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Old 03-27-2008, 09:14 PM
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Actual fire or just glow??

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Originally Posted by gorillawelder
oven will light but will not go to higher temp.
The oven heats by the burner staying on. The longer it is on, the hotter the oven gets. If it is staying lit, the oven has to be heating.

Your oven uses a 'hot surface' (glow ignitor) ignition system. Are you certain the burner is actually lighting (ie. catching fire) and you're not just seeing the glow of an oven ignitor??

You can read how they operate at the following link:

LINK > Understanding Gas Oven Ignition Systems

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