Light gas leak

ktmrfs wrote:

WayneAt63044 wrote:
Was the oven pilot light lit to burn that gas or was it just venting to the air in the oven? We have noticed gas smells are stronger when the LP tank is approaching empty.

oven pilot light should only release gas when the "pilot" position is pushed in (either as a seperate knob or part of the oven temp) If is working properly NO propane is release otherwise if the pilot is not lit. The thermocouple only allows gas to continue to flow if the pilot is lit.

To the OP. did you check for leaks around each of the lines to the burner controls?

Another check. with all the controls off, using a flame like from a lighter if you put the flame near any of the burner outlets any indication of propane from a bigger flame? Possible that one of the burner controls is leaking at the output.

My range has a big square tube that goes to each burner gas valve, and the 4 valves are secured under that square tube. I ran a soapy water laden sponge around those valves as best I could. It's hard to get down into every nook and cranny, though.

I know what you're saying about the oven. For there to be leakage into the oven, the oven gas valve AND the thermocouple would both have to be leaking.

Edit: I forgot to answer the part about the burners. Yes, I ran a flame around each of the burners, as well as the air gap at the orifice.