This site dedicated to the memory of Mr Fred Hybart

It was his idea to post appliance repair advice on the internet for all to freely use and share. Mr Fred and his brother Captain Jim spent the majority of their lives helping the good folks of Mobile, Alabama. They both will be sorely missed but not forgotten by any means.

Special Shout Out to B&B Appliance parts

 
When in the Mobile, Alabama area, stop by on Holcombe ave and say hey to the friendly appliance parts professionals at B&B appliance parts.
Call them @ area code 251- 478-8485 or 800-633-1298
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Gas oven won't work, Ignitor is glowing

 Everything in the circuit must have continuity for the oven to fire up. What if the ignitor glows but the oven will still not come on? If the ignitor is glowing that would mean you have a circuit.
 Solution: Replace the ignitor, even if it comes on. Why? Because 99% of the time the ignitor is weak. When it is working fine it should be so bright you cannot look at it for long. If it is a mellow orange color it is bad, replace it. The only way the gas oven valve
would be bad is if it is open and has no continuity. That goes for the control as well.
Check out this simple diagram of how a basic gas range operates.
 
 
    oven ignitor
 
An ignitor must draw at least 3.5 amps or that safety valve will not open up and release the gas:
.    Click on image to see it in motion


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