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Jun 20, 2012 - 2 posts - ‎1 author
My Whirlpool gas oven will light but not stay lit. It has a glow plug igniter that heats up enough to allow the gas valve to open. Once the burner ... oven lights, but does not remain lit
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I have a Magic Chief Concept Series oven - Replaced the Thermo-coupler and the control switch. I now have a pilot light but the thermo-coupler doesn't get hot enough to light the burner, But if I take a lighter and put it on the thermo-coupler it will but when I take if off it shuts off after a few seconds. Could you please give me Ideas of what could be wrong

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The F93 - Maximum oven door lock time exceeded. First thing to try is holding the clear button down for 3-5 seconds sometimes this unlocks the door and then leaves the loc light still on in this case you would open the door and once again hold down the clear to make the loc light clear. If your unit doesnt have a clear button then you would hold the stop button for the same amount of time as described above. If this doesn't work try shutting off the power at your electrical breaker for 7 minutes this usually causes the control to reset in the unit. If you have any further questions or if this does not work to allow you to be able to open the door and clear the error code message me back for further diagnosis. Thanks
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Most oven doors are as follows: Open until first notch (or a little further if necessary). Grab both sides of door and pull straight up.

Most likely culprit is the igniter.
When you turn the oven on it opens a gas valve allowing a small amount of gas to flow thru the pilot light. The igniter then lights the pilot and when the sensor determines the pilot is lit it opens th emain gas valve and the oven lights. If the igniter fails and doesn't light the pilot the sensor doesn't heat up and it shuts down the pilot and nothing works.
The igniter is usually accessable under the oven by removing the drawer. It has a single wire attached and looks like a short cigarette made of ceramic witha metal tip.
You didn't provide model number so I can't give you part number but if you look it up here you may be able to get one from Sears
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/index.action?sid=PSHx20080114x00001

check the t-stat may need to change if it works then doesn't you have a damage t-stat replace.

OPEN OVENDOOR AND LOOK FOR SKREW HEADS ALONG SIDE EGE OF FRAME UNSKREW AND PULL OUT OVEN

when the oven comes new ,,you must burn the coating of for about an hour..a form of food grade rust proofing..let unit bake at 400 for 55 to 65 minutes empty

No you don't need to remove the oven door to change the cover of the display. You have to remove the whole unit out and remove the top lid. Don't forget to switch off the circuit breaker before doing this and be careful this unit is heavy.

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