just had my element replaced but as soon as repairer left the clock just flashes and oven did not work at all, not even the fan. There must be electricity getting through as the hob ignites and the grill to the top small oven works. I was not there at the time, and the repairer assured my daughters that when i get the timer working the oven would work. Now, surprise surprise i cannot get hold of the repairer and have a timer that just flashes and no working oven. Any suggestions would be helpful, i realise the idiot repairer needs strangling and i should have been there myself.

JOANNE, October 2009

The timer is probably flashing because it wants you to set the time - usually (on my oven at least) you depress and hold in two buttons on the left (2 & 3) and then set the time - any time will do - and then the oven works - I hope your timer is the same or similar to mine

In most countries strangling tradespeople is a criminal offence so probably best to take your revenge some other way.

His crime was to assume that you knew how to set the clock.

Good luck...

Peccavi, October 2009