Atwood oven burner wont ignite
my wedgewood by Atwood oven stopped igniting all of a sudden. The burners work fine, and the pilot lights fine, but does not ignite burner bar. I replaced the safety valve which came with a new ...
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I don't think the paper trick would help here, since the pilot is lighting properly and staying lit.
When you say "safety valve", does that imply that this is the (typically older) system where the pilot grows when the burner is to ignite, and the larger pilot flame causes a separate safety valve to open and permits gas from the thermostatic valve to flow to the burner? If so, maybe the bulb/thermocouple for the safety valve is not correctly positioned for the pilot flame to heat it properly, or the pilot burner needs adjustment or something like that.
If it's not that system, with a separate safety valve, I'd think the only reasoanble possible problems would be a faulty thermostatic valve not opening to send gas to the burner (which I think you might be able to diagnose by listening carefully to see if it clicks when it should open?) or a clogged/plugged main burner orifice.
Mind you, I'm not a gas appliance expert.
When you say "safety valve", does that imply that this is the (typically older) system where the pilot grows when the burner is to ignite, and the larger pilot flame causes a separate safety valve to open and permits gas from the thermostatic valve to flow to the burner? If so, maybe the bulb/thermocouple for the safety valve is not correctly positioned for the pilot flame to heat it properly, or the pilot burner needs adjustment or something like that.
If it's not that system, with a separate safety valve, I'd think the only reasoanble possible problems would be a faulty thermostatic valve not opening to send gas to the burner (which I think you might be able to diagnose by listening carefully to see if it clicks when it should open?) or a clogged/plugged main burner orifice.
Mind you, I'm not a gas appliance expert.
