Even if you have purchased the most expensive gas stove, the manufacturer does not give absolutely any guarantees that it will not break down after several years of operation. Agree, spending extra money on repairs that can be done with your own hands will be somewhat inappropriate.
Unlike repairing the same washing machine or refrigerator, you can fix the breakdown of the gas stove yourself, having previously understood the device. Since working with gas equipment always implies utmost caution, then before starting to repair a gas stove with your own hands, all safety measures should be taken.
A breakdown of a gas stove can be associated not only with contamination of the nozzles, which means that in some cases it will be necessary to replace defective parts. During operation, the fastening of the oven door may break or the electric ignition may fail, therefore, further in the article you will be able to familiarize yourself with the most frequent breakdowns of a gas stove, and consider in more detail their sequence elimination.
The content of the article:
- Common breakdowns of a gas stove
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Gas stove repair
- Breakdown No. 1 - clogging of the burner
- Breakdown number 2 - problems with electric ignition
- Breakdown No. 3 - gas control does not work
- Breakage No. 4 - door failure
- Breakdown No. 5 - the crane turns tightly
- Conclusions and useful video on the topic
Common breakdowns of a gas stove
According to the rules for the safe use of gas appliances, all repair work must be carried out by a qualified gas service specialist. In case of serious breakdowns of the gas stove, the consumer is obliged to contact the company with which he entered into maintenance contract gas equipment.
However, this applies to extremely difficult situations when any unauthorized interference with the operation of gas equipment can endanger all residents of the house.
In the event of a gas leak, you should not try to fix the breakdown yourself, but urgently call the gas service specialists to carry out repair work
If the failure of the gas stove was not due to a leak of blue fuel, then there are very real chances to make repairs without the help of a master.
Some of the most common malfunctions that you can handle with your own hands include:
- lack of flame when lighting individual burners;
- failure or clogging of the electric ignition;
- unstable functioning of gas control;
- breakage of the oven door fasteners;
- turning the gas cock tightly.
Before repairing a gas stove, it is imperative to shut off gas access to the room, even if the breakdown is not in any way related to the problem of fuel flow. As an additional reinsurance, it is better to slightly open the window or the front door.
Gas workers strongly recommend turning off the piezo ignition completely during repairs so that in case of accidental damage to the gas equipment, it does not provoke an explosion.
Gas stove repair
Before proceeding with the repair of a gas stove, you should familiarize yourself with it structure and operating principle. If the problem is a clogged burner nozzle or a defective piezo, you will need to remove the top panel to make repairs. Before disassembling the gas stove, it is necessary to completely turn off the gas system by turning off the corresponding valve on the pipe and turning off the electricity supply.
Next, remove all the bolts connecting the top panel to the control panel. They are located under the burners, so first you need to remove all four burners. Removing the top panel will require some effort to release it from the clamps.
To gain access to the gas burners, you will need to remove all the grates covering the burners and located at the top of the stove.
Having successfully removed the top panel, we proceed to dismantle the control panel. First of all, we remove all the handles from the stove and unscrew the bolts. These bolts are often located at the bottom, although they may be in different locations depending on the model.
If all the connecting elements have been safely removed, we begin to pull the panel, pulling out the buttons in parallel and pressing the clamps to the body. With very little effort, you can quickly remove both panels, and proceed directly to the diagnosis of the device.
Breakdown No. 1 - clogging of the burner
Interruptions in the work of the burners are the most frequent breakdowns of the gas stove, which it is quite possible to cope with with your own hands. In this case, when the burner is ignited, the flame may burn very weakly or completely disappear.
Such situations arise due to clogging of the diffuser or nozzle, which occurs as a result of inaccurate operation of the equipment. During the cooking process, food or fat residues may get inside the nozzle, which may prevent the burner from igniting at all.
It is not recommended to use metal objects (needles or knitting needles) to clean the nozzle, as this may damage the part.
In this case, the only option is to clean the nozzle with a wooden toothpick, pre-sharpening it with an ordinary clerical knife.
If you want to clean the nozzles as best as possible, then the best option would be to unscrew all the bolts and open the gas stove cover, but this must be done very carefully so as not to damage the device. For more effective cleaning of the jet, it is recommended to unscrew it first.
Another problem that owners of gas stoves may encounter is the noise emitted by the burner during operation. How to be in such a situation read Further.
Breakdown number 2 - problems with electric ignition
The electric ignition function in gas stoves greatly simplifies the life of a modern user, but it does not always work properly. To identify the exact cause of the breakdown of the piezoelectric element, you should first of all find out whether the reason for the absence of a burner flame is a piezo malfunction.
Check for dirt on the surface of the ignition elements. Even if a small drop of water gets inside the nozzle, the burner will no longer ignite.
In the event that only one burner does not work, it makes sense to check its ignition electrode. If there is a crack on its surface, then the problem of the absence of a flame lies precisely in it. The spark simply blows to the side without reaching the burner diffuser.
Electric ignition may not work both on one burner, and on all at once, therefore, in order to identify the cause, it is important to carefully examine each ignition element
Before proceeding with the repair, it is necessary to remove all the burners and open the stove cover. If, when you press the electric ignition button, the spark does not slip in only one burner, then the reason is a malfunction of the spark plug (electrode), on which a crack has formed. And only if all the burners are not ignited, most likely, the problem lies in the damaged wire connecting the piezo and the electric ignition unit.
After removing the top panel of the gas stove, we press the ignition button, which will help determine the cause of the electric ignition malfunction. If the wire is actually damaged in some place, then you will see a skipping spark at the location of the damage.
Regardless of how the breakdown occurred, due to a crack on the electrode or damage to the wire, there is only one way to repair the autoignition of a gas stove - to replace the broken part with a serviceable one.
Breakdown No. 3 - gas control does not work
Any gas stove is equipped with a special gas control system, which provides control over gas leakage during the operation of equipment. This system is called a thermocouple, and looks like a small metal pin located near each burner.
Even if the flame goes out for some reason, the thermocouple does not allow the gas to spread, which means it prevents an emergency situation.
The first sign that the thermocouple has failed is characterized by a sharp attenuation of the flame immediately after the burner is ignited.
The gas control element can fail due to a banal blockage that can form during the operation of the equipment. In this case, it is enough to clean the thermocouple from accumulated grease and dust with a simple sandpaper.
If, even after cleaning the element, the burner of the gas stove still fades, you will have to repair the gas control yourself by disassembling the panel and installing a new thermocouple.
Breakage No. 4 - door failure
The most common oven problem is the inability to close the door completely. Such a malfunction can occur as a result of excessive load on the door itself, which is why it is not recommended to put heavy objects on it, for example, pans, baking trays.
Over time, the brackets needed to hold the door are simply deformed, which is why they can no longer perform their function.
It is possible to carefully inspect the brackets of the gas stove, and assess the degree of their deformation, only after the door of the appliance has been completely disassembled. To do this, you need to open the door, and bend the hinges on both sides, then carefully close it until it stops. Next, you need to slowly pull the door towards you, in parallel moving it up, and disconnect it from the stove.
You can fix the deformed places of the brackets with a simple hammer and pliers, however, in the event of a complete breakdown of the part, it will be more expedient to replace the part
Next, we remove the side panels of the oven, under which the brackets that are responsible for pressing the door are “hidden”. If the part is deformed in different places, then it is better not to waste time restoring its shape, but simply to purchase a suitable bracket for the corresponding model of the gas stove.
Today, on numerous sites of specialized online stores, you can easily select the necessary part for any gas stove, including outdated models of domestic manufacturers. In the case of self-repairing a deformed bracket, there is no guarantee that the part will not break in the near future after repair.
Breakdown No. 5 - the crane turns tightly
If the tap of the gas stove does not turn well, then you can return it to its normal operating condition by lubricating it with simple graphite grease. The first thing to do is turn off the central gas supply valve to the stove, and then remove the top panel to provide access to the taps.
At the faulty crane, unscrew the two shank screws, and take out the bronze plug, which must be wiped off with a soft rag.
In the absence of graphite lubricant, you can make it yourself by using the grated lead of a simple pencil and mixing it with lithol
Next, we lower our finger into graphite grease and apply it to the valve plug, but this will have to be done with extreme caution so that excess grease does not fall into the tap hole.
If the gas stove tap is not damaged, but simply turns tightly, then apart from the usual lubrication of the plug, serious repairs will not be needed.
We also recommend reading our other article, where we talked in detail about how increase the power of the gas burner.
Conclusions and useful video on the topic
You can learn how to solve the problem with interruptions in the operation of the thermocouple of a gas stove from this video:
A step-by-step repair of the oven door is presented in the following video:
A breakdown of a gas stove usually brings a lot of inconvenience, but it does not always require the help of a qualified specialist. If you completely disconnect the device from the gas supply and electricity, then any owner can independently repair the gas stove.
The article presented the most common malfunctions of a gas device, as well as ways to eliminate them without the help of a wizard. In this case, it is important to diagnose the equipment, and only after that proceed with the repair work. But if you are not sure that you can cope with the breakdown on your own, it is better to seek help from specialists.
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