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gas oven DIY repair, no heat
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Posted by Dean (more from Dean) on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:59:20 Share Post by Email
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Many ovens use an simple small electrical element that is hot enough to ignite the gas. These are called ignitors and are used for oven and broiler burners. They can fail with an open circuit and do not heat up. Simple, get a new one. However, as these age over the years, they can become more resistive and pass less current. The current also passes trough a bi-metallic component that heats up, opening up the gas valve. You can have an ignitor that heats up, but the gas valve will not open [or after a long delay], not enough current. In that case, you are better off getting a new ignitor and not replacing the gas valve as those rarely fail and all ignitors eventually will fail. You can get factory branded units, or generics, that have the identical part, manufacturer and part numbers inside the packages. You can pay $24.95 or $79.95 - your choice of packaging.

When you watch what is happening, when the burner is on and you shut off the oven, the current to the ignitor is shut off. The gas will not shut off immediately as the bimetallic "motor" has to cool down a bit before the gas gets turned off.

The ignitors have a plastic wiring connector on a lead that is long enough to place the connector outside of the oven cavity and its heat. Often there is slack in the wiring to allow one to pull the wiring into the oven to access the plug, then feed the wiring back out when completing the install.

Do not take out an old ignitor and reinstall without close inspection as the insulation on an old is very fragile and will easily break down with the risk of a short circuit, which could then destroy the gas valve. Do not test the valve or ignitor by applying 120VAC, that will destroy these devices, these must be connected in series.

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