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Gas oven My gas oven lights but when I turn up the control knob from low to high the flame stays small therefore the oven tempreture does not increase. Oven is a Rangemaster 110
First the left hand oven would not get warm and now the right hand one has the same problem, thermocouples?First the left hand oven would not get warm and now the right hand one has the same problem, thermocouples?
I have exactly the same problem and maybe could fix it but not sure what a themocouple is. I assume it regulates the amount of gas that comes out of the cooker.
Where is it and what does it look like. any help would be grateful otherwise contact an engineer hmmmmI have exactly the same problem and maybe could fix it but not sure what a themocouple is. I assume it regulates the amount of gas that comes out of the cooker.
Where is it and what does it look like. any help would be grateful otherwise contact an engineer hmmmm
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the flame needs to be adjusted there's a small screw right inside of the shaft where the knob goes. Pull knob off and there should be a screw inside that u shaped shaft. Turn the burners on and set the flame accordingly.
as it is when your oven runs normally it usually does an on and off type of running in which the ignitor lights the flame from the gas which stays on until the oven tempreture sensor tells the control board that the oven is hot enough at which time it shuts off the gas until the oven starts to go maybe 10-15 degrees below the tempreture at which time it would let the gas go through the line again and turn on the ignitor try checking your ignitor usually if you stick an amp meter on them should be drawing 3.3 amps plz remember to shut off the gas from the gas shut of valve in the rear of the machine before measureing for the amps hope this helps
On standing pilot ovens the maker uses a safety device to kill the gas in case the pilot blows out. As long as the pilot is lit the gas safety magnet hold the gas flap open inside the safety valve.To save energy the pilot has 2 flames. The standby pilot keeps the cooper/nickel probe/sensor warm so the oven will light faster, the 2nd pilot is much larger, only appears when the oven control is turned on and this is what opens that valve. So when you turn the oven knob on the gas leaves the control and goes downtown to burner land. If that pilot is lit and that slow opening flap inside that valve is open, then the gas will enter the burner tube and ignite when it hits the pilot. Pretty slick ain't it? So what can go wrong? With age the flap inside the safety valve will wear out, get weak, work a little, then take forever to light and eventually just goes bye bye. When you get ready to replace the valve it ain't gonna be adjusted exactamundo, you gotta tweak it. To do so after bubble testing for leaks and lighting the pilot you turn it on and observe the flames. It needs to be not more than half way up the flame spreader. If it is to small of a flame it will take forever to bake even a pie shell, if it is too much their could be burned bottom and in some cases fire hazards. OOPs.
I'll give this a go!
With a cooker like this, you depress and then turn the control knob, press the ignition button and continue to depress the control knob for a few seconds. This is because a device called a thermocouple is heated by the flame and you have to continue to depress the control knob so that sufficient gas flows to heat up the thermocouple. If the thermocouple does not get hot or stay hot then the gas valve is automatically closed - stopping the gas. The thermocouple is a 'flame failure' safety device. If the gas gets cut off then the flame goes out and the thermocouple goes cold switching off the gas valve automatically.
However, you are having to try and manually keep the gas going for a good five minutes.
I would think that there is either a problem with the thermocouple or the gas control valve!
Tony
www.birminghamelectricsltd.com
Will the flame go out if you turn the control knob to the off position?
Sometimes gas cooking control knobs have two seperate types of control in the one knob. One control turn the gas on or off, one adjusts the variable quantity of gas allowed through a gap to your flame jets. Some control knobs can get gummed up and stick a little. The can be fixed by carefully taking apart the control knob, taking note of EXACTLY how everything goes back together and cleaning any gummed up bits. Then reassemble the knob and drizzle soapy water over the control to test for leaks. A leaky gas join blows bubbles and makes noise. Let me know if this fixes the problem.
all gas range ovens have a small metal box in the back upper area of the broiler burner; a gas line runs into this box as do two wires; this is a "flame control " gas valve; the way it works is: after the pilot has been lit as you turn the oven temp control a heating element in the box causes a small valve to open allowing a larger amount of gas into the oven burner to ignite the whole burner If you can only get pilot flame on high replace this valve
HI thanks for your question. the part that's at fault, is the igniter. it glows but not hot enough to ignite all the gas. replace the igniter. thanks the appliance doc. please rate my answer. thanks.
First the left hand oven would not get warm and now the right hand one has the same problem, thermocouples?
I have exactly the same problem and maybe could fix it but not sure what a themocouple is. I assume it regulates the amount of gas that comes out of the cooker.
Where is it and what does it look like. any help would be grateful otherwise contact an engineer hmmmm
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