Oven repair · Tulsa, OK
The lights are on, the timer counts down, and the oven stays cold or barely warms. Electric or gas, the usual cause is one part.
Before you call
Smell gas? Don’t touch any switches. Leave the house and call your gas company from outside. If a gas oven hasn’t lit after a few minutes, turn it off rather than leave it trying.
What usually causes it
The element on the oven floor, or hidden beneath it, does most of the baking. It burns through after years of use, sometimes with a flash and a pop, and the oven then barely warms or stays cold.
Colby tests the element and replaces it, whether it’s exposed or hidden.
Most gas ovens use a glow-bar igniter that has to get hot enough to open the gas valve. As it weakens it still glows orange but never draws enough current, so the burner lights late or not at all.
He measures the igniter’s current and replaces it when it’s too weak to open the valve.
A thin probe on the back wall tells the control how hot the oven is. When it fails, the oven may not heat, may show an error code, or may heat to the wrong temperature.
He measures the sensor and compares it with the maker’s chart.
The board switches power to the elements or the igniter through small relays. A relay that won’t close leaves the oven cold even while the display says it’s preheating.
He confirms whether the board is sending power before he replaces anything.
If the igniter is strong and the burner still won’t light, the valve that lets gas through to the burner may have failed.
He tests the valve, replaces it if it has failed, and checks the connections for leaks afterwards.
Questions
AThe burners and the oven are separate systems. On a gas range the burners use spark igniters and the oven uses a glow bar; on an electric range the oven has its own elements, sensor and relays, so one can fail while the other keeps working.
AWith a glow-bar igniter the burner usually catches within a minute or so of turning the oven on. If it takes several minutes, the igniter is most likely getting weak.
AYes. There’s a diagnostic fee for the visit, and if you have Colby do the repair, the diagnostic fee is waived.
AMost appointments are within 48 hours, many within 24, and often the same day. Call or text and Colby will give you the soonest time he has.
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