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What Cleaning And Refurbishment Can You Do To Make Your AGA Look Better?
People who haven't used AGAs before often decide that that they can't stand the AGA in the house they have just bought. A complaint I have heard often is that 'it's just too disgustingly dirty'.
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To some people especially those not used to an AGA this may be not 100 per cent. But we do offer a seal replacement service so that unsightly and dirty seals can be upgraded and we can change things like the thermostat cover to get your AGA closer to the one hundred per cent clean.
But some older AGAs may need more that a deep clean. They need some work on the enamel. AGA enamel wears over time - it depends on the use of the AGA and the quality of the enamel - and patches of dull paint may become unsightly.
To get the as new look it usually means refurbishment or replacement of the cooker.
1. AGA Refurbishment:
Taking the AGA apart and sending the bits off to be re-enamelled to AGA enamelling companies such as Hytech (in Somerset) and also getting new seals, new door insides and new lids. If you get a local plumber to take it apart he should be able to keep it all in position relatively well and he will send off the bits to the enameller. I have seen an AGA that was propped up waiting for the bits to return. Keeping the current in-situ this way will be the most cost effective way to get the AGA refurbished.
2. Replacement:
Getting a new AGA as a replacement for the current AGA. The best thing you can do is to ask AGA if they will give you a trade in price for your AGA as they will take your old AGA away.
If you try to sell you it yourself the AGA will need to be dismantled.
There are specialist companies who will dismantle your AGA for you. Or you could sell your current AGA to a restoration company, and the current rate is still £500. They will come and dismantle it and take it away for that price. So if the AGA is relatively new you are going to be loosing a lot of money on it. But it does mean that this company could sell you a reconditioned AGA that is guaranteed and take your old one away.
If you decide to sell your AGA yourself you may get more for it on EBay depending on its condition but you will either have to get the buyer to pay for AGA dismantling or pay a company £300 to £400 to dismantle it for you. From what I have seen on Ebay older Oil AGAs seem to be difficult to sell and People don't like white AGAs.
If you buy an AGA on Ebay you need to check that it is dismantled and then you need to find some one to install it for you and if they will - it would be a good idea to find someone before you bought the AGA as AGA engineers don't like building AGAs that they haven't dismantled as the parts of the AGA need to be checked to see if they require updating before re-assembly.
For a reconditioned AGA you need to check that the price of the AGA includes fitting it. I have bought a new AGA and the cost of putting it in place was included in the price. I have also bought a reconditioned AGA (my 30 Amp one) and the price of the that included assembly. But I do know that some companies will charge you approximately £250 to either dismantle and assemble. Also some companies will charge a delivery charge to deliver the AGA to you.
Re-Enamelling - Best To Get It Right
I bought my first AGA Cooker in 1996, it was a 'standard' reconditioned AGA with a Dons oil conversion. Looking back even though the enamelling looked good when I got it deteriorated quickly over the years, especially on the top as it started blistering, so when I came to move out of the house in 2002 it didn't look that good at all. I can understand why the new owners decided to remove it. So what was the problem? I think it hadn't been enamelled properly or if at all.
I'm guessing it was only painted hence it blistered. A re-enamelled top will be stripped down completely, sand blasted and then prepared properly and re-enamelled using the correct enamelling process which means having the correct high temperature oven to do this.
Which AGA Enamelling Company Would We Recommend?
As there are only a few AGA enamelling ovens in the country I would recommend finding one those. My recommendation is to use Hytech Enamellers in Highbridge in Somerset. If you look on their website you find a list of engineers who can strip your AGA down and you'd just send it off to Hytech to get it re-enamelled. I believe they will pick up from anywhere in the country.
