Cooker broke after lightning storm

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a malfunctioning cooker that stopped working properly after a lightning storm. Participants explore potential causes, troubleshooting methods, and humorous interpretations of the situation, including speculative comments about the cooker being "stuck" or "hovering between dimensions." The conversation includes technical inquiries about the cooker’s functionality and the meaning of certain terms.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation
  • Debate/contested
  • Humorous

Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes the cooker malfunctioning by sounding an alarm after five minutes, suggesting it may be stuck in timer mode.
  • Another participant humorously suggests the cooker is "hovering between two dimensions" and expresses concern about the safety of using it.
  • Some participants inquire about the specific type of cooker, with one clarifying that it is an electric oven.
  • There are discussions about the possibility of fried circuitry and suggestions to unplug the cooker to reset it.
  • A participant expresses uncertainty about the terminology used, specifically the term "hob," and seeks clarification.
  • One participant humorously compares the complexity of the cooker's wiring to that of disarming a bomb, indicating frustration with the design.
  • Several participants engage in light-hearted banter and jokes about cooking and expertise in food-related matters.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the cause of the malfunction or the best approach to fix it. There are multiple competing views regarding the nature of the problem and the terminology used, leading to some confusion and humor.

Contextual Notes

There is ambiguity regarding the specific model and type of cooker being discussed, as well as the exact nature of the malfunction. Participants express varying levels of technical knowledge and familiarity with the terminology.

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Ever since a lightning storm (last week) my cooker will not go for more than 5 minutes, i set the power and 5 minutes later it sounds an alarm,
now i know it has a timer on it but i can not get it to disengage, the buttons i have are, minut minder, cook period, end time, manual, - and +, i have tried
all sorts of combinations but i can not kill the ***** alarm, and it is taking ages to cook any thing.
 
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wolram said:
Ever since a lightning storm (last week) my cooker will not go for more than 5 minutes, i set the power and 5 minutes later it sounds an alarm,
now i know it has a timer on it but i can not get it to disengage, the buttons i have are, minut minder, cook period, end time, manual, - and +, i have tried
all sorts of combinations but i can not kill the ***** alarm, and it is taking ages to cook any thing.
It's obvious your cooker is now hovering between two dimensions. I think I saw a show about something similar on the Outer Limits. I'd worry about eating anything out of it, you could start to "phaze" into another dimension. :bugeye:
 
Evo said:
It's obvious your cooker is now hovering between two dimensions. I think I saw a show about something similar on the Outer Limits. I'd worry about eating anything out of it, you could start to "phaze" into another dimension. :bugeye:

Now you mention it i do get light headed when i am cooking, and there are these rumbling sounds :rolleyes:
 
So there is no cooker experts here ?? it is a good cooker when it works.
 
Man i love wolram's posts
 
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wolfram? :bugeye:Is there any joke in that that I'm missing?
I thought pengwuino is an expert in everything regarded to food and eating...
 
Lisa! said:
wolfram? :bugeye:Is there any joke in that that I'm missing?
I thought pengwuino is an expert in everything regarded to food and eating...

What are you on? :biggrin:

Im an expert in everything regarding eating... food on hte other hand..
 
Lisa! said:
wolfram? :bugeye:Is there any joke in that that I'm missing?
I thought pengwuino is an expert in everything regarded to food and eating...

I am usually good at fixing stuff but not domestic stuff, no jokes, the hob still works so i do not want to make things worse, there must be a sequence to press the buttons in.
 
wolram said:
I am usually good at fixing stuff but not domestic stuff, no jokes, the hob still works so i do not want to make things worse, there must be a sequence to press the buttons in.
I guess you have unplugged it and let it sit for awhile?
 
  • #10
Evo said:
I guess you have unplugged it and let it sit for awhile?
Yep, it must have lost power for maybe an hour when the storm struck, now it seems to be stuck in timer mode.
 
  • #11
wolram said:
Yep, it must have lost power for maybe an hour when the storm struck, now it seems to be stuck in timer mode.
Have you tried unplugging it again? Sounds like some of the circuitry is fried though. :frown:
 
  • #12
Evo said:
Have you tried unplugging it again? Sounds like some of the circuitry is fried though. :frown:

I am thinking the same, so i will be bringing some wire ect from work and start bypassing stuff until it does some thing, who needs a timer any way.
 
  • #13
Here, the term 'cooker' implies a crockpot or steamer unit. What is it that you're referring to? Microwave, electric oven, hotplate...? And I have no idea what a 'hob' is. :confused:
 
  • #14
Danger said:
Here, the term 'cooker' implies a crockpot or steamer unit. What is it that you're referring to? Microwave, electric oven, hotplate...? And I have no idea what a 'hob' is. :confused:

Danger it is an electric oven.
 
  • #15
Ah... should be quite simple to bypass the timer, then. Spring the half-quid or whatever for a little mechanical egg-timer if you don't have an alarm on your watch. :biggrin:
 
  • #16
Danger said:
And I have no idea what a 'hob' is. :confused:
Well, it's the thing you "knob" with of course. :biggrin:

From Wollie's other kitchen disaster thread (he's starting to sound like Pengwuino), I've deduced that a hob is likely the stovetop burners, while the cooker is the oven part. Still waiting for the English to English dictionary to help interpret these threads.
 
  • #17
Moonbear said:
Well, it's the thing you "knob" with of course. :biggrin:

From Wollie's other kitchen disaster thread (he's starting to sound like Pengwuino), I've deduced that a hob is likely the stovetop burners, while the cooker is the oven part. Still waiting for the English to English dictionary to help interpret these threads.

You, do not need it MoonB:smile: And what other kitchen disaster:confused:
 
  • #18
Oh, the fryer, that was just a hiccup.
 
  • #19
wolram said:
Oh, the fryer, that was just a hiccup.
That's not what your mom said. :biggrin: But, yeah, that's what I was referring to.
 
  • #20
Ok, on tv, when some one (the hero) is dis arming a bomb, there is all ways a guy on a radio telling him whitch wire to cut first, second, etc, every bomb ever made has a coded blue print, (why), any way the wires to the control
(detonation circuit) in my cooker are all efing black and they go in diverse directions, so to trace them i would have to disemble the whole*****cooker, cookers should be designed by bomb makers
 
  • #21
wolram said:
Ok, on tv, when some one (the hero) is dis arming a bomb, there is all ways a guy on a radio telling him whitch wire to cut first, second, etc, every bomb ever made has a coded blue print, (why), any way the wires to the control
(detonation circuit) in my cooker are all efing black and they go in diverse directions, so to trace them i would have to disemble the whole*****cooker, cookers should be designed by bomb makers
:smile: Or maybe bombs should be designed by cooker makers. :smile:
 
  • #22
Pengwuino said:
What are you on? :biggrin:
hmmm...your previous post isn't editted at all!o:)
 

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