Stove Repair Services

How a Stove Works

Whether a range, stove or oven, the principle for heating and temperature control is the same. Electricity flows through an element which, because of electrical resistance, gives off heat. The more electricity applied, the more heat generated. The temperature control works like a dimmer to increase or decrease the flow of electricity. It is called an infinite switch because it is infinitely variable.

A stove consists of several burners, usually four, each with an individually controlled heating element. The heating element is an electrical wire insulated by a nonconductive sheath. The heat passes through the sheath but electricity does not, that is why you don't get shocked when you touch a pot on the stove. When a problem occurs with a burner, it is usually a defective element, defective switch or a loose connection. They are very simple circuits and that makes them easy to repair.

Smooth top cooking surfaces put a sheet of glass between the heating elements and the cookware. Some of these stoves feature instant heat surfaces in which the heating element is augmented by a halogen light. Some stoves use enclosed or ceramic elements to improve the look of the cook top. Those elements are functionally the same standard elements except they are encased in ceramic material.

An oven typically has a baking element and a broiling element. These two elements are controlled by an oven selector switch and/or a temperature control. They work in the same way as a stove's burner with the exception that a thermostat monitors the temperature and opens the circuit when the temperature reaches the limit set on the temperature control. When the temperature drops to a preset point, roughly 20 degrees, the circuit is closed and the element heats up again.

An oven's inner shell is typically enameled steel. Outside of the shell is a layer of insulation to prevent the high temperatures generated in the oven from being transmitted to its outer surface.

Ovens use a clock and timer to aid in cooking and to control features such as the self-cleaning mechanism. Many ovens have an interior light, which may go on when the door is opened and/or manually via a switch.

Convection ovens are just an oven with a fan inside, it's that simple. But the fan significantly improves the function of the oven. The circulation of the air inside the oven results in faster, more even baking.

A self-cleaning oven burns off the residue in the oven by heating up to roughly 700 degrees. A timer turns off the heat but usually will not allow the door to be unlatched until the temperature has dropped to a safe level. Never attempt to open an oven during a self-cleaning cycle or before it has sufficiently cooled down. For the self-cleaning feature to work, the door must be latched closed.

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Stove Repair System Operation

The experts at Feder’s Air Conditioning, Heating, Appliances, Plumbing & Electrical Service & Repair Center are pleased to share the following information that explains the major components of a stove and how a stove works.

Gas stoves today use two basic types of ignition sources, standing pilot and electric. A stove with a standing pilot has a small, continuously burning gas flame (called a pilot flame) under the cooktop. The flame is between the front and back burners. When the stove is turned on, this flame lights the gas flowing out of the burners. The advantage of the standing pilot system is that it is simple and completely independent of any outside power source. A minor drawback is that the flames continuously consume fuel even when the stove is not in use. Early gas ovens did not have a pilot. One had to light these manually with a match. If one accidentally left the gas on, gas would fill the oven and eventually the room. A small spark, such as an arc from a light switch being turned on, could ignite the gas, triggering a violent explosion. To prevent these types of accidents, oven manufacturers developed and installed a safety valve called a flame failure device for gas hobs and ovens. The safety valve depends on a thermocouple that sends a signal to the valve to stay open. If a draft blows out the flame or it goes out due to loss of gas pressure, the thermocouple cools and signals the valve to close, shutting off the gas supply. In gas ranges that come with a flame failure device, lighting when there's no power can prove to be a bit of a challenge because unless the user is quick at lighting a match and then turning on the gas valve, the flame failure device cuts off the gas supply within seconds if it senses that the burner isn't lit and there's not much of a point trying to light it once it has already cut off the gas supply.

Although most modern gas stoves have electronic ignition, many households with gas cooking ranges and ovens that require to be lit with a flame.

Electric ignition stoves use electric sparks to ignite the surface burners. This is the "clicking sound" audible just before the burner actually lights. The sparks are initiated by turning the gas burner knob to a position typically labeled "LITE" or by pressing the 'ignition' button. Once the burner lights, the knob is turned further to modulate the flame size. Auto re-ignition is an elegant refinement: the user need not know or understand the wait-then-turn sequence. They simply turn the burner knob to the desired flame size and the sparking is turned off automatically when the flame lights. Auto re-ignition also provides a safety feature: the flame will be automatically reignited if the flame goes out while the gas is still on--for example by a gust of wind. If the power fails, surface burners must be manually match-lit.

Electric ignition for ovens uses a "hot surface" or "glow bar" igniter. Basically it is a heating element that heats up to gas's ignition temperature. A sensor detects when the glow bar is hot enough and opens the gas valve.