Modern Maid Double Oven No Gas

Modern Maid Double Oven No Gas

Roberto Pulenta -- Tuesday, 13 March 2001, at 2:31 p.m.

I purchased a double oven gas Modern Maid model PHU203 and brought it to Buenos Aires, Argentina where I live. It worked very well during a lot of months.

Now it has a problem: When I want to light the oven (not the broil), it runs, but the gas doesn't go out from the burner.
It is not the electric ignitor because it light's red.
Sometimes, when I hit the electric valve with something, suddenly it works.
I thought it might be the valve, but it isn't either because I interchange it with the broil valve and it worked on the same way.
If you have an idea of what may be the problem please tell me.

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Dan O. -- Tuesday, 13 March 2001, at 3:02 p.m.

: I purchased a double oven gas Modern Maid model
: PHU203 and brought it to Buenos Aires,
: Argentina where I live. It worked very well
: during a lot of months.

: Now it has a problem: When I want to light the
: oven (not the broil), it runs, but the gas
: doesn't go out from the burner. It is not the
: electric ignitor because it light's red.

The most common cause of delayed ignition or no gas flow at all on hot surface ignition gas ranges is a defective oven ignitor.

It IS possible for gas oven ignitors to glow but either not generate enough heat to ignite the gas or to not produce the proper resistance to open the gas valve (see the link below). The solution in those cases is to replace the ignitor.

: Sometimes, when I hit the electric valve with
: something, suddenly it works.

This says absolutely nothing about the functioning of the component and is not a good idea in the best of circumstances.

Dan O.

Understanding Gas Oven Ignition Systems

Re: Modern Maid Double Oven

Roberto Pulenta -- Wednesday, 14 March 2001, at 8:43 a.m.

As I told you, mine is a doble oven, and both ovens acuse the same problem. I mean, same thing happen with the upper oven and the lower oven. Do you still think the problem may be in both ignitors?

Re: Modern Maid Double Oven

Dan O. -- Wednesday, 14 March 2001, at 9:33 p.m.

: As I told you, mine is a double oven, and both
: ovens acuse the same problem.
: I mean, same thing happen with the upper oven
: and the lower oven. Do you still think the
: problem may be in both ignitors?

Well either that or both oven valves are the cause or one oven valve and one ignitor. There's few guarantees in life but I'd put my money on the ignitors.

If in doubt or you don't have an amp probe to properly test to see which is the problem, call a qualified appliance service technician and have them determine the actual cause of the problem and repair it for you.

JMO

Dan O.
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