Oven is a maytag gas oven, 12 years old and this is the first time it's done this.
Hello. To go 12 years without issues is excellent. Now however you will have to make a decision to repair or replace. Be sure to get a firm estimate before you repair and compare that to the cost of replacement.
here is what may be causing your problem:
Usually when an oven won't bake, it's because the bake igniter is weak or burned out. The igniter is a small, round or rectangular device, that's about 1 inch by 4 to 8 inches. It's near the burner itself.
The burner is the tube-type device the gas flows through before it's ignited. It has many small holes on the sides to let the gas, when ignited, form a long, low flame. If the igniter is weak, if it glows red but doesn't get hot enough, or if it's burned out, the gas doesn't flow to the burner and the burner won't ignite. If this is the problem, you may need to replace either the igniter or the gas safety valve. Usually the igniter is to blame.
Other causes
Other reasons that your oven may not bake are:
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does flame come on fast or take a long time just to start?
Before we replaced the ignitor would take a long time to reach temperature & there was a smell of gas. We replaced the ignitor and now it is not coming on at all.
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