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I am not sure what these are for - I found Uncertain's logs on how to put one in...
I talked to an appliance repair man today and he was all for installing an electronic ignition on my stove. He said that I couldn't get a C.O. on my house without it (certificate of Occupancy). (not that I need one to live here!)
He also warned me about using the pilot at all (waste of gas) and he said I would pay 4 to 5 times more for LP than for natural gas here.
I am feeling muddled. I want only to relate to totally positive excited people like you all (in every area of my life, thank you!)
Any help?
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<font color="#FFFFFF" size="1">[ March 10, 2006 12:29 AM: Message edited by: lowracer ]</font>
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Lowracer, I have to tell you - my 6 year old daughter just came into the room in which I was reading your post and she said "that's that guy who says he juggles dogs"! I guess that stayed in her memory.
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Phoebe, you really do need a safety system.
It is so much more important than the electronic ignition. I really am happy and positive about this subject. I'm positive you need it.
In the event that your oven pilot goes out when you are cooking (low gas pressure or other cause), you could end up with a whole oven full of unburned gas. This happens because the thermostat, sensing the oven is too cold, lets the oven gas flow continue. When you open the door, the unburned gas can explode.
It's a dangerous situation, and it really does happen, even if it's an uncommon event. I know other board members have heard me mention this before, but my grandmother and my brother were each blown across their kitchens by two different malfunctioning gas ovens. They were very lucky. All they lost was their hair and eyebrows, but they could have been badly burned or killed.
I absolutely will not have a gas stove in my house without an oven safety shutoff. Yep, it's a pain in the rear, it's not cheap, and it's what's holding me up at the moment, but it has to happen. Otherwise, my stove will continue to be a piece of furniture.
Smile, smile, and get a safety installed somehow! If you're lucky enough to find someone to do it for you, go that route. Otherwise, do the DIY version, but wait until the instructions are finished. [img]wink.gif[/img]
-jenn
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<font color="#FFFFFF" size="1">[ March 10, 2006 12:30 AM: Message edited by: lowracer ]</font>
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OK, OK I understand I am to get a safety... But why do I read that Chambers had one that we are to emulate? Is it possible that I already will have this thing on my stove???
Pray tell me - what does it do, how does this thing protect me?
P.S. Althea (my daughter, not my stove) now thinks Lowracer is super talented.
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Lowracer, I have to tell you - my 6 year old daughter just came into the room in which I was reading your post and she said "that's that guy who says he juggles dogs"! I guess that stayed in her memory.
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Here's how I understand it.
The most important pieces are a new thermocouple and safety valve. (the oven pilot is replaced, too)
The thermocouple is a little sensor made up of two different metals that are in contact. When this is heated by the pilot flame, a small current is created and flows through a wire to the safety valve.
In the safety valve, the flow of gas to the oven and oven pilot can only flow if the safety valve remains open. This valve is held open by a small electromagnet that depends on the current from the thermocouple.
When the oven pilot goes out, or gets too low to keep the thermocouple tip hot, the current stops flowing, the magnet loses power, and the valve trips closed. Voila. No more gas can flow into the oven. Safe.
In order to get it to work in this manner and have a standing oven pilot, a bit of replumbing of the gas is required. That's my current struggle.
If only understanding how it works were enough to install it...
-Jenn
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Oh, I forgot part of the question. A safety was apparently an option on some C models.
It would be located under the tray in the service cabinet. Remove it, and take a peek. If you had one, you'd see a clunky looking metal device with gas lines running to and from it, and a prominent red button on the top. It would be in the middle, toward the front.
Otherwise, you'd just see a few gas lines.
-j
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Phoebe,
You need to personally check to see if the CHAMBERS that you are getting has or doesn't have a safety system on it. Some came with them new, others were retrofitted.
Then you can decide what to do.
