The pilot light is the light on the surface of the stove on each of your burners that “guide” the gas into burning when they are released from the pipeline. Without the pilot light, the released gas will not burn and flood into the room, causing “invisible” danger. Read more to learn what to do if your pilot light went out on the gas stove.
Technical Problems
There are really only two ways a pilot light could be turned off:
– You spill water/liquid on the light and the liquid floods over the pilot light.
– The flow of gas that keeps the pilot light going is switched off.
In either case, you will need to turn it back on. To do so, follow these directions:
1. For safety measures, shut the gas behind the stove before doing anything. Moving the stove out to turn off the gas can also be dangerous due to the weight and the sheer volume of the stove — have someone to do it with you. Carry it out and place it gently so that it would not scratch up the surface.
2. Shut down the gas valve — there should be a knob that indicates the flow of gas. After shutting the flow of gas, wait for a while, and open the windows to aerate the area of any residual gas.
3. Get a candle — one of those birthday candles will be fine. Light it up using a match. Position the candle so that the flame replaces the area where the pilot light used to be. Make sure that the position of the candle stable before turning the gas back on.
Warning: Do not use a match directly, instead of a candle. Turning the gas on and then striking the match near it could create an uncontrollable flame, burning you.
4. Once the pilot light is on, move the stove back into the original position, carefully.
Additional Help
If you feel like you need professional help on fixing the pilot light on your gas stove, TalkLocal can help with finding the correct local experts in this case, saving you time and energy in what may be a stressful situation.
