How to Relight a Stove Pilot Light
The stove pilot light is a critical component of a gas stove, serving as the igniter that provides a constant flame for your burners. But when it fails to work, it can be a significant inconvenience and even put a stop to your cooking activities. The good news is that relighting the stove pilot light is relatively straightforward and doesn’t require specialized expertise or tools.
Before You Begin
Before you attempt to relight your stove pilot light, there are a few steps you should take to ensure a safe and successful re-ignition:
• Make sure the stove is turned off. This might seem obvious, but it’s crucial to ensure there’s no risk of a flashback or an accidental burn.
• Leave the house if there are any cooking smells or potential gas odors in the air.
Understanding Your Stove’s Pilot Light System
Stoves use various types of pilot light systems, each with its unique characteristics and procedures for relighting. Knowing what kind of pilot light system you have can make a difference in relighting success:
| Type | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Constant-Pilot Light | Emits a small flame, often between 1/8 and 1/2 inch (3mm and 12mm), while the gas is not turned on. |
| Demand-Pilot Light | Extinguishes once the burner ignites or is shut off. In most cases, it automatically lights the stove when needed. |
| Electronic Spark-to-Pilot | Involves a spark mechanism instead of an open pilot light, emitting a blue flame. |
For this guide, we will focus on constant-pilot light and demand-pilot light systems, as electronic spark-to-pilot requires specific adaptations and electronic parts.
Step-by-Step Process to Relight a Stove Pilot Light
With the basic preparation and pilot light understanding done, we can dive into the process:
- Examine the pilot light tube or jet: Check for blockages or debris near the pilot light tube or jet, and clean the area using compressed air, a cloth, or an upholstery brush (for constant-pilot lights). Inspect for damaged, corroded, or burnt-out ceramic caps.
Constant-Pilot Light: If debris accumulates on the inside of the tube, refer to the owner’s manual or manufacturer instructions for pipe cleaning techniques.
- Verify pilot light function: Try the pilot igniter, whether it be the control panel, dashboard button, or knob (usually found below the controls or adjacent to the ignition location). Verify the constant pilot flame’s presence: observe a stable blue flame indicating gas is passing through and ignited properly. If unsuccessful, force relighting might be needed by allowing the flame to cycle until a stronger, burning blue color remains.
Force Relighting:
| Type of Pilot | Relighting Methods |
|---|---|
| Constant | Repeated pressing or toggling the ignite control or re-light procedure for your appliance. Read owner’s manual for force re-light methods. |
Please refer to your manual if this approach doesn’t yield the result.
- Use a piezoelectric igniter: (not applicable to constant-pilot lights.) These handheld units create the initial spark or flame used for lighting demand-pilot lights.
- Press the re-light valve (or trimmer adjustment): Ensure the valves, also referred to as trims or regulators, are functioning smoothly. Move them while piloting manually using compressed gas or manual flow from under the tank’s side handle (be sure you hear a low or continuous whispering ‘bleeping’) to guarantee free airflow (see gas regulation settings specific to stove design and operating instructions from appliance user documentation).
Keep relighting till you maintain stability by reducing gas leak rate during trials.
When finished re-lit using relighters, then go and see the ‘gases line’ status:
- Visual inspect after: Verify complete clearance within each air passage along pipe networks connected to combustion side outlets without any more interference during inspection. Any leak would still compromise proper operations as your re-lightened pilots need clear pathways
Please confirm normal pilot pressure operation is as per Pilot flame strength measurement standard 14.50psi for a residential water heating
Testing Piloting Operations
Using Pilot Control Methods:
Refer to Pilot Safety Instructions at installation; some models don’t let ignitors start on new installations, until ‘pressure equalisation complete** from manufacturer guidebooks).
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Check stove operations again for desired adjustments based upon pilot testing by inspecting for optimal functions once each component starts its routine action sequence from these simple operations.
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Staying Safe When Relighting a Stove Pilot Light
As previously mentioned:
- Keep the home clear and secure, ideally having fresh airflow to contain no ignition-sensitive substances present at nearby area.
Take additional caution while your new appliances do not follow recommended assembly requirements, though ensure their ‘new user set-ups should follow general advice’.
Lastly, stay near when a stove uses your house natural gas pipe setup since most users experience fewer ‘pipe leak issue.’
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