Pilot Light Gas Wall Oven

Open the oven and expose the pilot and burner assembly by removing the cover plate and flame spreader if there is one.

Pilot light gas wall oven. Turn the oven knob to the temperature you want to set it at. Ovens in older homes often employ a small flame in their base called a pilot light. If you have tried this process several times and still can t light your gas oven there may be a problem with the pilot light and you should call a professional to come take a look at it. Open the oven door removing the racks if necessary for easy access to the pilot.

Others require you to press the knob to start the gas. If the oven has a pilot light you will see a gas tube that may or may not. When you turn these ovens on you feed more gas to the flame which. Push in the oven control while you hold a lighter in front of the pilot orifice.

The pilot orifice is at the end of a small tube just above the oven burners. This may require the help of another person. The pilot light is a small gas light meant to burn continuously in order to light a larger burner when needed but it may go out if a draft extinguishes the light its valve is dirty or the. The oven knobs on some stoves have a specific position for lighting the pilot.

Turn on the gas at the feed line s main valve.