Gas Range - Oven Not Heating with Standing Pilot Ignition

When lighting the standing pilot for the very first time on your gas range, the ignition time may take longer due to air in the gas tubes. To empty the air from the gas tubes, light the top burners. Then, just follow the instructions for lighting the gas standing pilot printed on the inside of the oven door.

Lighting the Pilot Light on a Gas Range with a Standing Pilot Ignition

Instructions to light the oven pilot are provided below. These are the instructions as printed on the oven door.

• Ensure the top burners are lit before attempting to light the oven pilot. Turn top burners off after the oven pilot is lit.

• Remove the oven door. To remove the door, open it a few inches to the special stop position that will hold the door open. Grasp firmly on each side and lift the door straight up and off the hinges.

• Remove the oven racks.

• Remove the oven bottom by removing the knurled screw that holds the oven bottom down at the rear.

• Locate the pilot in the back of the compartment. The pilot is attached to the left side of the oven burner.

• To light the oven pilot, push in and hold down the oven control knob while lighting the pilot with a match. Once the oven pilot is lit, continue holding the oven control knob in for 1 minute before releasing.

• Replace the oven bottom, racks and oven door.

• No adjustments are required for natural gas. If the range is connected to LP gas, contact the person who installed your range to make the conversion adjustment.

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