My Stoves 900CTH Ceramic Hob keeps bleeping and flashing 7A. Manual is useless. What is the problem and how do I fix it?

L5LTW, October 2008

Just saved a fortune following these instructions. Beware you put the springs that hold the PCB back on the correct legs. I managed to short the thing putting it next to the live connection

Vince, October 2017

MY 700 CTH hob had the same 7A fault. Stoves wanted 265 pounds to send an engineer and replace PCB, so following others I thought I would give it a try.
It's really very straightforward, just lift it out of worktop and remove the screws from the sides. Take out the glass thing and take off the connectors from the PCB controller. I used small pliers. Remember to label all the wires by number as you go. Capacitor C17 is marked on the board. Take it to an electronics chap and ask him to change it for 1000uF 16v 105C. You can buy this yourself from Maplins, only 58p!. I suppose you can DIY if you are really good at soldering.
Reassembly is a cinch, and it works just fine.
Thanks everyone, and shame on Stoves. My hob is only 4 years old .... Should last longer than that.

tryer, October 2010

After reading the easy solution (on this and another forum) to what could be a very expensive problem, I gave it a go.

I have a 700CTH, and for 50p saved myself over £200 compared to the option of having Stoves send out an engineer to fix the problem.

It's unfortunate that nowadays people don't get trained to fix things. They are trained to diagnose and replace. For example, vehicle alternators and starter motors can be fixed much cheaper than replacing, but how many are thrown away, only to have expensive replacements fitted?

I work in the motor trade, and sadly the whole of the vehicle maintenance industry is going this way. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that in the domestic appliance industry, I found the Stoves solution was an expensive 'you'll need a new part sir' one.

I know why, there's no profit in replacing a 50p capacitor!!

So, all in all, 50p and thirty minutes work solved my problem.

Well done folks for posting the solution!!!!

Dave Green, April 2009

1000uf 16V radial capacitor is 37p from Maplin - anyone who knows their way around a soldering iron can fix it in 30 mins -C17 is a surface mount but plenty of space to fit a standard radial. Thanks Chris.

KD

KD, February 2009

Hi, just fixed my 700CTH stoves hob for 20p and 30mins work. On the control PCB (which we are all told by stoves needs replacing for around £300 all in!) is a Capacitor (C17), this just needs replacing with a 1000uf 16v cap. Easy enough job. Hope this helps some of you, let me know. Regards - Chris

cmbcleveland, January 2009

We are in the same boat, what a crock of sh*t. Looks like a common fault with the circuit board, and we the customer have to shell out for shoddy goods, not good, take your business elsewhere as this company should be wearing masks like Dick Turpin.

suntantaff, January 2009

Well I gave up, thought that it was too much money to replace a part, which may go wrong again in the future so bought a new one, but a smaller one, not 5 hobs rings. Working wonderfully.

Ltw, December 2008

Yes I got told that I would need a PCB replacement. Strange thing is that mine only plays up if it is cold. The electrics are next to an outside wall and in cold weather it is the only time it plays up. Stange

L5LTW, November 2008

My 700CTH is doing exactly the same thing. Spoke to Stoves customer services this morning, very helpfull, advised that it was a circuit board fault and that it would require replacing.

The debate now is whether to accept their 1 year warranty at £149 which includes all parts/labour and call out fee (and have cover for a further year), or try to source an engineer that knows what he's doing.

Having surfed for engineers with the basic call out charge being c£85 plus whatever parts are actually needed the Stives offer is looking like a godd option.

Note to self - buy some appliance breakdown insurance!!

SteveT, October 2008