Hello,
We have had a whirlpool gas range with electronic ignition. The range
is about 7 years old and gives us trouble sparking the pilot light. It
takes
a while to light up and there is some gas smell.

We are fairly heavy users of the stove and home cook all meals.

We are considering purchasing a new range. A few questions:

Some stores carry the older pilot light models (w/o the electronic
ignition).
Are these models better in terms of lighting up immediately?

Which models/brands do you recommend and have worked well for you?

Also, with gas ranges, do you occasionally smell gas and does your
pilot light ever
go out?

thank you!

"ap" writes:

Hello,
We have had a whirlpool gas range with electronic ignition. The range
is about 7 years old and gives us trouble sparking the pilot light. It
takes
a while to light up and there is some gas smell.

Quantify "a while."


We are fairly heavy users of the stove and home cook all meals.

We are considering purchasing a new range. A few questions:

Some stores carry the older pilot light models (w/o the electronic
ignition).
Are these models better in terms of lighting up immediately?

No.


Which models/brands do you recommend and have worked well for you?

I have a 1 year old GE that was rated a best buy by Consumer Reports
and it's been a treat. Sears carries these, fwiw.

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/ki...anges-reviews/

Also, with gas ranges, do you occasionally smell gas and does your
pilot light ever go out?

I had pilots before, and won't go back. On my stove, there's only
more than asecond delay lighting the big burner if I already have a
pot on top of it. I light it without a pot on top and it fires right
up.

If you're smelling gas, have the gas company out to sniff to locate
where it's coming from, then have your current range serviced.

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

On 27 Nov 2006 07:43:30 -0800, "ap" wrote:

Hello,
We have had a whirlpool gas range with electronic ignition. The range
is about 7 years old and gives us trouble sparking the pilot light. It
takes a while to light up and there is some gas smell.

You may be confusing the terminology. If it has electronig ignition,
then there is no pilot light.

We are considering purchasing a new range. A few questions:

Your ignition problem may be less serious than you think it is. The
fix may cost less than $50. I'd visit the manufacturer's web site and
even give them a call before I'd replace the entire range.

Which models/brands do you recommend and have worked well for you?

I have a Friginaire GLGF376DC that has performed very well during the
21 months that I have owned it. I did the homework and was happy with
the resulting purchase.

Also, with gas ranges, do you occasionally smell gas and does your
pilot light ever go out?

I almost never smell gas, unless I try to start a burner with a pot
sitting on it. Then, I might get a whiff before it ignites.

There is no pilot light because it has electronic ignition.

MC

[Sorry. My keyboard is going bad. I've fixed the typo's that I could
find.]

On 27 Nov 2006 07:43:30 -0800, "ap" wrote:

Hello,
We have had a whirlpool gas range with electronic ignition. The range
is about 7 years old and gives us trouble sparking the pilot light. It
takes a while to light up and there is some gas smell.

You may be confusing the terminology. If it has electronic ignition,
then there is no pilot light.

We are considering purchasing a new range. A few questions:

Your ignition problem may be less serious than you think it is. The
fix may cost less than $50. I'd visit the manufacturer's web site and
even give them a call before I'd replace the entire range.

Which models/brands do you recommend and have worked well for you?

I have a Frigidaire GLGF376DC that has performed very well during the
21 months that I have owned it. I did the homework and was happy with
the resulting purchase.

Also, with gas ranges, do you occasionally smell gas and does your
pilot light ever go out?

I almost never smell gas, unless I try to start a burner with a pot
sitting on it. Then, I might get a whiff before it ignites.

There is no pilot light because it has electronic ignition.

MC