It was an early start for us, with a 4 hour drive ahead. When our work takes us to the beautiful Scottish Highlands, we can't complain too much about early starts! After taking in the sights, we finally arrived at Torridon to complete this eControl Conversion.
This was a 4 Oven Post-1995 Oil Aga Range Cooker, which was costing a lot to run. The frequent servicing, lighting issues and smells were also a deciding factor on choosing the eControl Conversion.
With the eControl conversion, you have the ambient heat option to kick lots of heat out into the room (perfect for this open plan kitchen!). You've also got the option to turn the hotplates on/off individually, and change the oven temperatures to reduce that heat in the warmer months.
The views from the back door were absolutely stunning. Of course, I took the time to soak it in whilst Steve was doing all the hard work.
The Oil feed was disconnected, along with the oil control box. Then, the top was removed with the internal rockwool insulation. All 400 litres of loose-fill vermiculite was vacuumed out before the Aga Range Cooker was completely dismantled.
Once the cooker was dismantled, the ovens were modified for the eControl Conversion, and the rebuild started. The new hi-tech insulation was seated in place and the cooker was rebuilt, incorporating the new electric elements.
Once the eControl Conversion was all in place, the top plate was reseated and fixed into place. You can see the sleek eControl panel with the two easy-to-use dials for the hotplates and ovens.
The thermometer is now redundant, so it is replaced with a sleep eControl branded plate. The customer asked to keep their existing black flue pipe for aesthetics and to assist with the extraction of cooking smells from the ovens.
Once the eControl Aga Range Cooker was cabled into the 32amp supply, it was ready to go!
About The Author:
Steven has been working with Aga Cookers since he was helping his father from the ripe old age of 10 years old! He created SALTIRECOOKERS with longevity and information in mind - a sustainable, family business, built to inform and be passed throughout the generations. His favourite parts of the job is meeting all of the dogs and seeing a good before/after.
About The Author:
Steven has been working with Aga Cookers since he was helping his father from the ripe old age of 10 years old! He created
SALTIRECOOKERS with longevity in mind - a sustainable, family business, built to last throughout the generations. His favourite part of the job is meeting the dogs, seeing a good before/after and hearing great feedback.
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