Oven broken and landlord bought cheapest one

anything I don't mind · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:21

I told him that i would give him £80 towards a half decent one, i didn't expect a top of the range one. But he just goes out and buys a cata model which i think is made in india, anyone heard of that before? It is a oven that you have to use the timer with or it does not go on, so the whole time its on the timer is ticking down. Its also realy cheap looking. If he got a half decent one he could have charged more rent next time, what's his logic in just buying a cheapest one? just to reduce cost as much as possible? This is why i hate renting as well, you get such cheap appliances unless you spend a lot of money. I don't know even why people would buy such a cheap oven its obviously going to break sooner, buy cheap buy twice.

Other question I have is if ovens always take a while to go off before after you turn them off? I don't remember that happening previously, this oven and the one before they stay on for 5-10 mins after turning it off, you can hear the fan going. Is that normal?

I just found the same model on ebay for £1 used. lol http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cata-Electric-Oven-/281144604385

Efour · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:25

Logic is the less he spends the more money he has to send back to Pakistan each month.

Some ovens vent after they are off for 10 minutes to help cool down and stuff.

Make and Model of said oven ?

Danthus · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:26

Some ovens have a cooling fan that over runs after you turn them off.

anything I don't mind · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:29

Cheapest i can find new for the model is £179. Which is insane because can get a half decent indesit for £190 or even less from some sites.

Is it also normal for the oven to stink the whole house out when you first turn it on as its burning off all the factory smell?

Rich1988 · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:29

Our oven fan stays on till the oven is cool, its just thermostat controlled so will go off much quicker if you leave the door ajar.

neil_g · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:31

have you read the manual? only running on timer doesnt sound right.

and as above, fan after switch off is normal to help cool down.

Danthus · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:31

groen said:
Cheapest i can find new for the model is £179. Which is insane because can get a half decent indesit for £190 or even less from some sites.

Is it also normal for the oven to stink the whole house out when you first turn it on as its burning off all the factory smell?

Haha Indesit.

Yes, the smell is normal.

Danthus · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:31

neil_g said:
have you read the manual? only running on timer doesnt sound right.

and as above, fan after switch off is normal to help cool down.

I bet he hasn't set the clock.

neil_g · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:32

OldCoals said:
I bet he hasn't set the clock.

yeah, after a power cut ours wont even switch on until you at least press the clock button.

anything I don't mind · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:33

The manual is a joke, its broken english and two pages, its instructions do not even match the oven. It talks about a function that is not available on the oven.

Its definitely right, you have to enable the timer or the oven does not go on. I am guessing the idiot landlord picked that model to prevent the oven being left on which he probably suspects led the previous no name brand oven to break after 4 years of use. It may be that he just went out to purchase the most annoying oven he could find so that it would wind me up because he was forced to replace it.

lol there is no clock button. You can even take the nobs off by just pulling on them lightly, they pop right out. Its the cheapest oven i have ever seen in my life.

neil_g · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:35

groen said:
The manual is a joke, its broken english and two pages, its instructions do not even match the oven. It talks about a function that is not available on the oven.

Its definitely right, you have to enable the timer or the oven does not go on. I am guessing the idiot landlord picked that model to prevent the oven being left on which he probably suspects led the previous no name brand oven to break after 4 years of use. It may be that he just went out to purchase the most annoying oven he could find so that it would wind me up because he was forced to replace it.

lol there is no clock button. You can even take the nobs off by just pulling on them lightly, they pop right out. Its the cheapest oven i have ever seen in my life.

so complain to him?

Efour · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:35

i hate electric ovens ... Just got a new decent fan assisted one... Been gas for ever..... Food is burning everywhere.. User error :O

anything I don't mind · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:36

I can't complain to him now he could get annoyed and give me a months notice and that would be inconvenient. As I am currently on a rolling contract. He is also over sensitive, he is like 50 and white and a solicitor. It didn't go through an agency. He is realy annoying sort of person who pretends to be your friend then screws you over.

I didn't even know they made ovens this cheap.

KingOfTheDaves · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:40

I thought it was 2 months notice after you get a valid S.21

Beans on toast Dave · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:41

maybe you could ask that Pret chick to show you how to use it?

Suarez7 · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:46

challengedavid said:
maybe you could ask that Pret chick to show you how to use it?

Or move in with pret chick and use her bottom oven.

dirtychinchilla · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:47

Efour said:
Logic is the less he spends the more money he has to send back to Pakistan each month.

Dark.

vanandjuanunited · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:48

More rent for having a decent oven. Really

It works ... quit moaning.

Yes fan runs for a while after to cool it down.

Schlong&Stable · 8 Aug 2013 at 13:55

Hold on. You gave the Landlord £80 towards the oven and let him pick? That is pretty naive.

doofer · 8 Aug 2013 at 14:02

Expect more half-baked groen Threads.