anyone good with, or know someone who's good with appliance repair??

[gamorg02]

quick question->

my pretty new gas stove caught on fire last night. the ignitor assmebly that sits below the knobs caught on fire from a short and burnt up pretty good. I gotta replace that and the spark module just to be safe. Question I have is it possibly the valve assembly for that burner is compromised? It looks like its metal but not sure.

If it could be compromised i'll replace it. If it needs to be replaced is it as simple as unscrew old, screw on new with gas rated tape where needed? or are there adjusments that need to take place. There are 3 specific valve assemblies for my model for the 3 different size burners so i imagine they're pre adjusted or non-adjustable from the factory.

anyways just throwing that out there.

 

[Fire-medic]

Ever see a building blow up from a gas leak? Pay the service call fee.

 

[gamorg02]

i don't disagree but whats to guarantee they won't create a gas leak?

 

[sdt354]

pm'd Ya

 

[gamorg02]

the company that broke the stove is willing to work with me to get a maytag repair person out here, so i'll go that route. it'd be one thing if it was just some electrical parts but theres a few other gas parts that show some burn marks so i want to have them check it out.

spoke with a friend of my fathers who does repair (250 miles away) who said the valve is most likely fine since the heat of a self cleaning oven 2" away from for 4 hours it is probably more heat than the fire caused in the 10 seconds it was lit...

 

[dannymax]

I would expect, and probly even urge, the maytag guy to replace everything anywhere near the fire....as FM said....you don't mess with gas!

Last fall there was a gas explosion one county north of me that completely shredded the house (left it hanging in the trees) and killed 8 people!!

 

[Fire-medic]

I would expect, and probly even urge, the maytag guy to replace everything anywhere near the fire....as FM said....you don't mess with gas!

Last fall there was a gas explosion one county north of me that completely shredded the house (left it hanging in the trees) and killed 8 people!!

The two failed-equipment events firefighters dread are gas leak explosions and boiler explosions. The two fire developments in the life of a fire we hate and are trained to recognize as 'impending' are flashovers and backdrafts.

Part of the cost of the service is insurance that the work is done correctly, which arises from co. schools the techs take, and written insurance to cover liability.

Next week there is a series of in-service classes I am taking for my fire inspector/plans reviewer certifications. In the educational realm this is referred to as, life-long learning. Any tech in any field knows exactly that of which I speak. Technologies change, new ones appear, old ones are set-aside. Ya gotta stay-up w/the changes or lose your livelihood and possibly cause injury or worse to yourself and/or others.

If you take the time to read your homeowner's insurance, you will probably find a clause which will make you realize that for your home to be covered, your installed equipment must be in good repair and maintained correctly. The adjuster, in the event of a fire, works with the local fire marshal to forensically-examine the origin and cause of the fire. That's part of the responsibilities of the fire marshal and his staff which has of course been trained in fire investigation. Equipment involved in a fire as a likely or probable source of the fire is noted for its manufacturer and model and serial numbers, and is kept in a national database by the feds. That allows them to see if there is a problem w/that particular appliance or when it was built.

 

[gamorg02]

in talking to the same repair guy friend of my fathers he said this is pretty common for gas stoves when water or cleanign solution gets under the knobs it shorts the spark controls.