A manufacturer can never guarantee your gas stove will not break after a few years of operation even if you have bought the most expensive model. You should agree that spending extra money on repair is not reasonable.Unlike repairing a washing machine or a fridge, you can call our company to have your gas stove fixed. Since working with gas equipment always requires extreme caution, we take all necessary safety measures before starting the work.Since clogged nozzles is not the only reason for a gas stove breakdown, some situations may require replacing faulty parts. An oven door fastener or electric igniter may break down in operation, so in the article below we will consider the most common gas stove faults and the repair sequence.Common gas stove faults According to the gas unit safety operation rules, all repair works must be carried out by a qualified specialist. If a gas stove breaks down within the warranty period, a user must call the company contracted for the gas equipment maintenance.However, this includes complicated cases only, when any unauthorized interference with gas equipment operation may pose danger to all residents.If a gas stove fault is unrelated to a gas leak, you can call our company and ask for repair.Here are some of the most common faults that can be fixed by yourself:

• lack of flame in some burners;
• non-working or clogged electric igniter;
• unstable gas control operation;
• broken fasteners of the oven door;
• tight turning of the gas valve.

Before repairing a gas stove, you must shut off the gas supply to the room, even if a breakdown has nothing to do with the fuel supply. To be on the safe side, you can also open a window or a door.Gas technicians insist on turning off the piezo igniter during repair to avoid an explosion in case of accidental gas equipment damage.Gas stove repair Before repairing a gas stove, you should understand its design and operation principles. If the problem lies in a clogged burner nozzle or piezo igniter, you may need to remove the top panel. Turn off the gas system completely before disassembling a gas stove by shutting off the relevant valve on the pipe, and power off the equipment.After that, take out all bolts connecting the top panel with the control panel. They are located under the burners, so first you need to take out all four burners. You need to make some efforts to remove the top panel as it is fixed with clamps.The next step after removing the top panel is to remove the control panel. First of all, take out all stove knobs and unscrew all bolts. While these bolts are usually located at the bottom, other models may have them in other spots as well.After removing all connecting elements, pull the panel while taking out the buttons and pressing the clamps to the body at the same time. With little effort, you can quickly take out both panels and start diagnosing the unit.Fault 1 – clogged burner Unstable burner operation is the most common fault of a gas stove that can actually be fixed by yourself. In this case, the ignited burner may have weak or no flame at all.Such situations may result from a clogged air mixer or nozzle caused by careless operation. When cooking, food debris or grease may get inside the nozzles and prevent the burner from igniting at all.In this case, the only option is to clean the nozzle with a wooden toothpick sharpened with a cutter knife.If you want to clean the nozzles better, the best option is to unscrew all the bolts and open the gas stove lid, but be careful to avoid damaging the unit. For better nozzle cleaning we recommend screwing it out.Another problem that gas stove owners may encounter is the noise made by a working burner. Keep on reading to find out what to do in this situation.Fault 2 – electric igniter issues Electric ignition feature in gas stoves makes the users’ life much easier, but it doesn’t work well all the time. The first step to find out the exact cause of a piezo igniter fault is to make sure that the lack of burner flame is actually related to a faulty piezo.Check for cloggings on the igniter surfaces. Even a small drop of water will not let the burner ignite.When only one burner is working, you should check the relevant ignition pin. A cracked surface is a clear reason for the lack of flame. The spark breaks down to the side and never comes to the air mixer.Take out all burners and open the oven lid before starting the repair. If only one burner is not getting the spark with the button pressed, the reason lies in a spark plug (electrode) fault caused by a crack. And only if all burners don’t ignite, the problem is likely to be in a damaged cable connecting a piezo and electric igniter.Take out the gas stove top panel and press the ignition button to determine the cause of the electric igniter fault. If the cable is actually damaged, you will see a spark coming through the damaged spot.However, no matter if the fault is caused by a cracked electrode or a damaged cable — the only way to fix a gas stove electric igniter is to replace the broken part with a working one.Fault 3 – gas control not working Any gas stove is equipped with a special gas control system that monitors gas leaks in operation. This system is called a thermocouple and looks like a small metal pin located next to every burner.Even if the flame is fading out for some reason, the thermocouple will not allow gas to spread away, thereby preventing emergencies.A gas control element may fail for a trivial clogging that may occur in operation over time. In this case, it’s enough to clean off the collected grease and dust from the thermocouple with a common sandpaper.If a gas stove burner keeps fading out after cleaning, you can try repairing the gas control by disassembling the panel and installing a new thermocouple.Fault 4 – door fault The most common stove problem is its inability to close the door fully. This fault may occur as a result of excessive load on the door — that is why it’s not recommended to put saucepans, roasting pans, and other heavy items on it.The brackets holding the door get deformed over time and can’t do the job.You can thoroughly inspect gas stove brackets and understand how much they are deformed only after removing the stove door completely. This may require opening the door and bending off the lugs on both sides — it will allow you to open the door to the stop. After that, the door can be detached by slowly pulling it to yourself and sliding it up at the same time.The next step is to take out the stove side panels that are “hiding” the brackets responsible for closing the door. If the part has various deformations, don’t waste your time trying to restore its shape and buy a new suitable bracket for your stove model.Nowadays you can easily find a matching part for any gas stove in numerous specialized online stores, including ones for obsolete models of domestic manufacturers. If you restore a deformed bracket by yourself, it may easily break again soon after the repair.Fault 5 – tight turning of a gas valve If a gas stove valve is turning too tight, you can bring it back to a normal condition by greasing it with a regular graphite grease. The first thing to do is to shut off the main vale supplying gas to the stove and take out the top panel to provide an easier access to the valves.Screw out the two shank screws of a faulty valve, take out a bronze cap, and clean it with a soft cloth.After that, dip your finger into the graphite grease and apply it to the cap with extreme care to avoid the grease from getting inside the valve hole.If the gas stove valve is not damaged but just turning tight, it doesn’t need any serious repair apart from the cap greasing.Since a broken gas stove usually causes a bunch of troubles, it always requires a qualified specialist to help. Provided that the unit is fully сut off from the gas and power supply, any keeper can repair a gas stove by themselves.This article describes the most common faults of a gas unit, as well as methods to correct it without a specialist. It’s crucial to start the repair only after carrying out a thorough diagnosis. However, if you doubt you can handle the issue by yourself, you should better call our company.