Gas Oven Igniter and Burner Repair
A gas wall oven that clicks, glows or smells of gas without lighting, traced to the igniter, the safety valve or the burner itself.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Low cost band
- 4 steps on the visit
- 4 problems it answers
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What the gas oven igniter and burner repair
involves.
Gas oven igniter replacement is the usual answer when a gas wall oven will not light. Most gas ovens use a hot surface igniter, a small ceramic bar that glows bright orange and, as it heats, draws enough current to open the oven's safety valve. As the igniter ages it still glows but draws less current, so the valve never opens and the oven stays cold even though the bar looks fine. A few premium ovens light instead with a spark and prove the flame with a separate sensor. This service covers the igniter, the safety valve, the bake and broil burners and their orifices, and it always ends with a check for gas leaks at every fitting that was touched.
How the visit goesWhat it usually costsLow · Gas igniter, safety valve or burner
A weak igniter is a small part and ends most gas ovens that will not light. The safety valve costs more, and every fitting opened is leak-tested before the visit ends.
Answers 4 problemsOven Gas Smell
Oven Not Heating · Oven Slow to Preheat · Oven Broiler Not Working
Comes up most onSingle wall oven
Double wall oven
Gas igniter and burner repair,
step by step.
Restore gas and power, test every fitting that was opened for leaks, and watch the burner light and hold a steady blue flame.
Turn off the oven's gas shutoff and power, then check the supply and the burners for blockage, rust or a misaligned port.
Measure the igniter's current draw while it glows, which shows whether it is strong enough to open the safety valve.
Replace the weak igniter or the failed valve, and inspect the burner and orifice for debris.
Restore gas and power, test every fitting that was opened for leaks, and watch the burner light and hold a steady blue flame.
The problems
it answers.
4 of them, from oven gas smell to oven broiler not working.
All problems
Oven Gas Smell
5 causes, cheapest first
Before you call
Tell us this when you book
- Whether you see the igniter glow, hear clicking, or see nothing at all
- How long you wait before giving up on the burner lighting
- Whether you have noticed any smell of gas at the oven
- Whether the problem is baking, broiling or both
It also answers
Low,
on the site's scale.
A weak igniter is a small part and ends most gas ovens that will not light. The safety valve costs more, and every fitting opened is leak-tested before the visit ends.
Read the full cost guide| Repair | Relative cost |
|---|---|
| Door hinges, gasket or door glass | |
| Bake or broil element | |
| Gas igniter, safety valve or burner | low |
| Temperature sensor or calibration | |
| Cooling fan or thermal fuse | |
| Convection fan motor, blade or ring element | |
| Door lock motor and switches | |
| Steam generator, pump or tank sensor | |
| Control board or touch panel |
Where it
comes up most.
Most bookings: Single wall oven, Double wall oven.
All oven typesOften the same visit
The makes
we see it on.
30 makes on this site, and the gas oven igniter and burner repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page.
All 30 brandsGas igniter and burner repair,
where we come out.
The kitchen, the climate and the building all change how the gas oven igniter and burner repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Gas wall ovens are uncommon around Tampa Bay, where most homes cook on electricity, but the ones that exist, on utility gas or propane, get an igniter test, a check of the safety valve and a look at the burner flame.
OrlandoFL · 30 areas
Some Orlando subdivisions were built with natural gas to the kitchen, and a gas wall oven there that clicks without lighting usually has a weak glow-bar igniter that can no longer open the safety valve.
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
Miami towers seldom run gas to individual units, so gas oven work in South Florida is mostly in houses with a utility line or a propane tank, where the igniter and the burner's air shutter both get checked.
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
New York buildings commonly carry gas to the kitchen, and a gas wall oven in a townhouse or older co-op gets its igniter, valve and burner ports checked, with any smell of gas treated as a reason to stop and call the utility.
HoustonTX · 36 areas
Houston is one of the metros here where gas is common in houses, and a gas wall oven that takes too long to light or goes out mid-bake usually points to the igniter or the safety valve rather than the burner.
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Across Chicagoland many houses still cook on gas, and an older gas wall oven there may use a glow-bar igniter that weakens with age until the oven lights only sometimes, which is the classic reason for a visit.
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
Los Angeles houses often have gas, and some mid-century kitchens still hold a gas wall oven; the repair checks the igniter current, the valve and the burner flame, and treats any gas odor as a call to the utility first.
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
In San Diego homes that cook on gas, a wall oven burner can collect dust and lint in its ports over time, and cleaning them along with testing the igniter often restores an even, blue flame.
San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas
Bay Area kitchens with a gas wall oven are mostly older ones, since new construction there has leaned all-electric, and a repair on those ovens tests the igniter and valve and inspects the flex connector behind the unit.
Questions about
the gas oven igniter and burner repair.
The igniter glows but my gas oven never lights. Why?
I smell gas near my oven. What should I do?
Why does my gas oven take a long time to light?
Is a yellow flame in the oven a problem?
Back to your everyday
Ready to book the gas oven igniter and burner repair?
Have these to hand: whether you see the igniter glow, hear clicking, or see nothing at all, how long you wait before giving up on the burner lighting, whether you have noticed any smell of gas at the oven, whether the problem is baking, broiling or both.