[bitsdoo]

Hello,

We have a 1 (and a bit) year old Maytag Gemini oven. Murphy's law says the oven will go haywire just after the warranty and it did.

The bottom oven does not heat up, no error codes. If I select the bottom oven temperature from the panel the display looks good (goes to preheat temperature) but the oven does not come on.

I suspect the igniter is broken but looking for some input. Is there anymore info out there on this oven? (disassembly instructions, exploded part diagrams, error code lists (for the future), etc.)?

Thanks in advance.

Jay.

[bitsdoo]

OK..ignore the last part about parts diagrams...excuse the newbie

[bitsdoo]

UPDATE

Turned the oven on and I could not see a glow from the igniter (burner cover was still on). Pulled the igniter and checked the resistance, measured 180 ohms.

[Gene]

Check for 120VAC to the igniter while the control calls for heat.

Here are the break down and the wiring diagrams for the Maytag Gemini range Model MGR6775BDW

Gene.

[bitsdoo]

To all,

Firstly and most important...great site and thanks for your help. I now have two working ovens and saved a small fortune in repairman labor and service call costs. Diagrams provided are fantastic!

Bought a universal igniter today. Cost was $70 CAD from my local appliance parts shop, didn't have many options as far as getting one off the internet as a lot of online shops don't ship to Canada and the ones that do cahrge a fortune in shipping.

When talking to the technician he provided some information that I thought I should pass onto anyone else that gets into the same predicament. First he said the best way to check and see if the igniter is no good was to check current flow (with a clamp ammeter). Using an ammeter (clamp style) if the voltage is less than 3.2A and/or greater that 6.0A than the igniter is no good.

Also he said you can check the resistance but it is not a 100% reliable means to troubleshoot the igniter. My broken igniter measured 180 ohms resistance while the good," off-the-shelf" was about 650 ohms. I read somewhere that a good igniter will have a resistance of 50 to 150 ohms but I guess that is not a hard rule.

I was amazed to hear him say that after a good thunderstorm igniter sales go through the roof for the next month. Makes me wonder if I should be buying some line protection for my stove. Any one have any thoughts on that?

Cheers.
Jay.

[Gene]

Hi Jay,

We are glad you were able to fix it. It is a good idea to use a surge protector for your range, especially because it operates by an electronic control board.

Gene.