Kenmore Gas Stove Pilot Light Out

It uses an electric ignitor.

Kenmore gas stove pilot light out.

The first step in diagnosing a pilot light problem with your oven is to make sure the oven even has a pilot. 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. 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. The igniter has two main functions. Relight a gas stove s pilot light. First the igniter draws electrical current through the oven safety valve to open it.

Second the igniter gets hot enough to glow and ignite the gas in the burner assembly. Checked the pilot light tried to light it and no luck. Heck i m not even sure that this unit doesn t have electronic. Most ovens have a glow bar ignition system.

Check out our selection of gas ranges for a great new addition to your kitchen. It does have a gas cutoff valve on your oven regulator. The igniter is the most commonly defective part for a gas oven that won t turn on. Available in a variety of sizes styles and finishes including stainless steel.

Light the burner pilots first then turn on the two back burners before you light the oven pilot. Troubleshooting for an oven pilot light. It controls gas flow to the oven but does not affect the top burners. The pilot light will not light.

A gas range gives you greater control over temperature making it easier to simmer and boil. Get shopping advice from experts friends and the community. 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. According to your symptoms it is likely that this valve is still shut.

There s no reason to abandon a burner just because its pilot blew out. Kenmore gas range model number 362 75205891.