Repair stories from PartSelect's customers - like you. We give all our customers a chance to help out others by sharing the story of their appliance repair. You can find useful tips as well as estimates of the difficulty of the repair and how long it will take, along with any tools you may require to complete your repair.
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Oven would not work but the Broiler did
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Overall Rating:
Very Helpful
Rated By:
14 Customers
Posted By:
James From Ferndale, MI
Posted:
7/4/2007 10:56:12 AM
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Appliance Repaired:
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Jenn-Air
Range/Stove/Oven/Hood
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Age Of Appliance:
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5 - 10 years
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The oven had been working intermittently for a while and after repeated threats of starvation from my spouse I finally took a look even though it was summer and the grill was working fine. The Igniter would glow red when the oven was turned on but the gas would not flow to it no matter what the temperature setting. I searched online and found this site that explained it was possible for the igniter to glow but if it was not drawing the correct amperage (because its resistance was too high) then the main brain would not allow the gas valve to open. So I took a look at the broiler and it had the same igniter. I measure the resistance of both of them and the oven igniters resistance was higher (don't rememeber the reading) then I moved the Igniter from the broiler to the oven and the oven worked from there it was just a matter of ordering the part. End of story except for I am still doing all the cooking on the barbecue outside.
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A Bit Difficult |
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15 - 30 mins |
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Parts Used in this Repair
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Flat Style Oven Igniter Kit (Now subbed to Flat Style Oven Igniter Kit)
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The part 'Flat Style Oven Igniter Kit' that James From Ferndale, MI used in this story is now subbed to part Flat Style Oven Igniter Kit The flat style gas oven igniter included in this kit has a body length of 3-3/4 inches. This kit comes with all of the pieces you need to replace longer ceramic igniters, though this kit can also replace short igniters.
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