Lighting the Pilot Light in an Oven

[Impkitti]

Why, by all that is holy, do ovens light in the back? It makes it a two person ordeal.

If the pilot was in the front, or even half-way it would make a lighting the oven a lot easier.

[fj12ryder]

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. 🙂

[dieseltruckdriv]

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.

[Atom_Ant]

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.

[Desert_Captain]

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

[Atom_Ant]

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

I guess 2003.

[cpaulsen]

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.

[2oldman]

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

[sdetweil]

jamway wrote:


I put ours where the lighter was for the cooktop was. I had to ream the hole a little. We have used it for two or three years and really like the upgrade.

I got the igniter from Amazon and it had everything you needed. I took the burner out to drill it for part that sparked. That is the only hard part because you use the wires that are in the cooktop, just plug them to the new igniter.

Two or three years ago there was a post on here with some good details how to install the setup so a search may help.

ignitor replacement topic

[jamway]

sdetweil wrote:

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?

also interested.. where did they put it?

I put ours where the lighter was for the cooktop was. I had to ream the hole a little. We have used it for two or three years and really like the upgrade.

I got the igniter from Amazon and it had everything you needed. I took the burner out to drill it for part that sparked. That is the only hard part because you use the wires that are in the cooktop, just plug them to the new igniter.

Two or three years ago there was a post on here with some good details how to install the setup so a search may help.

[sdetweil]

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?

also interested.. where did they put it?

[colliehauler]

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?

[cpaulsen]

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

[rhagfo]

mileshuff wrote:
My Atwood oven has a piezo electric lighter but only for the stove burners. Pilot inside is like others have said. One person kneels and reaches to back of oven while holding lighter and the other pushes the knob in. Could do it one person but its easier with two.

Atom Ant wrote:
X27 on the always need 2 persons to light it. It has been the same with 5 Magic Chef and now Atwood.

Guess I just don't understand what is so difficult to be on knees, long handled lighter in left hand, right hand pressing oven knob. It seems some make RVing more difficult than it needs to be.

This may be an update as soon as I figure out how the insulation holds up to oven heat.

jamway wrote:
wrote:

I put in a grill igniter that is similar to this http://www.lowes.com/pd_201757-33120-03320_4294703248__?productId=3804467&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dol...

It lights the oven and the stove top burners with the push of a button. Wife likes it.

[time2roll]

And why does it take so dang long for the safety to heat up and keep the pilot actually burning. 😞

[Atom_Ant]

X27 on the always need 2 persons to light it. It has been the same with 5 Magic Chef and now Atwood.