St George 8600200PS Questions & Answers

I haven't seen this brand around for years. Really it is hard to find parts. external link  If you look at that link you will find how many are unavailable and that some parts are from other brands. Certainly When I owned the freestanding model it was a piece of junk... At some point they told me some of their parts came from other brands. I got to a point where I decided to scrap it and bought another brand.

Thank you Joe, I'll re consider. Cheers

Hi, I just used the self cleaning pyrolysis function last night. We had to turn the oven off mid way through the cycle at the mains as it heated up so much we thought it could start a fire. But this morning the self- locking remains on and the oven door is locked tight - I assume because we turned it off mid cycle. Not sure how to unlock it. Anyone know?

Oh no mmm I didn’t even try I just went and got oven cleaner at Safeway worked a treat geevhope u sort yours out

yes i have used the self clean worked great

No sorry - I never had that problem

Your model is newer than the one I had but my door glass broke because of flexing and suspected it was the handle. The manual should tell you how to remove the door but I cannot think that they changed that very much from the pre2011 models as they were already strapped for cash.

From manual obtained online for another one:

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Kleenmaid has all of the manual pre 2011 online

8.5 Removing Oven Door The oven door can easily be removed for better access while cleaning. To remove oven door:- 1 .Open the door fully and pull the clips back towards you and onto the hooks. There is one on each side look at figure in manual. 2. Again raise the door slightly. 3. Holding the sides of the door near the top and making sure that the clips stay on the hooks, raise the door gently. This action will disconnect the hinges. 4. Remove the door by continuing to raise it while pulling gradually towards you. To replace the oven door:- 1 .Slide the hinges into the slots, making sure that on each side the top curved arm goes into the top slot and the lower arm goes into the lower slot. 2. Make sure the hinges are pushed in as far as they will go, then open the door fully. The clips will be released from the hooks. 3. Raise the door slightly and ensure the clips are released from the hooks and return to their resting position. 30

Another manual which has an entire section on the door. external link 

Thanks so much - I had struggled to find a manual but this second manual looks very helpful. Thanks again.

I wood google high temperature glue, looking for something rated to probably at least 75degreesC (I'm assuming the magnet is outside the door seal) and suitable for gluing metal. You could also just go to Bunnings & check the labels on their glues. If you cant find a glue, another option would be a high temperature silicone sealant (also at Bunnings).

(Once fixed, you may have to do it again after some time, but thats ok right?)

if the element doesn't work when the fan is on you definitely have a problem that can only be repaired by a technician - this happened with my smeg actually

If it were me, Id still try the thermostat. I suspect therell be more heat getting through the oven wall to the thermostat when on fan forced. What happens when you turn the oven up to max (without fan)? Are you able to heat up to max temp, or does the element turn off early? A thermostat is just a switch. From memory there are 3 different ones on the back of the oven (outside). By pulling the oven out of the wall (& taking cover off, from memory), an electrician can check the status of the thermostats using an ohmmeter- firstly when the oven is turned on, and secondly when the fault occurs. If no readings change then the fault is elsewhere, however if one of the readings change then that thermostat is almost certainly the culprit. There is mains voltage high current running through some of these, your electrician will take appropriate precautions. If I could remember all the symptoms of my parents oven I would say whether they exactly match yours, but it was too long ago for me to remember that much detail. Good luck!

Hi, this is the report on what I did to fix it, good luck! https://www.productreview.com.au/reviews/1493b1f2-7e9f-3ec0-9417-18b8fbd68d5c

If it works, buy another thermostat for next time!

sorry don't know how to fix it but good luck getting the part -pretty good oven and they don't make them anymore which is a bugger

St George went out of business - I thought it was about time the most overpriced piece of garbage I ever bought. I would beware of going to great expense repairing it as spares must be getting scarce.

These are the places I used to get parts previously ( after they closed)

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Beware that the repairers I got charged an arm and a leg just to get them to come out and look at it. The problem being that they won't have a spare to suit with them as the product is no longer made or supported Thus another visit and travel time etc. The bill I got that clinched it for me was over $1000 for a door replacement

I cannot verify this but the oven I had the repairman that came to fix it said that he believed Fisher and Paykel made some of the models and that he could find parts that were common. However, when I was going to repair mine the second time I found that the few suppliers of spares said really anyone can service it. They are not different and suggested I get a repair person from any of the larger repair places but that it would require 2 visits as they would have to identify the problem and then order the spare part. The best spare part online company where I could see the models is Stove connection and the next best Nationwide spares. Hope this will help.

Thank you so much Joe W, Your advice makes sense to me. I'll check out those spare parts companies you mentioned.

Thanks once again, freomumsy.

Try this - Lloyd - Service Technician - 0400 777 571

Thx Wendy. I have someone coming on Wednesday but if that doesn't work out I will call Lloyd. Thank you for taking the time to reply, I really appreciate it.

freomumsy.

Maybe...I'm not sure, this is the first time I've owned a st George oven, but I think I know what your talking about. I recently had a electrician come over and fix a wire inside that shorted. He also removed the door and used a screw driver and hammer to tap some thing in. Where the hinges go in, cause it wasn't closing properly, but now it closes completely now.

I'd take the door off the oven and completely remove the hinges from the door. Have a look to see if the hinges are still straight or whether they are slightly bent. This is what happened to us and was causing the inner skin to continually warp. I replaced the hinges with heavy duty ones and have not had the issue again. Good luck.

Hi I'm a st George tech, the frame of the door that you keep bending back needs to be replaced. As the metal has weakened. This normaly happens when the door is dropped down too hard or someone has put to much weight on The door.

Thanks Ernest, Frank & Sam, Yes, I was suspicious of the hinges too but decided to reinforce the inner door with some alloy angle, so far it has worked. I took the inner skin off and fabricated the angle to sit inside the inner door, screwed it in place and I hope that has strengthened the door against warping.

Cheers, Larry S

Sorry Barbara, my oven didn't have the steam cleaning function so I can't help here. I think I have seen something about bicarb being a good oven cleaner, but best to look it up on the internet first to see how to make it.