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05-04-2010, 05:07 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: San Juan Bautista
Posts: 48
M.O.C. #9021
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Easy way to light oven pilot
Turn the valve past Pilot to Warm and lite the pilot. No waiting or holding the knob in. Wait a few seconds and turn back to pilot position or start cooking.
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05-04-2010, 05:14 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Livingston
Posts: 431
M.O.C. #9442
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I'm wondering. This sounds like a defective stove to me.
Dick
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05-04-2010, 07:16 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Portland
Posts: 1,107
M.O.C. #8045
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Royando-I have used that method many times, it is easier and quicker for me.
For our own protection to this thread I would add "DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS METHOD."
When the oven is on the warm setting and the thermo-coupler is heated up it allows the gas to flow into the heating element. Since this is a higher flow rate it takes less time to purge the air from the lines. If you attempt this method, make sure you have the lighter or flame burning at all times so when the gas does begin to flow there will be no surprises.
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05-04-2010, 07:18 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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Nope, this works fine. This is how stoves used to be lit before pilot lights were invented. While it uses more propane to get it started at least you don't have to become a contortionist. The trick is to make sure the lighter is far enough inside so that the propane lights pretty quick. You wait 30 seconds, then turn the knob back to pilot and all is good.
I don't use this technique all the time because DW always seems to get pretty excited of the "whoosh" sound when it first ignites. I am still able to depress the knob for 30 seconds while sitting on the floor with my body facing the rear of the coach and being able to reach into the oven while clicking the lighter at the small burner for the pilot. That whoosh is sounding better and better all the time.
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05-04-2010, 07:36 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location:
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M.O.C. #6575
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by footloose
I'm wondering. This sounds like a defective stove to me.
Dick
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I've never tried this, but like you say, sounds defective to me. I'm thinking the gas valve to the main burner should not open until the thermocouple provides the necessary milivolts to operate the valve. Perhaps OZZ will provide us some insight to this.
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05-04-2010, 08:37 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: corning
Posts: 694
M.O.C. #6635
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I'm going to have to try that too. As I understand the operation of the the oven gas valve, it should not pass gas until there is flame on a sensor or the button is pushed in.
That's how the old gas stove works in my hunting cabin. No mattrer where you turn the button, it will not pass gas until you push and hold the button in. Only when the burner lights, can you let go of the button.
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05-05-2010, 12:21 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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That is the "crankshaft method"
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05-05-2010, 01:38 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Sioux Falls
Posts: 617
M.O.C. #9380
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Want to hear a gas stove story?
I've been getting my stick house ready for sale for some time now. One of the things on my T2D list was to take off the pop corn on my kitchen ceiling. I've done extensive mods to the house and the ceiling shows where all the walls were removed so the pop corn had to go, everywhere.
On the day of the kitchen removal I covered my gas stove with a drop cloth. It's one of those stoves with an automatic igniter. You just turn the knob to 'start' and it goes click, click, click, whoosh and you're on the air with a nice flame. I got rid of all the kitchen popcorn after about an hour and decided to pour a cup of coffee and admire my work.
Coffee in hand, I leaned back on the stove to take a sip. Click, click, click, whoosh! It took a few seconds for the sound to register and another few went by before the synapses fired. My back was to the scene of the crime after all. By the time I turned around my coffee was airborne. I got the drop cloth off. It was scorched so no damage was done, except to my ego.
Moral of the story? Be careful what you wish for with gas stoves. My stove was so convenient that I could turn it on with my butt. I'm not sure that was a feature or a bug but in either event, fast starts are not always a good thing.
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05-05-2010, 01:43 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Sioux Falls
Posts: 617
M.O.C. #9380
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OK so now I just can't let the reply about passing gas in your oven go by without a smiley  . Am I the only one that finds that an odd turn of phrasing.
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05-05-2010, 05:53 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rapid City
Posts: 931
M.O.C. #8757
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 Ditto! I wondered..... :-)
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05-06-2010, 03:19 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location:
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M.O.C. #6162
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by pbahlin
OK so now I just can't let the reply about passing gas in your oven go by without a smiley. Am I the only one that finds that an odd turn of phrasing.
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No! I wish I had a button to control the passing of gas.
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05-06-2010, 08:31 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: corning
Posts: 694
M.O.C. #6635
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