reconnecting a gas stove...just clicks, no flame
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reconnecting a gas stove...just clicks, no flame
I removed a friend's gas stove to tile under it and afterwards reconnected the flex hose, than soaped it up to test for leaks. That seems fine. I plugged it back in, now it clicks without the burners lighting. I have not let it click for very long, which may be the problem or perhaps it's something else. Much appreciated.
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If you fiddled with nothing, other than disconnect, and it worked fine before on all 4 burners, and now not a one works, that is probably it. But you need to smell for gas also. If you smell gas while letting it click, repeatedly,...then quit and raise the hood and check to see if that white froth is blocking any gas holes by the ignitor.
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I give up, what white froth would that be? Hey, you'll know by tomorrow night.
If you catch the NY news and some joker is reported to have blown up an
apartment building....well.
By the way, I really didn't give the clicking much time AND all systems were go
before the disconnect...so your advice is probably on the money. Still, what white froth?
If you catch the NY news and some joker is reported to have blown up an
apartment building....well.
By the way, I really didn't give the clicking much time AND all systems were go
before the disconnect...so your advice is probably on the money. Still, what white froth?
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Hello: Ken
Allow the top burners more time to purge out the air in the lines.
Skip the "white froth" issue. What that (white froth) refers to is a build up of a white powdery substance residue often found on an oven burner right near the igniter.
The white powdery substance residue is caused by trace amounts of contaminates and phosphorus contained in some natural gas. Does not pertain to the condition you described.
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Allow the top burners more time to purge out the air in the lines.
Skip the "white froth" issue. What that (white froth) refers to is a build up of a white powdery substance residue often found on an oven burner right near the igniter.
The white powdery substance residue is caused by trace amounts of contaminates and phosphorus contained in some natural gas. Does not pertain to the condition you described.
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