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This is a free-standing gas range/oven. The range burners all work, but today the oven won't do anything (bake or broil). I need some guidance to figure out where to start. Thermostat? Safety Valve? Igniter? :confused:
Any guidance will be greatly appreciated!!
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when you turn on the bake does the glow bar glow? same with the broil? let's start there
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Originally Posted by: abadfish66  when you turn on the bake does the glow bar glow? same with the broil? let's start there No. Nothing happens. Turned to bake = nothing; Turned to broil = nothing. :(
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Originally Posted by: ssacrf No. Nothing happens. Turned to bake = nothing; Turned to broil = nothing. :( Just a little more info: this oven has only one igniter / glow bar; the bake and broil functions out of the same buner. In reading this and other forums, it seems that some GE's have two different igniter / glow bars. Anyone have any suggestions? I just want to replace the broken item on this oven and it appears that the issue may be with one of three things: 1) Thermostat (could be, b/c it appears to be the switch that controls the oven/broiler operation and the ignitor is not doing anything) 2) Safety Valve (not likely from what I can figure) 3) Ignitor (most likely? as it simply does not glow or show any signs of life) I guess it says something about our eating / cooking habits that we are able to be OK without our oven working --- :rolleyes:
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Take a ohms reading of the glowbar, the wire ends will be behind the bottom drawer at the safety valve, post results
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Originally Posted by: abadfish66 Take a ohms reading of the glowbar, the wire ends will be behind the bottom drawer at the safety valve, post results It took awhile, but I finally got an Ohms reading...it is zero. I assume that means that the igniter/glowbar is shot? edit: the Ohm reading was actually "nothing" or infinity, not zero. :o
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Yes, you are right. The igniter is bad and has to be replaced. - The part number for the oven igniter is AP2014008 Gene.
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Guys, thanks for the help; ignitor is in and oven is working :D :)
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We're glad you were able to fix it.
Gene.
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