Gas oven flickers at low temperature

[oliger]

Late 60's Magic Chef gas range. I seldom use the extremely low temperatures. When set at 170 degrees (F) I can hear the gas "Flickering" on and off. When set at 225 or above it doesn't do this. Is it normal? What should I do about it?

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

Gas stoves are supposed to cycle on and off, no matter the temperature.

 

[oliger]

I'm not a dummy, I know they should cycle on and off. What I'm trying to say is that when it is on at a low temperature, there is not sufficient gas flow for a constant flame, it rapidly flickers instead.

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

Wasn't implying you were. Perhaps there is blockage to the burner ports. They can be cleaned using a pin.

 

[sudsmaster]

Perhaps someone at Magic Chef would know if the oven was designed to flicker at very low settings.

As long as the flames are blue and not orange and smoky, perhaps it's nothing to worry about. I'm assuming the pilot prevents the flame from self-extinguishing and releasing raw gas into the kitchen, which would be bad.

The other possibility is to adjust the low setting on the burner gas injection, if it is adjustable. Or, disassemble and clean it out as suggested.

 

[lorainfurniture]

If it’s a really old stove you can make a small adjustment to the running flame via the thermostat. It’s not really a big deal unless it extinguishes and you smell gas