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by bxcfilm
Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:48 am
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Whirlpool Hob Ignition Switch - How to get the Switch Cover off?
Replies: 2
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Re: Whirlpool Hob Ignition Switch - How to get the Switch Cover off?

[After switching off the power, of course], I cleaned around the switch cap as best I could. Food gets in there every so often, and I couldn't help thinking that the problem may be as simple as dirt on the contacts. I also sprayed some switch cleaner. It now works a bit better, a spark reliably abou...
by bxcfilm
Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:39 pm
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Whirlpool Hob Ignition Switch - How to get the Switch Cover off?
Replies: 2
Views: 9916

Whirlpool Hob Ignition Switch - How to get the Switch Cover off?

I have a Whirlpool AKP511 built-in electric oven / gas hob, which has worked fine since 1998, but now the ignition switch is starting to spark less and less. I have cleaned it as far as I can, but I can't get the switch cover off. I have tried as hard as I dare to prise it off, but no luck. My first...
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