On a service call to Minerva, OH, Samuel diagnosed a Frigidaire gas range with a completely dead oven igniter. The burners were working fine, but the oven would not light and showed no igniter glow at all. The customer sourced the replacement part directly from Samuel and planned to install it himself. The Problem Gas … Read more
On a service call to Akron, OH, Samuel found a Viking professional range with a bake element that had turned brittle and broken apart. The element harness also had a broken lead wire, discovered once the range was pulled out for access. After repairing the harness and installing a new bake element, the range was … Read more
On a service call in Akron, OH, Samuel found a GE electric range that had been trying to preheat for over two hours without reaching temperature. The bake element had burned out, leaving the oven with barely any heat. Replacing the element got the range working again the same visit. The Problem Electric range preheating … Read more
On a service call along Homeworth Road in Alliance, OH, Samuel found a Whirlpool gas range that was failing to light consistently and struggling to reach baking temperature. The culprit was a weak bake igniter drawing below the current needed to open the gas valve reliably. After replacing the igniter, the oven lit within 30 … Read more
On a service call to North Canton, OH, Samuel Willhite found a Kenmore range that wouldn’t light after a grease spill. The bake igniter was drawing only 2.6 amps, well below the 3.2–3.6 amps needed to open the gas valve. A replacement igniter got the oven lighting reliably again. The Problem Cannot light burner(s) due … Read more
On a service call to Louisville, OH, Samuel found a Whirlpool gas range with an oven that wouldn’t heat. The bake igniter had failed, drawing only 2.5 amps instead of the required 3.2 to 3.6, and a replacement igniter had the oven back in service the same visit. The Problem Gas oven is not heating … Read more
On a service call to Louisville, OH, Samuel Willhite visited a home on High Street to look at a GE gas range with an uneven burner flame concern and some oven heating issues. The diagnostic turned up a weak bake igniter and a missing burner cap on the front left burner, along with some findings … Read more
On a service call to Kings Arms Circle NW in Uniontown, OH, Samuel Willhite looked into a KitchenAid range producing an intense, high flame burst on ignition. The burner cap was manually realigned to partially improve light-off, but full correction was not possible without parts replacement, and the customer chose to continue using the range … Read more
On a service call to Canton, OH, Samuel Willhite diagnosed a Bosch range that had stopped broiling and was stalling during oven preheat. The broil element tested open, and after replacing it, the unit completed a full preheat cycle from 70°F in 12 minutes and broil operation was confirmed working to spec. The Problem ** … Read more
On a service call to Canton, OH, Samuel Willhite diagnosed a GE range that the customer believed was shutting off before reaching the correct temperature. After running multiple bake cycles and testing the customer’s dial thermometer, the oven was confirmed to be operating within spec. The culprit was a faulty dial thermometer giving false low … Read more