Pilot Light Stove

Hold the flame until the pilot light ignites and stay lit.

Pilot light stove. If the oven has a pilot light ignition system try. The pilot light is a small gas light meant to burn continuously in order to light a larger burner when needed but it may go out if a draft extinguishes the light its valve is dirty or the. The pilot is typically shut off before the stove is moved or installed or in seasonal situations where it might not be used for an extended period. Turning off the power of the range.

Then light the pilot light in the small hole at the bottom of the oven. Most ovens have a glow bar ignition system. This tiny flame is used to light bigger ones on your stovetop burners and oven. In older gas stoves a small light called a pilot should constantly be on.

Now it is more common to light a burner electrically but gas pilot lights are still used when a high energy ignition source is necessary as in when lighting a large burner. The first step in diagnosing a pilot light problem with your oven is to make sure the oven even has a pilot. Modern gas stoves use a piezoelectric igniter to generate a spark that ignites your gas. Checking whether the pilot flame is present.

Ignite the long stemmed lighter and hold the flame to the pilot light valves in the center of the pipes on the stove top. Usually your stove s pilot light switch is located along the gas line on the inside of the stovetop. You ll find the oven pilot under the oven floor at the back of the oven compartment. Gas stoves with standing pilots have three separate flames two for the burners and one for the oven.

A pilot light is a small gas flame usually natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas which serves as an ignition source for a more powerful gas burner originally a pilot light was kept permanently alight but this wastes gas. Light both pilot light valves. Adjusting the pilot flame height by turning the pilot ignition screw. You should see a small switch or valve that you can turn from on to off.

Troubleshooting for an oven pilot light. Turning on the power to the range. Using a short wire to clean out the flash tubes running from the pilot to the oven burner. Always double check the owner s manual for your stove to make sure you have identified the right switch.

Use a long stemmed lighter to light the pilot lights. Older models use a pilot light in the oven and another for each burner as their method for lighting the flame.