Great, thanks. Will do the switch and the hairdryer and see how we go.

turn off at the switch then turn back on

Same here, turned it off at the wall and tried again a few hours later!

guess i'm stuck with my clicker

My old hob did this once. I was really technical and turned the electric switch off! When I turned it back on a couple of hours later it had stopped! Worth a go.

Strip down your hob until you can see the ignitors.

Dry them, gently, with a hairdryer.

Reassemble hob.

twelveyeargap - your DH - !!

I've done this as well, and in the end (about a day) it stopped on its own.

I was just telling DH what I did and he sent me this.

Helpful. Not.

lurking as mine has been clicking since we moved in (9 years)

mine has done it but it just slowed down and stopped by itself

It's really annoying. Have tried drying all the bits under and around the burners and have tried lighting all the burners and leaving them on to dry out, but no joy.

Incidentally, I put a pot on the stove containing hot water, vanish oxy and some white baby clothes, then took a phone call and of course the foamy water boiled over everywhere and flooded the whole hob and I almost ruined the clothes.

I can't even tell which burner is clicking. Tsk. Anyone had this problem and fixed it?

Thanks!