – The Main Oven and Grill

Remove all the racks from inside the oven and put into a new batch of hot soapy water (if they’ll fit – if not, they will need a wipe down with a damp cloth and household cleaner).

Put some newspaper down on the floor around the oven – things are about to get messy!

Armed with your rubber gloves, let loose the oven cleaner. Always start with the roof of the oven, then spray the sides and back, then the base (avoid spraying the electrical and/or gas units). Grab the big sponge and start wiping down (again from the roof first) and rinse away the oven cleaner. Give the main door and glass door a quick wipe down too.

Leave the door open and let the inside dry out whilst you wipe down the racks and slot them back in.

Step 4 – Check it still works

Make sure you’ve put everything back in place and turn the oven back on at the wall. It’s very easy to turn on the automatic timer when you are cleaning the oven controls, so just turn the oven on and make sure the lights come on before you are done. If nothing happens, check you haven’t knocked the oven into Auto mode.

Poor Weather Conditions

Due to extreme weather conditions we are only able to offer a limited service today (6th December 2010).

If you have an appointment that  is booked for today our engineers will update you with any access problems they encounter.

 Please can you inform our office on 01482 866660 or email  us at office@hubys.com if your property is inaccessible to an engineer and his van.

Alternatively you can contact us by emailing us at service@hubys.com and we will respond as soon as we can, however due to the extreme circumstances it may not be today