The pilot light is a small gas light meant to burn continuously in order to light a larger burner when needed but it may go out if a draft extinguishes the light its valve is dirty or the.
Pilot light gas wall oven.
The pilot orifice is at the end of a small tube just above the oven burners.
Ovens in older homes often employ a small flame in their base called a pilot light.
Before you light it turn on the two back burners on the stove to bleed air from the gas line.
When you turn these ovens on you feed more gas to the flame which.
This may require the help of another person.
If you have tried this process several times and still can t light your gas oven there may be a problem with the pilot light and you should call a professional to come take a look at it.
Shut the oven once you are sure the pilot light is staying lit.
If the oven has a pilot light you will see a gas tube that may or may not.
Some pilots burn constantly at a low level.
Push in the oven control while you hold a lighter in front of the pilot orifice.
Open the oven door removing the racks if necessary for easy access to the pilot.
Open the oven and expose the pilot and burner assembly by removing the cover plate and flame spreader if there is one.
Turn on the gas at the feed line s main valve.