Gas Range - Oven Will Not Turn On - Pilot Light Models

If the oven will not turn on or ignite on a Standing Pilot Gas Range model, the oven standing pilot will need to be lighted manually. This applies to some non-self-clean, Freestanding Gas Ranges, including the models listed below:
 
  • JGBS04PPH2CT
  • JGBS04PPH2WH
  • JGBS04PPH2WW
  • JGBS06PPH2CT
  • JGBS06PPH2WH
  • RGB508PPH1CT
  • RGB508PPH2AD
  • RGB508PPH2WH
  • RGB523PPH2CT
  • RGB523PPH2WH
  • RGB524PPH2CT
  • RGB524PPH2WH
All of the above models have the oven lighting instructions printed INSIDE THE OVEN door.
 

Lighting the Pilot Light

  1. Remove the oven door. To remove the oven door, see the Owner's Manual for the specific model you own.
  2. Remove the oven racks.
  3. Remove the oven bottom by removing the knurled screw that holds the oven bottom down at the rear.
  4. Locate the pilot in the back of the compartment. The pilot is attached to the left side of the oven burner.
  5. To light the oven pilot, push in and hold the oven control knob in for 1 minute before releasing. Put a lit match next to the pilot so that the pilot will ignite.
  6. Replace the oven bottom and replace the knurled screw. Replace the oven racks and replace the oven door.

View a Short Video on Lighting the Pilot Light

Video - Range Pilot Light Is Not Working
 

 
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No adjustments are required for natural gas. If the Gas Range is connected to LP gas, contact the installer to make the conversion.
 
Note: Pilot ignition time might be longer when lighting for the first time. The tubes in the Range might be filled with air. Ignition time might be shortened if a top burner is lit while following the pilot ignition instructions. This will allow air to flow out of the Range's gas system faster.
 

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