Belling 47A Electric Cooker. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

daisyclayton · 25th Jun 2016, 3:00 pm

Hi - we have just bought and installed a Belling 47A electric cooker. We have a wire that comes from the grill area under the top that is cut. We wondered what it was for as everything seems to work. Photo attached.

Does anyone know what it is for?

Heatercathodeshort · 25th Jun 2016, 6:23 pm

Are you sure that is a wire? Looks like a cord handle of some sort. J.

high_vacuum_house · 25th Jun 2016, 7:44 pm

Could it be asbestos rope insulation to seal a gap somewhere. I remember our very old creda cooker had a string like material that looks remarkably similar which was a seal to join 2 parts together to keep the heat in.
Christopher Capener

25th Jun 2016, 8:35 pm

A rather splendid cooker, where is this 'wire' situated, more photos please. I had a New World (I think) "Radiation" (named before radiation was dangerous I guess) gas cooker years ago, built like a tank and worked very well indeed.

julie_m · 25th Jun 2016, 8:56 pm

It's not obvious from the pictures; but if it is mounted at the top centre of the grill compartment, is it just acting as a shock absorber for the door?

If it is asbestos, then it probably should be left alone -- and the grill door closed very gently indeed! -- until a safe alternative can be found to replace it.

There isn't really a lot that can go wrong with these old electric stoves, and they were built to be field-maintainable. I'm surprised we don't see more of them, really; but perhaps it's easier to be brutal with an appliance you have spent every day slaving over .....

Brigham · 27th Jun 2016, 12:49 pm

A good choice. These were the best-sellers of the day, hundreds of thousands being sold throughout the world.
47A is the same as the famous 47AB, except without the glass inner oven door. Yours appears to have the 8" radiant boiling-plate and optional storage drawer.
Is the roasting hook for joints and turkeys still present? There's a publicity pic. showing a 32lb. dead bird being roasted in a 47-series oven. That's with the shelves out, naturally.
The whole oven liner slides out for cleaning, and the boiling plates lift off.
In all, another example of Belling good design.

25th Jun 2016, 3:00 pm	#1
daisyclayton Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Buxton, Derbyshire, UK. Posts: 1	Belling 47A Electric Cooker. Hi - we have just bought and installed a Belling 47A electric cooker. We have a wire that comes from the grill area under the top that is cut. We wondered what it was for as everything seems to work. Photo attached. Does anyone know what it is for? Attached Thumbnails

25th Jun 2016, 6:23 pm	#2
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: Belling 47A Electric Cooker. Are you sure that is a wire? Looks like a cord handle of some sort. J.

25th Jun 2016, 7:44 pm	#3
high_vacuum_house Octode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Belper Derbyshire Posts: 1,936	Re: Belling 47A Electric Cooker. Could it be asbestos rope insulation to seal a gap somewhere. I remember our very old creda cooker had a string like material that looks remarkably similar which was a seal to join 2 parts together to keep the heat in. Christopher Capener __________________ Interests in the collection and restoration of Tefifon players and 405 line television

25th Jun 2016, 8:35 pm	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Belling 47A Electric Cooker. A rather splendid cooker, where is this 'wire' situated, more photos please. I had a New World (I think) "Radiation" (named before radiation was dangerous I guess) gas cooker years ago, built like a tank and worked very well indeed.

25th Jun 2016, 8:56 pm	#5
julie_m Dekatron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Derby, UK. Posts: 7,735	Re: Belling 47A Electric Cooker. It's not obvious from the pictures; but if it is mounted at the top centre of the grill compartment, is it just acting as a shock absorber for the door? If it is asbestos, then it probably should be left alone -- and the grill door closed very gently indeed! -- until a safe alternative can be found to replace it. There isn't really a lot that can go wrong with these old electric stoves, and they were built to be field-maintainable. I'm surprised we don't see more of them, really; but perhaps it's easier to be brutal with an appliance you have spent every day slaving over ..... __________________ If I have seen further than others, it is because I was standing on a pile of failed experiments.

27th Jun 2016, 12:49 pm	#6
Brigham Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Co. Durham, UK. Posts: 1,118	Re: Belling 47A Electric Cooker. A good choice. These were the best-sellers of the day, hundreds of thousands being sold throughout the world. 47A is the same as the famous 47AB, except without the glass inner oven door. Yours appears to have the 8" radiant boiling-plate and optional storage drawer. Is the roasting hook for joints and turkeys still present? There's a publicity pic. showing a 32lb. dead bird being roasted in a 47-series oven. That's with the shelves out, naturally. The whole oven liner slides out for cleaning, and the boiling plates lift off. In all, another example of Belling good design.