I work on freestanding ranges, slide-ins, wall ovens and cooktops, gas and electric. If it's a double wall oven set into cabinetry, I've pulled plenty of those out to get to the back.
Sounds like this?
- Oven won't heat, or heats slowly
- Oven temperature is off, food burns or stays raw
- Gas burner clicks but won't light, or lights weakly
- Glass cooktop element won't heat, or only heats on high
- Oven door won't close or the hinge is broken
- Error codes F1 through F9, or a dead display
- Self-clean cycle killed the oven
- Gas smell around the range
What I do on the visit
- 01Test the bake and broil elements, igniter, temperature sensor and thermostat
- 02Check burner switches, infinite switches and radiant elements on cooktops
- 03Test gas valves and spark modules on gas ranges
- 04Replace door hinges, gaskets and door locks
- 05Give you a straight answer if the control board is gone and what that costs
Brands I see most for this
What shows up in customers' homes. Not a claim of factory authorization.
- Whirlpool, Maytag and KitchenAid
- Bake and broil element failures, igniters on gas ovens, and control boards that die after a self-clean cycle.
- GE and Kenmore
- Igniter and temperature sensor failures, burner switches on radiant cooktops.
- Samsung
- Control board and door lock problems, and radiant element failures on glass cooktops.
- Frigidaire
- Bake element and igniter failures, and door hinge wear on older ranges.
- LG
- Convection fan and igniter issues, and touch-panel failures.
Questions I get asked
- My gas oven clicks but won't light. What's wrong?
- On most gas ovens it's the igniter. It glows but has weakened so it never opens the gas valve. It's a common, quick replacement. On a cooktop burner it's more often a dirty or wet spark electrode.
- The oven died right after I ran self-clean. Why?
- Self-clean runs the oven far hotter than baking, and on many ranges it blows the thermal fuse or damages the control board. I'll test both. I generally tell people to skip the self-clean cycle.
- One burner on my glass cooktop stopped working. Can it be fixed?
- Yes. It's usually the radiant element or the switch behind the knob. Both are replaceable without replacing the cooktop.
- Do you work on wall ovens built into the cabinets?
- Yes, single and double. They have to come out of the cabinet to get to the back, and I do that regularly in the older homes in The Colony and Lakewood Village.