Gas Oven Safety Valve Problems

My 12 year old wolf range oven pilot won t stay lit.

Gas oven safety valve problems. Then after a few minutes it all goes out. This can be tested by either testing the ignitor for amps and it should draw 3 2 to 3 6 amps unless it is bad or by testing the safety valve. Each burner receives gas through a small metallic tube that connects between the burner and the safety valve that s located in the front of the burner compartment. Won t light unless i turn on the oven temp a little then i can light the pilot.

When you turn on your oven to bake or broil the dial sends electricity to the igniter which begins to warm up. Answer kevin the ignitor 5303935066 of the oven burner is likely not drawing enough amps to allow the safety valve to open up. Gas ovens unlike gas cooktops use a burner hidden from view so you can t see whether the burner has ignited. Once the gas reaches the igniter which can get up to 2 000 degrees fahrenheit the gas is lit by the extremely hot metal on the.

Kevin for model number fgf316asa. To prevent an explosion hazard from an unlit. This video demonstrates how to test a safety valve on a gas oven. The safety valve is often misdiagnosed as the most common problem for a.

The gas port where the tube to the pilot light connects is between the two valves so that gas can flow to the pilot light as long as the first valve or safety valve is open. When you look at a gas valve imagine two valves in series. As the igniter warms the safety valve releases gas into the oven burner tube. Hold the button for 30 seconds and the oven lights.

Oven pilot flame lights gas won t come to the burner.