Gas Oven Pilot Light Not Working

Push in the oven control while you hold a lighter in front of the pilot orifice.

Gas oven pilot light not working.

Check the following if the unit has power but is not lighting. The element may be burnt out. If cleaning the thermocouple didn t allow your pilot light to stay lit or cleaning the thermopile didn t allow the pilot light to generate enough electricity to open your gas valve and ignite the burner it might be time to replace one of them. The unit is getting power as evidenced by the working burners so there must be something wrong with the oven heating element.

This video is a great diy guide to replacing the igniter for the oven not lighting. If you need help with the burner you should try cleaning the burner holes to remove gunk that could be the cause of the issue. Open the door of the oven s broiler section. The pilot orifice is at the end of a small tube just above the oven burners.

This may require the help of another person. If the oven has a pilot light you will see a gas tube that may or may not. Whether it s grease buildup or food crumbs one of the most common causes for a gas burner that has trouble igniting is debris blocking gas flow to the igniter. The oven won t light or 2.

If the pilot is extending but the oven gas valve is not opening that oven safety valve may be defective or its sensor bulb may be out of position on the pilot or just dirty causing it to not sense the proper temperature of the pilot flame. Open the oven and expose the pilot and burner assembly by removing the cover plate and flame spreader if there is one. Gas burners common causes for slow or no ignition burners clicking surface burners are often slow to light or will not light at all because the burner or burners are wet or dirty the electrode is not seated properly or because the burner head and cap are not matched up properly. If your electric oven is not working but the stove top is the situation is similar to that of a gas stove.

If the stove operates on lp gas check the level in your tank. Before you light it turn on the two back burners on the stove to bleed air from the gas line. I have gas the burners work on the range top the pilot is lit for the oven burner but gas isn t flowing into the burner so it can t light. Begin by removing the grate.

You can check this by removing the burner and performing a continuity test.