Kitchen Gas Appliances - Gas oven not heating
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dippity99
12-29-02, 06:44 AM
I have a GE XL44 gas oven/range that is approximately 6 years old. Yesterday I went to preheat the oven and when checking on it several minutes later, was suprised to find it as cold as I'd left it. The range works fine and I am hypothesizing that the pilot light for the oven may have failed for some reason. I don't hear the gas running to the oven when I turn it on. Again, I can only hypothesize that if the pilot light is out, there must be a safety mechanism to prevent the gas from flowing freely. I pride myself on independence and am not against taking the whole thing apart to determine what the issue is. Perhaps i just need little guidance--like what to check, where it is, and how to get to it? :)
Sarah
Sarah
Sharp Advice
12-29-02, 07:35 AM
Hello Sarah. Welcome to my Gas Appliances forum and our Do-It-Yourself Web Site.
Ovens as new in age as the one you have do not have pilot flames. They use a hot surface glow ignition system. Which means there will be a glowing ignitor at the back of the burner.
If all the controls on the front control panel are set correctly, the electrical power to the appliance is on and the ignitor fails to glow, replacing the glow ignitor usually resolves the problem.
You can replace the coil yourself. First unplug the stove. Remove the ovens lower panel and the flame spreader. The spreader is the metal plate attached to the top of the burner. It will have a wing nut securing it to the burner.
Loosen or remove the screws securing the glow ignitor to the burner. Follow the two wires attached to the ignitor. At the end farthest from the ignitor will be a wire pull apart quick disconect. Disconnect the coil at that point.
Install the new coil exactly as you found the existing coil. Replace each part in reverse order. Plug in the stove and turn it on. The oven burner now should work.
Be advise that some new replacement ignitors do not come with quick disconnect ends. In this case, it's okay to cut off the quick disconnect from the old ignitor and attach it to the new ignitor.
Simple clip off the wires several inches above the disconnect on the old ignitor, attach to the wires of the new ignitor and wire nut the two ends together.
Repeat the process to attach the other set of wires and wire nut them together. There is no postive nor negative {polarity} to be concerned with.
Glow ignitors are fragile & break easily. Handle and install the new ignitor carefully. Glow ignitors are a non returnable and non refundable electric componet.
Read the existing questions on ovens in this forum topic. Doing so will provide you with additional information on how to access the ignitor, remove the old one and install the replacement.
If you need further assistance, use the REPLY button to add any additional information or ask additional questions after attempting the correctional method offered.
Regards & Good Luck. TCB4U2B2B Company Enterprises.
Web Site host & Gas Appliances Forum Moderator.
Energy Conservation Consultant & Natural Gas Appliance Diagnostics Technician.
Ovens as new in age as the one you have do not have pilot flames. They use a hot surface glow ignition system. Which means there will be a glowing ignitor at the back of the burner.
If all the controls on the front control panel are set correctly, the electrical power to the appliance is on and the ignitor fails to glow, replacing the glow ignitor usually resolves the problem.
You can replace the coil yourself. First unplug the stove. Remove the ovens lower panel and the flame spreader. The spreader is the metal plate attached to the top of the burner. It will have a wing nut securing it to the burner.
Loosen or remove the screws securing the glow ignitor to the burner. Follow the two wires attached to the ignitor. At the end farthest from the ignitor will be a wire pull apart quick disconect. Disconnect the coil at that point.
Install the new coil exactly as you found the existing coil. Replace each part in reverse order. Plug in the stove and turn it on. The oven burner now should work.
Be advise that some new replacement ignitors do not come with quick disconnect ends. In this case, it's okay to cut off the quick disconnect from the old ignitor and attach it to the new ignitor.
Simple clip off the wires several inches above the disconnect on the old ignitor, attach to the wires of the new ignitor and wire nut the two ends together.
Repeat the process to attach the other set of wires and wire nut them together. There is no postive nor negative {polarity} to be concerned with.
Glow ignitors are fragile & break easily. Handle and install the new ignitor carefully. Glow ignitors are a non returnable and non refundable electric componet.
Read the existing questions on ovens in this forum topic. Doing so will provide you with additional information on how to access the ignitor, remove the old one and install the replacement.
If you need further assistance, use the REPLY button to add any additional information or ask additional questions after attempting the correctional method offered.
Regards & Good Luck. TCB4U2B2B Company Enterprises.
Web Site host & Gas Appliances Forum Moderator.
Energy Conservation Consultant & Natural Gas Appliance Diagnostics Technician.