Problems lighting oven pilot
Lighting the oven pilot on our Suburban RV stove has always been a problem in our 2013 Cedar Creek destination trailer. Now we are not able to light it at all. The propane tank ran out and when the ...
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Ours is Atwood/Wedgewood but here's what I do:
Set the Oven Knob to a Baking Temperature (like 300), NOT just "Pilot."
Strike Long-Nose BBQ Lighter immediately and move to the Pilot Orifice.
Oven Pilot lights at once in "flare up" mode, meaning a bigger flame than the Standing Pilot flame.
Oven Knob Valve must go to a larger gas flow this way. Makes lighting flawless. I usually do this right when we want to bake, and do NOT leave it in Pilot mode when not in use. Why? At least on ours there is NO thermocouple on the Pilot. If it goes out, that LP will continue to flow. That's also why I wouldn't install a piezo igniter wired to the oven. If it's fired when the oven's full of LP from a blown-out pilot, well, there are pictures above.
Set the Oven Knob to a Baking Temperature (like 300), NOT just "Pilot."
Strike Long-Nose BBQ Lighter immediately and move to the Pilot Orifice.
Oven Pilot lights at once in "flare up" mode, meaning a bigger flame than the Standing Pilot flame.
Oven Knob Valve must go to a larger gas flow this way. Makes lighting flawless. I usually do this right when we want to bake, and do NOT leave it in Pilot mode when not in use. Why? At least on ours there is NO thermocouple on the Pilot. If it goes out, that LP will continue to flow. That's also why I wouldn't install a piezo igniter wired to the oven. If it's fired when the oven's full of LP from a blown-out pilot, well, there are pictures above.
