Built-in ovens: Cooker spares Freestanding cooker spares
Find out here about the kind of problems freestanding cookers experience, how much it costs to repair them and where to go to buy spares.
Common cooker problems
These are the most common problems we've found with cookers.
- Oven not heating up
- Dials/controls
- Ignition
Cost of repairing cookers
Cannon, Hotpoint and Indesit have excellent online spares pages
Repairing a large appliance like a cooker will cost about £35 to £70 labour plus the costs of spare parts.
Oven not heating up If your oven fails to heat up, this is likely to be caused by the element not working. A new element will cost between £30-£90.
Dials/controls Faulty or broken controls will make it harder to set your cooker accurately. Replacement knobs will cost from £5 to £30. Thermostats and selector switches are between £40 and £80. And if you need a new circuit board this will be between £60 and £150.
Ignition A faulty ignition will mean that your oven won’t start. It can be caused by a faulty ignition module or broken wiring. Replacing the ignition module will cost between £60 and £150.
Spare parts from cooker manufacturers
Freestanding cooker manufacturer sites are a good place to get an idea about the costs of spare parts and you can buy the parts you need directly from most of them. It's worth checking out the alternatives, though, too (see 'Alternative cooker spares suppliers', below).
Cannon spares
You can buy spares for Cannon cookers from its site – just enter the model number and you’ll be shown the available spares and their cost. An element for the Cannon C60EKW freestanding cooker costs £45, new switches are £18 and a new grid for the grill pan is £15.
Belling and Stoves spares
The Belling and Stoves spares sites are a bit harder to navigate - you’ll need the nine-digit model number as well as the name and number of the cooker to find the spares you need. Once you find the right area a new grill pan for a Belling G755 will cost £24, burner caps are £6 and a levelling foot is £3.
Hotpoint and Indesit spares
Both of these spares sites are very easy to use but the Hotpoint page is easier to find from the homepage. The names of the cookers are clearly listed, so there’s no need to worry about having to search for your machine. Simply select your cooker and the spares you need. For the Hotpoint 61GDW Burner caps are £10, lamp assembly units are £11 and bulbs are £7.
Manufacturer contacts
To find spares for your brand of cooker, go to our contacts page and click the manufacturer link - this will take you to its spares department.
Alternative cooker spares suppliers
You don't have to buy your cooker spares from the manufacturer of your cooker. Online you'll find plenty of other options for sourcing spares including Partmaster, Espares and Easy spares.
Hiring a professional to do the work for you
Unless the job is simple and cosmetic, such as replacing a new burner cap or attaching a new foot, if you’ve got a gas cooker make sure that any repairs are carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer. And if you own an electric cooker, it will also be wise to hire a professional to do the work for you. Visit the Gas Safe Register site to find a Gas Safe-registered engineer and use Which? Local to find an electrician recommended by Which? members in your area.
Cookers tested by Which?
Which? has tested more than 70 freestanding cookers and we recommend 16 of these as Best Buys. Cookers tested are from manufacturers including AEG, Baumatic, Beko, Belling, Bosch, Cannon, Electrolux, Fagor, Flavel, Hotpoint, Indesit, New World, Smeg, Stoves, and Zanussi. To find out Which? cookers are best check out our freestanding cookers review.
