How To Light A Pilot Light On A Gas Stove

Locating the light before you turn on the gas is important so that you don t leave the gas running while you search for it.

How to light a pilot light on a gas stove. Use your lighter to light each of the openings. Turn off the gas and ventilate the kitchen then turn the gas back on and relight the pilot. Light the pilot light. Close the top of the stovetop and replace the burners.

Using a long fireplace match or butane barbecue lighter. Replace the parts and check the burners. Use a cloth or paper towel to wipe away any grease or grunge on the pilot light valve and the gas pipes. Others require you to press the knob to start the gas.

The oven knobs on some stoves have a specific position for lighting the pilot. This may require the help of another person. Open the oven door all the way to safely locate the pilot light. A small blue flame should shoot up.

Push in the oven control while you hold a lighter in front of the pilot orifice. Open the oven door removing the racks if necessary for easy access to the pilot. Make sure the door is all the way down and locked into place. Turn on the gas at the feed line s main valve.

Open up the oven door to look for the pilot light hole. Light the pilot light. Before you light it turn on the two back burners on the stove to bleed air from the gas line.