Gas Oven Pilot Light Won T Stay Lit

This pilot light may not always stay lit due to a variety of issues that may affect the gas supply or ignitor.

Gas oven pilot light won t stay lit.

Https amzn to 2yhax5g produced by scott the fix it guy with o. When the sensor is not heated by the pilot flame the solenoid closes the gas supply line. The gas was off for 5 days. We have replaced the thermopile and then the safety gas valve.

There were no problems before the gas was originally shut off so we don t know why the oven pilot will not stay lit. It consists of a heat sensor connected to a solenoid. When a thermocouple fails the pilot light won t stay lighted. The pilot will go out in the middle of a shift.

The thermocouple which operates as a safety device turns the gas supply off when the pilot light goes out. Today i pulled the chimney out and cleaned the whole thing out along with everything i could reach inside the oven. While this is an excellent safety feature a faulty thermocouple may decide arbitrarily that your pilot light is off when you want it on shutting down your pilot light and your furnace. When the sensor is not heated by the pilot flame the solenoid closes the gas supply line.

Troubleshooting for an oven pilot light. When a thermocouple fails the pilot light won t stay lighted. The stove top is working perfectly. If it determines that the pilot light is off it shuts down the flow of gas.

Thermocouples detect pilot lights by sensing the heat they produce. When i again go to light the oven pilot it will stay on until i let go of the handle. The thermocouple which operates as a safety device turns the gas supply off when the pilot light goes out. It consists of a heat sensor connected to a solenoid.

In this hvac training video i show up close how the thermocouple pilot light and gas valve work on a water heater furnace fireplace as well as other ap. I lit the pilot and started the oven. Furnaces of various kinds are gas powered and use a pilot light to supply heat to the unit including standard home furnaces and floor furnaces. Click here to order a new oven ignitor.

Within 45 minutes it went out again. I have a bakers pride y600 pizza oven. The first step in diagnosing a pilot light problem with your oven is to make sure the oven even has a pilot.