oven repair ideas?

[abdywgn]

oven cooked up one pan of bacon ( yes, the bacon was baking ) earlier in the day. shut off to cool and chop up. later, went to start oven while preparing food for it. 20 minutes and no heat. turned off, turned back on, no click or hiss. checked broiler and it does not work either. self cleaning feature "seems" to function as in it started up okay but didn't let it continue. it's a 28 year old gas oven, ignitor in oven has been replaced once. have not taken anything apart or tried any other checks. will unplug and plug back in to see if that changes anything. before, when turning the temp dial for the oven, there would be a click. now, there is none. besides looking for a new stove, any ideas to verify what is wrong? I've already looked and seems quite a few parts are NLA. but, if I can fix it, I'd rather give that a shot. Thanks for the help/ideas! Bob

 

[4spdragtop]

I replaced igniter in our NG recently. 15 min job.
Remove bottom "tray", open oven door, turn on and watch igniter it should glow RED. If not, hellooo Amazon. Ours was $25??

 

[George Jets]

Natural Gas or Liquid Petroleum Gas?

Check the gas drop down black pipe before it enters the appliance. That's the first place moisture and debris show up.

Perhaps a good cleaning of the gas system will get things back working as they should.

Also clean up all electrical connections as they corrode after 30 years of use. Electricity follows the path of least resistance.

If you can sense a wire getting warm after you have it plugged in for a while (by feel) then that wire's connections are where the corrided terminals are.

Appliances are expensive now days and lots come with a computer to run the electronics.

Worth while to fix what you got and ditch the onboard computer technology.

Simple is Good


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[abdywgn]

it's a natural gas, the burners on top work. I'll check wiring as you suggest.
reminds me of a friend's dump truck that was parked in winter. battery was tendered all winter. put it in in the spring, no start. starter, starter relay, no start. as you said, it was corrosion in the firewall junction box. a few terminals were green. little cleaning and she popped right off.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I can muddle through electric, but I have zero clue about gas. I wish I did.

 

[abdywgn]

I can replace parts but electric I usually call a friend for tips and pointers. must be why he gave me a test meter so I can work as he instructs me over the phone.

 

[4spdragtop]

What I've learned is that the igniter needs to get to a certain temp before the gas safety valve will open. This prevents NG(or propane) to fill the oven or house. Igniter gets hot safety valve opens, gas light.
If stove top works, it's probably not a "clog" per se. Also if your stove is like ours, the stove burners use a "spark" like a BBQ. There is no safety valve for the burners, not in our Frigidaire anyway.
As said, repair if possible. New stuff is so computerized lol.

 

[67Dart273]

If you cannot get parts you better look for something newer. There has to be a burner flame safety on an oven. What type of ignitor, spark or hot surface? (glow) You should easily be able to see if the spark or hot surface is working. BE CAREFUL. Hot surface are generally LINE VOLTAGE so if you go pokin around in there and it's live, you may have a bad surprise.

I don't suppose you can come up with an internet link, brand, mode. WIRING diagram, or even an exploded parts view.

There are some "generic" parts outfits that may have extended parts availability that dealers do not.

I used to install/ service and maintain gas/ LP mostly heating appliances, not ranges. Not intimately familiar with the various tricks

 

[Bewy]

If you got 28 yrs out of it, I would say a thank you prayer to Allah...

 

[abdywgn]

If you cannot get parts you better look for something newer. There has to be a burner flame safety on an oven. What type of ignitor, spark or hot surface? (glow) You should easily be able to see if the spark or hot surface is working. BE CAREFUL. Hot surface are generally LINE VOLTAGE so if you go pokin around in there and it's live, you may have a bad surprise.

I don't suppose you can come up with an internet link, brand, mode. WIRING diagram, or even an exploded parts view.

There are some "generic" parts outfits that may have extended parts availability that dealers do not.

I used to install/ service and maintain gas/ LP mostly heating appliances, not ranges. Not intimately familiar with the various tricks

no "clicking" sound like before and ignitor has been replaced once before. but we all know what parts fail first and it's usually not mechanical..at least that's what the teacher's said in HVAC class. will dig into this after I get the drippy faucet fixed.

 

[67Dart273]

I don't suppose you can access Johnstone Supply? I think you need a tax no. to do so, as they are wholesale, only

 

[George Jets]

There was a clicking sound in my LP furnace 20 years ago. The 1st younger technician could not figure it out.

Then his boss showed up and and jumped the bad part with his jackknife and it fired right up. Worked fine.

Three days later they came back and put in the new part, and Bossman got his jackknife back.


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[Inertia]

I just had to replace my ignitor.
Only 1/2 my oven would lite, itd heat to 140* ish, thats all.
Top worked, broiler worked.
The ignitors all kinda look the same $35 Amazon.
Works like new .

 

[abdywgn]

I don't suppose you can access Johnstone Supply? I think you need a tax no. to do so, as they are wholesale, only

yes we do and for some reason I thought a friend had said they would allow off the street purchases...at that time anyway.

 

[abdywgn]

unplugged stove for a couple hours while I ran and got faucet parts. plugged it back in after faucet work was done and low and behold, it fires up! it seems to take a bit but maybe because I was waiting to see if the oven door would blow off. I'm thinking of getting the ignitor to keep in stock as that was replaced, um, ten plus years ago. and I KNOW it will decide to quit when needed most. hopefully I'll get a day or two notice. Thanks for all the tips and ideas!

 

[67Dart273]

"Far out." pun intended LOL

 

[4spdragtop]

I'll bet it's the igniter. Ours was intermittent for a while, then I realized how easy it was to change so it got swapped. I believe its a glorified resistor.
Women need some things working properly to fulfill their commitment. An oven is one of those

 

[abdywgn]

I'll bet it's the igniter. Ours was intermittent for a while, then I realized how easy it was to change so it got swapped. I believe its a glorified resistor.
Women need some things working properly to fulfill their commitment. An oven is one of those

yes it must work properly, just takes awhile. I was given a week to put a new kitchen faucet in. that entailed removing the sink, scrubbing the stainless, making a "brace" underneath for the faucet to mount on and reinstall. less than four days! score one for me...at least we didn't have to do the dishes in the bathtub. AND, I fixed the drippy faucet in the bathroom. gee, I'm on a roll. better take tomorrow off. (think I'll go get some lumber for the ramp project)

 

[4spdragtop]

The simple things can take forever, for me anyway. New fridge and you'd think i could get it level
Sometimes women need reminding that theyused to do laundry at the river by banging rocks together.

yes it must work properly, just takes awhile. I was given a week to put a new kitchen faucet in. that entailed removing the sink, scrubbing the stainless, making a "brace" underneath for the faucet to mount on and reinstall. less than four days! score one for me...at least we didn't have to do the dishes in the bathtub. AND, I fixed the drippy faucet in the bathroom. gee, I'm on a roll. better take tomorrow off. (think I'll go get some lumber for the ramp project)

 

[abdywgn]

The simple things can take forever, for me anyway. New fridge and you'd think i could get it level
Sometimes women need reminding that theyused to do laundry at the river by banging rocks together.

um, I don't think I'll bring that up. she'll use the rocks on my head! (probably break 'em)
I do have Grandma's wash board and ringer downstairs...wonder how long that would take to do laundry?