for caloric gas range, the bake function did not kick in after setting the temperature dail. Display window shows on but no gas burning. Temperature stays at 100 degrees.
Usually when an oven won't bake, it's because the bake igniter is weak or burned out. The igniter is a small, round or rectangular device, that's about 1 inch by 4 to 8 inches. It's near the burner itself.
The burner is the tube-type device the gas flows through before it's ignited. It has many small holes on the sides to let the gas, when ignited, form a long, low flame. If the igniter is weak, if it glows red but doesn't get hot enough, or if it's burned out, the gas doesn't flow to the burner and the burner won't ignite. If this is the problem, you may need to replace either the igniter or the gas safety valve. Usually the igniter is to blame.
Other causes
Other reasons that your oven may not bake are:
The clock settings are incorrect (if you have timed baking or a self-cleaning oven).
The thermostat is defective.
The safety valve that prevents accidental gas flow is defective.
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These stoves [4 of them, 2 with burners and 2 with grills] at my Church here in Santa Ana, CA are over 50 years old and have been refurbished once in that time. I was requested to figure out why 2 of the ovens would not light. One came on without a problem but the second one would light but not stay on. Having had thermocouple problems with my home, I figured the first thing to try was the replacement of the thermocouple. In looking at the thermocouple location, I noted that it was under the right side below the oven. I also noted in looking for a way to get to the thermocouple that the only entry seemed to be from the top [the bottom of the oven]. In attempting to remove the oven bottom I removed 2 screws near the front and was not able to see any other screws that would hold the plate in place [ I did look for such connections on the back of the oven wiht no success]. In attempting to lift the plate out, I was able to lift the front of the plate up but the back seemed unmovable. My dilemma is where the rear attachments might be located. My question to you is where such attachments are to be found? Once the bottom is out, replacing the thermocouple should be no problem.
A second and more long term problem that we have faced has been the smell of natural gas in the church's kitchen when the room has not been occupied for several hours [such as Sunday evening to Monday morning]. We have had numerous episodes of pilot lights being extinguished for no apparent reason. We have found through experimentation that putting up metal barriers reduces the frequency of pilot lights going out but this has not eliminated the problems. Since we are in southern California, we regularly have the outside door of the kitchen open during our Pre-school program and there may be a connection to outside wind but a buffer between the stove and the outside only reduces the frequency of the outage and does not eliminate the problem. It turns out that I have a natural gas detection meter, so I can locate any leaks that may have happened over the years but how to combat the pilot light outages seems to escape our understanding and thus our ability to make the kitchen less toxic. We would appreciate you suggestions about how to troubleshoot and fix the pilot light outage problem and the gas smell problem.
Thank you for your help in advance.
Sincerely,
Don Conner <ddbaconner@dsletreme.com>
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