Kenmore Gas Stove Pilot Light Out

A gas range gives you greater control over temperature making it easier to simmer and boil.

Kenmore gas stove pilot light out. Troubleshooting for an oven pilot light. Nothing has been changed no movement for 11 years just for some reason when my wife went ot go operate the oven it wouldn t light. Gas stoves with standing pilots have three separate flames two for the burners and one for the oven. It controls gas flow to the oven but does not affect the top burners.

It does have a gas cutoff valve on your oven regulator. You ll find the oven pilot under the oven floor at the back of the oven compartment. First the igniter draws electrical current through the oven safety valve to open it. Light the burner pilots first then turn on the two back burners before you light the oven pilot.

Kenmore gas range model number 362 75205891. It ignites the oven somewhat like the top burners. In this hvac training video i show up close how the thermocouple pilot light and gas valve work on a water heater furnace fireplace as well as other ap. Checked the pilot light tried to light it and no luck.

The igniter is the most commonly defective part for a gas oven that won t turn on. There s no reason to abandon a burner just because its pilot blew out. Heck i m not even sure that this unit doesn t have electronic. Check out our selection of gas ranges for a great new addition to your kitchen.

Check out your appliance manufacturer s manual which you may find online if not. Your range does not have a pilot light on the oven. The first step in diagnosing a pilot light problem with your oven is to make sure the oven even has a pilot. It uses an electric ignitor.

Make sure your kitchen doesn t smell like gas which it could if you ve been trying to light the stove or oven for a while and it s not igniting if it does smell like gas make sure both then oven and the burners are turned off and open the windows to ventilate the kitchen before addressing the problem. The igniter has two main functions. Second the igniter gets hot enough to glow and ignite the gas in the burner assembly. Most ovens have a glow bar ignition system.

Available in a variety of sizes styles and finishes including stainless steel. Relight a gas stove s pilot light.