Indesit Gas Oven

[Salo]

Top oven and grill dont stay lit, they turn off as soon as I let go of the knob. Any advice would be grateful.

[KARL]

It could be a case of a failed thermocouple, one that senses that the flame is on so gas can be allowed to continue to flow. In any case you will best call in a technician.

[bhg481]

Karl is almost certainly right. The thermocouple is a device designed to cut-off the gas if the flame blows out. Pushing in the knob when you light the gas bypasses the thermocouple; when you release the knob and the thermocouple is faulty the cooker thinks the flame has blown out and turns off the gas.

[malagabob]

Thermocouple. Easy fix if your diy handy.

[JimF]

"Easy fix if your diy handy"

But if your diy isn't handy, then you might have to wait a but until repair people are working again...

[johnk]

Try pressing as hard as you can, Ours does the same for the wife but when I try it it works.

[theshedman]

Ours is often like johnk's as in much of the time when the wife turns them on they go off when she lets go of them but not if I do it. It could be that not enough pressure is being used. It does wind her up though.