Lighting the Pilot Light in an Oven

Atom Ant wrote:
but you don't have a button -right?

Yes..right, no button, but apparently everyone else does. I wonder if that works on all button ovens.

2oldman wrote:

dieseltruckdriver wrote:
DW actually taught me how to light it. Set the temp and stick the lighter in.I used to do it the stupid way, holding the pilot button and waiting..

Aha, so you can avoid the button by turning the oven temp up. Neat.

but you don't have a button -right?

dieseltruckdriver wrote:
DW actually taught me how to light it. Set the temp and stick the lighter in.I used to do it the stupid way, holding the pilot button and waiting..

Aha, so you can avoid the button by turning the oven temp up. Neat.

Only time I have ever had problems lighting the oven was on a trip to Virginia when a howling azz wind somehow found its way into the oven and kept blowing out the flame on my fireplace "match" and the pilot light when it did light. Even with that it was still a one person operation...........

Atom Ant wrote:

Desert Captain wrote:
I just sit my butt down on the floor, reach in with the long lighter in my right hand and push/hold in the knob with my left. Thirty seconds or less always gets the thermocouple hot enough to hold the flame. From previous threads I never realized so many folks actually use their ovens..... thought I was the only one. How can you do Prime Rib without the oven? :h

you must not have the horseshoe kitchen or island. There ain't no butt of mine going to sit in front of the oven with the door open when it's only a few inches away from the other cabinets.

Amen brother. :)

2oldman wrote:
What's so hard, the leaning in, or the actual lighting? Do you guys have to press a knob?

I turn my gas on to about 200* and light 'er up.

Same here. DW actually taught me how to light it. Set the temp and stick the lighter in.
I used to do it the stupid way, holding the pilot button and waiting.
Actually SHE told me my way was the stupid way.

Desert Captain wrote:
I just sit my butt down on the floor, reach in with the long lighter in my right hand and push/hold in the knob with my left. Thirty seconds or less always gets the thermocouple hot enough to hold the flame. From previous threads I never realized so many folks actually use their ovens..... thought I was the only one. How can you do Prime Rib without the oven? :h

you must not have the horseshoe kitchen or island. There ain't no butt of mine going to sit in front of the oven with the door open when it's only a few inches away from the other cabinets.

I just sit my butt down on the floor, reach in with the long lighter in my right hand and push/hold in the knob with my left. Thirty seconds or less always gets the thermocouple hot enough to hold the flame. From previous threads I never realized so many folks actually use their ovens..... thought I was the only one. How can you do Prime Rib without the oven? :h

2oldman wrote:
When did Atwood start putting pilot buttons in ? I have a 2002.. no button.

I guess 2003.

colliehauler wrote:

cpaulsen wrote:
Installed a lighter also....turn to pilot....hold down push the red button.....so easy.

How hard is it to install in oven?

Got mine @ Walmart....universal for a barbeque. Two screws attached it to the bracket where the gas comes in. Drilled a hole in the faceplate where the knobs are.