If the oven has a pilot light you will see a gas tube that may or may not.
Magic chef oven pilot light keeps going out.
On some recent 2004 americana ge magic chef and probably other pilot ignition range models the oven thermostat knob needs to be pushed in and held before the pilot can be re lit if it has gone out.
The oven control knob may have to continue to be held in for up to a minute after the pilot has been re lit.
Igniting a magic chef oven the gas burner utilized for baking is located underneath the magic chef oven cavity so that heat can rise to bake food in the oven.
While a small amount it can be dangerous.
Before you release the.
Pilots are notorious for going out and leaking gas into the kitchen.
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Magic chef ovens have a tiny little screw on the front of the thermostat assembly behind the knob.
To light the oven for baking push in the temperature control knob hold it for three seconds and then release it.
The oven control has a thermocouple safety magnet inside it.
Modern stoves use sparks to ignite burners and a glow plug to ignite the oven.
You ll hear the igniter continuing to spark which is normal.
When i light the pilot on my magic chef oven the pilot is very low and it does not heat the thermocouple that signals that the oven is ready to light.
Modern stoves do not use pilot lights because of the risk of fire.
When i change the temp dial to a temp say 350 degrees the pilot increases and the flame touches the tip of the thermocouple.
Turn off the stove burners replace the oven floor and door and the oven is ready to use.
This is a gas adjustment for the pilot.
If your magic chef oven won t light after step 2 go on to the final step before calling a repair shop.
Remove the lighter when the small blue pilot flame starts burning but keep the oven control depressed.
Loosen it with a screwdriver to increase the pilot flame size.
Release the control after 30 to 60 seconds and verify that the pilot stays on.
