This can be annoying and certainly puts a damper on your dinner plans.
Gas oven pilot light keeps clicking.
If you re like most homeowners the last sound you want to hear coming from an object that uses gas and gets blazingly hot is ticking.
Clicking is normal when your turn on your gas burner but if your gas stove keeps clicking when you turn it off there might be an issue.
Once the flame is going the clicking should stop.
Click click click and the burner lights.
If you own a gas stove or range you re probably all too familiar with the clicking noise they make when you turn the surface burner knob.
This noise is the electric ignitor working to spark the burner and should stop once it s lit.
This is generally accompanied by a clicking nose as the electric igniter sparks to light the gas.
If your stove s igniter keeps ticking first try adjusting the burner cap clearing the stove s burner ports and making sure the gas can flow freely.
When you move the switch to light your gas stove igniter keeps clicking but doesn t turn on.
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Otherwise you might need a new spark module or you may need to perform a more advanced repair.
The first step in diagnosing a pilot light problem with your oven is to make sure the oven even has a pilot.
If the burner is wet due to cleaning or a spillover let it dry.
Your gas stove is clicking even after the burner is lit or the burner won t light at all.
This is the sound of the electric igniter working to light the burner.
Most ovens have a glow bar ignition system.
Turn the gas off and hit the ignition button on your stove.
Visually inspect to see if any sparks.
If you smell gas follow proper safety precautions.
Troubleshooting for an oven pilot light.
Gas stoves are the pride and joy of seasoned chefs and novice cooks because gas burners tend to heat up quicker than electric stoves and gas flames work better with a variety of cookware.
The same steps apply if some burners work while others do not on any setting.
Use a hairdryer on a low setting to speed the process.
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