older gas oven


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Old 02-17-04, 12:11 PM
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older gas oven

Enterprise Series 70: Oven refused to light, I suspected the thermocouple, ended up replacing the oven gas valve/thermocouple assembly with a used part (the used thermocouple successfully opened the valve when heated with a torch). Now installed, the flame from the pilot doesn't seem to be hot enough to make it go. Is there a way to adjust the pilot flame ? Thanks.
 
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Old 02-17-04, 02:48 PM
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Hello popcan 145 and Welcome to the Do It Yourself Web Site and my Gas Appliances topic.

Typical older ovens have the pilot flame adjustment screw either on the thermostat behind the temp control knob or on the gas valve, depending on the model and brand.

Those with the pilot flame adjustment screw on the thermostat, the screw will be the one on the left side. Not always but mostly. Since the older models usually have two pilots.

One constant always on pilot and one larger one that only turns on when the temp knob is turned on. The larger flame is the one that heats the fluid safety element you are referring to as a thermocouple.

You have to be sure the element is properly set in the pilot assembly and the pilot flame is all blue in color. Any yellow means the assembly has dust or lint inside it. Cleaning it out first is a must to have a hot all blue flame.

The fluid safety element being used may be too weak to open the gas valve to let gas flow to the burner. A new part would resolve that problem. The part is available at the local appliance part store. They are listed in the phone book.
 
 

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