Gas oven airflow issue
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Gas oven airflow issue
My gas oven lights fine but as it is heating up after about five minutes or so it will shut off. The only way to get around this is to pull it out a couple of feet from the wall, and then it works great. What can I do to remedy this?
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I have never heard of that before. Usually they draw air in from under the front and the back and don't really require much air. How old is the stove ? Do you smell gas when it's running ? It may require a new igniter.
I have never heard of that before. Usually they draw air in from under the front and the back and don't really require much air. How old is the stove ? Do you smell gas when it's running ? It may require a new igniter.
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It was in the home when we bought it, so it may be 15+ years old. It is a Whirlpool SF114PXSB2. I don't think it's the ignition as it lights right up--but just turns off after 5 minutes unless it is pulled out from the wall. We did smell a gas leak yesterday (probably from pulling it out and pushing it back every time we bake) but I changed the tubing and that solved that.