Best range/oven to purchase?

I replaced my Atwood Range/oven with a Furion unit. The new unit has a interior light and it does not burn the bottom when baking a cake or cookies. Very nice unit at a respectful price.

RV Surplus houses normally have several to choose from. Bontragers in White Pigeon, Michigan comes to mind.

Dale

rhagfo wrote:

way2roll wrote:
Could be as simple as a bad thermocouple. Cheap and easy to replace.

The thermocouple is the device that detects the presents of flame at the pilot flame.

It's a safety device really. It has to detect a pilot before it will allow gas to flow, otherwise it shuts it off. They go bad over time. I've had to replace them on gas fireplaces, ovens, water heaters etc.

I would try this before anything else. It's a $10 part and takes about 10 minutes to replace. Worth a try and cheaper than a new oven if it solves your problem. Just unscrew the old one, and screw in a new one, placing the tip in the path of the pilot. Plenty of youtube videos on it.

thermocouple example

There's nothing overly specific about one that fits your range. Just take the old one out, measure the length and go to Lowes/HD an get one a similar length.

Thanks for the link.
I saw a video where the guy pulled out a spring loaded magnet switch from the whole valve assembly. Looked like a tiny cartridge. I guess the thermocouple produces enough energy to pull that switch on/off.

groundhogy wrote:
Thanks for the link.
I saw a video where the guy pulled out a spring loaded magnet switch from the whole valve assembly. Looked like a tiny cartridge. I guess the thermocouple produces enough energy to pull that switch on/off.

It converts the heat from the pilot and has 2 metals that when heated (or cooled) produce milliamps. It's a sensor that controls a valve that allows gas flow in the presence of a pilot, or shuts it off if there is no pilot. Keeps your rig from filling up with LP if there is no pilot to burn it. When they go bad they can no longer control this valve and the default is off (no gas flow).

Oh ok. Good engineering practice.

So, would you happen to know how or what screw to turn to adjust temp calibration?
The temperature has always been off. I have to get my multimeter out every time the overseer wants to bake..