myrna l wrote:

Can the gas range be used during a power failure?

Anthony Matonak wrote

Yes, most all gas [cooktops] can be used during a power
failure but most ovens can not

Models which utilize a "spark ignition system" for the oven (like used on
gas surface burners) can often be lit manually without power to the range.
Whirlpool's latest spark ignition gas oven models however I believe can
*not* be used that way as they are controlled electronically by a computer
board. Check the product's owner's manual or manufacturer's web site to see
if it is stated or not.

Models with an oven that has a digital (electronic) oven control to set the
temperature would also not be able to be used in a power failure. The
surface burners still would be usable.

However, since you've asked about a "Duel Fuel" ranges, those use gas AND
electricity. Typically the surface burners are gas and the oven is *all*
electric. On one of these, the electric oven would obviously not work
without electricity.

Will it light with a match, since the new ones don't have pilot lights.

It is still possible to purchase "pilot ignition" models, however, they are
much more rare.

Dan O.
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