Whirlpool Gas Oven Not Firing - Igniter Replaced Thermostat seems good
Subject just about says what I know, the gas flows the igniter runs constantly when plugged in turned on, though there is no flame. I live in a small mountain town where finding anyone that works on something like this isn't an option. I already replaced the igniter as the old one burned out, sanded down the carbon on the thermostat, and... Spent a few hours on and off google, asked a few friends that know more about gas appliances than me (I'm more of an electric guy but love my gas stove) the stove burners all work properly, just the oven any ideas? Welcome to the forums. the gas flows the ignitor runs constantly when plugged in turned on, though there is no flame. Are you telling us that when you put the oven on that the igniter is glowing AND you have gas flowing but no flame or ignition. You need to tell us exactly what is happening. When you turn the oven on...... the ignitor should glow approximately thirty seconds or until it's very bright orange/white and then the gas valve should open with the burner lighting a second or two later. Hello Amites and Welcome to the Do It Yourself Web Site and the Gas Appliances topic. I too am also confused.... Some clarification requested. Gas flows despite ignition from the glow igniter? (HSI) No gas should flow to burner until igniter glows fully as described above by PJMax. However, if there is gas flow how do you know? Hear it? Smell it? Hope neither. If there is gas flow as you described in your post, then you have a potentially Dangerous condition. If there is gas flow and it happens after igniter glows it's full brightness as it should, then the condition may be position/location of the replaced igniter. Gas is then or could be not coming into contact with HSI. Not able to ignite. If such may be the case, igniter needs to be positioned so gas comes into contact immediately with HSI. Kindly use reply to thread button and clarify. Help us help you.... thank you for the warm welcome, I was rather tired when I posted last night, had it in my mind that the gas had been turned off completely which I had done previously -- checked again for reference the oven is a Whirlpool WFG110AV00 currently: igniter = unplugged gas line = on there is no gas available for the igniter, and the igniter runs constantly if it is plugged in (it's not right now) changing the dial for the oven has no effect this issue has been going on for weeks, originally I thought the thermostat was bad so I sanded any carbon buildup off, no effect any other details I can offer that I'm missing? I'm fairly handy just inexperienced with gas appliances Gas appliances are the one thing you want to troubleshoot reliably and with a good amount of confidence. Gas is not forgiving. Your model number is actually WFG110AVQ0 You sanded the carbon off of what.... the thermostat contacts ? This should be what your thermostat looks like. It should have two wires connected to it. The first thing you should do is remove those two wires from the thermostat and see if the ignitor is still coming on. If the ignitor is still coming on then you will need to unplug range from 120 v outlet and check all wiring for a short to ground. The link for the parts listing for your unit. Whirlpool Range Parts Model-WFG110AVQ0 The oven circuit is fairly basic. There are only three parts. The thermostat, the ignitor and the gas valve. They form a series loop. The pic I drew is accurate but I don't know exactly how your system is wired... in what order. That schematic will posted somewhere on your unit. Possibly back plate. If they supplied your ignitor with the hot wire on one leg and the other line going to the gas valve shorted to ground......the ignitor would work but not the gas valve or thermostat since the short would bypass them.
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