I have a GE gas oven. The pilot light won't come on. It's not the kind with the pilot light on at all times. I think the pilot light is triggered electrically. Anyway, stove top works just fine. Just the oven pilot light will not work. Since the pilot light doesn't come on, there's no gas either.
Any recommendations?
Could be the igniter, a common cause. Check out the troubleshooting at
Light it with a match.
No, IIRC, If its like the older ones, there is a safety valve that has to heat up from the pilot to turn the gas on. Tony
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If it's an electric pilot, the current must go through the pilot for it to turn on the gas. Usually the pilot or the gas solenoid is bad and both give the same symptoms since they are in series.
Tony
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