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Thread Number: 80281
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
Gas oven flickers at low temperature |
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| Post# 1042305 8/20/2019 at 09:26 (1,704 days old) by oliger (Indianapolis, Indiana) | ||
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Late 60's Magic Chef gas range. I seldom use the extremely low temperatures. When set at 170 degrees (F) I can hear the gas "Flickering" on and off. When set at 225 or above it doesn't do this. Is it normal? What should I do about it? | ||
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Post# 1042308 , Reply# 1 8/20/2019 at 10:04 (1,704 days old) by Ultramatic  (New York City) |
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| Post# 1042311 , Reply# 2 8/20/2019 at 10:28 (1,704 days old) by oliger (Indianapolis, Indiana) | ||
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I'm not a dummy, I know they should cycle on and off. What I'm trying to say is that when it is on at a low temperature, there is not sufficient gas flow for a constant flame, it rapidly flickers instead. | ||
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Post# 1042314 , Reply# 3 8/20/2019 at 10:37 (1,704 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 1042642 , Reply# 4 8/24/2019 at 13:38 (1,700 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Perhaps someone at Magic Chef would know if the oven was designed to flicker at very low settings.
As long as the flames are blue and not orange and smoky, perhaps it's nothing to worry about. I'm assuming the pilot prevents the flame from self-extinguishing and releasing raw gas into the kitchen, which would be bad. The other possibility is to adjust the low setting on the burner gas injection, if it is adjustable. Or, disassemble and clean it out as suggested. | ||
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