Question: What does the ECO cooking mode do?

Answer: The ECO function, a feature of various Smeg models, is particularly useful if you only need to cook a small amount of food on one shelf. A negligible amount of energy is consumed thanks to the programme's combination of grill, bottom heating element and fan (in fan models).

Question: What's the difference between fan and fan-assisted ovens?

Answer: Fan ovens have a heating element around the fan behind the rear panel. The electric element heats the air being circulated by the fan and evenly distributes it throughout the oven. Fan-assisted ovens, on the other hand, have two heating elements, one in the roof and one in the base with the addition of a fan in the rear. This allows you to use all the shelves at once without the flavours of different foods intermingling. You'll save time, energy and money too.

Question: I'm fitting a new element to my cooker and there is nowhere for the earth cable to be attached?

Answer: the earth connection is no longer required on the element as it is earthed through the oven cavity. So secure the earth cable inbetween the oven cavity and the element bracket.

If you are at all unsure on how to complete the repair please employ the services of an engineer to complete the repair for you.

How to replace a fan element on a Smeg oven

The following article is just a brief overview on how to replace a fan element on a Smeg oven and the instructions may vary depending on the age and type of appliance.

We recommend that only qualified electrical engineers with the correct skills carry out the work mentioned below. Before working or removing any part of the appliance the electrical power supply must be turned off and the appliance is disconnected from the power supply. Please also make sure that all the oven function switches are in the off position ( please consult your user hand book) before removing any of the covers or touching any of the wiring.

Please note that failure to turn off the electrical supply before working on the appliance or disconnecting can result in electrical shocks which can cause death.

The fan element is fitted to the rear of the oven cavity. To replace the element will require that the rear cover of the cavity to be removed to expose the fan element. (please test to make sure there is no power to the appliance/element using a meter before touching the connections) Depending on the age of your smeg appliance the fan element can be removed by undoing the fixing screws (new models only) within the oven cavity. On older models the rear oven casing will have to be removed to gain access to the fixing screws at the rear of the appliance. Once the screws have been removed make a note of the wiring then disconnect the wiring. Replace the element with the new one reconnect the wiring as per your notes and re-fix the element in place using the fixing screws replace any of the covers that you removed to gain access to the appliance. Once the new element has been fitted and the covers are back on you can now turn on the power to test that the element is now working correctly by selecting the fan oven function.

Question: We have just installed our new Smeg DO81CSS double oven and it it wonderful. We chose it partly because of its AA rating and we are considering whether to turn it off at the mains when not in use to save energy. However, I suspect that the stand-by power used of the LED clock is very low. Can you please give me a figure for this stand-by power so we can decide.

Answer: The clock display is only using a few milliamps to display the time. Disconnecting at the switch / socket after each use would mean that the clock has to be set each time the appliance is to be used.

Question: There is a fan running and I am not using the oven

Answer: Some of Smeg appliances are fitted with a cooling fan to prevent the controls getting too hot. The fan can run for up to 30 minutes after the oven has been switched off for safety reasons. During this period the fan may switch off and on.

SMEG L.E.D ELECTRONIC CLOCK SETTING GUIDE

HOW TO USE THE CLOCK

TO SET THE TIME:

• Button 1 commences on the left
• Press button 3 as well as button 4 or 5 to adjust the time
• Release all buttons – the time is set

TO SET THE MINUTE MINDER:

• Press button 1 once
• Press button 4 or 5 to set the timer duration
• Each bar that lights up in the clock face equals 1 minute
• To cancel minute minder press button 1 and button 4 to minus the time
• To clear the alarm when it sounds, press button 1

TO SET SEMI AUTOMATIC COOKING:

• Select oven function and temperature
• Press button 2 once – the clock hands will move to 12 o’clock
• Press button 4 or 5 to set cooking time
• Each bar that lights up in the clock face equals 12 minutes so a 5 minute section equals 1 hour
• After a few seconds the clock will show time of day and remaining cook time
• Cooking will commence immediately
• The oven will switch off automatically at the end of the cooking time
• To cancel the setting press button 3 and hold for a few seconds

TO SET AUTOMATIC COOKING:

• Press button 2 – the clock hands will move to 12 o’clock
• Press buttons 4 or 5 to set cooking time
• Press button 2 – the clock will show present time
• Within 6 seconds press button 5 to move the illuminated section lead marker to the finish time
• Select oven function and temperature
• To cancel the setting press button 3 and hold for a few seconds

Smeg 5 button digital electronic programmer guide

HOW TO USE THE CLOCK

TO SET THE TIME:

• Button 1 commences on the left.
• Press buttons 2 & 3 at the same time
• Keep buttons 2 & 3 pressed in, also press either button 4 or 5 to set the time
• Release all buttons – the time is set

TO SET THE MINUTE MINDER:

• Press button 1, keep this pressed in and press button 4 or 5 to set the timer duration
• Release the buttons
• To cancel the minute minder, press button 1 and button 4 to minus the time
• To clear the alarm when it sounds, press button 1

TO SET AUTOMATIC COOKING;

• Press button 2, keep this button pressed in.
• Press buttons 4 or 5 to set the length of time you want to cook for
• Wait 6 seconds • Press button 3, keep this button pressed in
• Press buttons 4 or 5 to select the time you want to end cooking
• Select the oven function you want to use
• Select the temperature
• To cancel the programme press button 2 & 3 together

Smeg 6 button digital electronic programmer guide

HOW TO USE THE CLOCK

TO SET THE TIME:

Button 1 commences on the left.

• Press buttons 2 & 3 at the same time
• Keep buttons 2 & 3 pressed in, also press either button 4 or 5 to set the time
• Release all buttons – the time is set

TO SET THE MINUTE MINDER:

• Press button 1, keep this pressed in and press button 4 or 5 to set the timer duration
• Release the buttons
• To cancel the minute minder, press button 1 and button 4 to minus the time
• To clear the alarm when it sounds, press button 1

TO SET AUTOMATIC COOKING:

• Press button 3, keep this button pressed in.
• Press buttons 4 or 5 to set the length of time you want to cook for
• Wait 6 seconds
• Press button 2, keep this button pressed in
• Press buttons 4 or 5 to select the time you want to end cooking
• Select the oven function you want to use
• Select the temperature
• To cancel the programme and return to manual cooking, press button 6

Please do take care to read the information thoroughly as it is there to help you understand fault codes and to keep you safe. There are also some help, tips and hints with a lot of the fault codes published here that you usually will not find anywhere else and, as we learn, we add more information so if you can't find what you need please ask in the forums.

Before using this section please understand that fault or error codes are used as a diagnostic aid, they are not a replacement for diagnostic skill on the part of the person repairing the product and are not in any way usually going to point to the precise component that is faulty. All they do is give you an idea of where to start looking for the fault.