Our stove just stopped baking. It was weird. As soon as I got some cookie dough to make cookies with Maxie it stopped heating, though the broiler still worked.
We thought about calling a repairman, but given the cost I thought I’d take a shot. Did some searching and figured out there is an igniter that lights the gas that was probably the problem. The part costs $90, so I went for it.
I took the door off, removed all the racks, removed the oven floor and the flame spreader. Then I remembered to switch off the electricity to the oven. Doh!
The old igniter unscrewed from next to the gas plate but didn’t have enough cord to actually unplug. I snipped and stripped the leads and did the same with the new igniter. Joined the wires with some ceramic nuts and then ask that was left was replacing everything and testing. Worked first time! Huge savings and now I can make cookies with Lazerpants tomorrow…
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