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All igniters won't lite. very weak spark
Hello,
The part called the SPARK MODULE is what produces the spark for the surface burners and it is what i would highly suspect as being the problem. Typically the spark module is located on the back behind the rear panel.
GENE
The temperature on the oven is off by about 20 degrees
ther can be two problems with this the first thing to check and or replace is the oven temp probe it might be out of toloerance.then second thing will be your main electronic control board,or it is called the clock timer control.
Whirlpool gas oven won't heat properly
You may even see the
orange "glow plug" (called a hot surface igniter) glowing orange and
so assume that it's OK. Not necessarily!! You have to measure the current/amp drawn by the igniter and
compare it to this repair sheet before you can say it's
OK or not. The gas valve has a bi-metal that open when a certain amount of current
flows through it to heat it up. The igniter is wired in series with the gas
valve. As the igniter gets older or weaker, it's resistance increases to the
point where not enough current is flowing to the gas valve bimetal to open it
up. As a result, the gas valve never opens up. BTW, a common symptom of the
early stages of this problem is erratic temperature control in the oven due to
delayed firing of the bake burner while cooking .
The hot surface igniter will not come on - check igniter with a ohm meter, you should have
continuity through the glow bar, the glow bar can also crack = new igniter
time. The glow bar comes on but the main burner will not light - you should
have an amp probe to check properly, but often this is a hot surface igniter
problem. The hot surface igniter often looses it's ability to get hot enough to
open the gas safety valve. The safety valve can fail, but most times it is just
a bad hot surface igniter. The hot surface igniter can also quit part way
through cooking , in other words the oven may cycle a couple of times and then
it just sits there with the red glow from the igniter. Hot surface igniters do
weaken and will eventually generate less heat than they normally could. When
this happens they can still allow marginally correct current to flow to the
oven gas valve for it to open but not get quite hot enough to ignite the gas burner
immediately. When this happens, gas released into the oven can sometimes build
up to the point where when finally ignited, the amount of gas lit can cause a
small explosion inside the oven or cause an odor of gas with out the oven working . Yes, your glow bar igniter
can glow orange-red and still be bad!! How a common gas valve works - click here.
Replace the Glow Coil It will
fix the problem
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Where is the oven pilot light ?
Most modern ranges don't use pilot lights at all; if your burners are lit by high voltage spark, the oven will use either that or a 'surface igniter' to turn on the oven.
Even though pilot lights don't use much, they still use some and this would add to your bill (if you have one-we have free gas).
Sf357pekb whirlpool range
umm, disconnecting might not be an option, the latch is sometimes used a monitor switch, aswell,but as long as its unlatched, it wont relatch until you self clean again, i would perhaps clip the "hook end" off teh latch rather then total disconnecting it
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