why is my stove doing this?

[vacuumfreeeke]

Hey guys... My stupid stove is acting up. I have one of those cheap Magic Chef things that they put in many apartments. I tried to clean the burner ring the other day and now only two of the jet holes work! All the other burners are fine, but the back right one is not working well. I could call maintainence, but by the time they get here, I'll have moved to a place that has electric LOL. I figured, who else better to ask than appliance collectors! Is there anything I can do to fix this? Thanks!

 

[maytagbear]

It is possible

that the whole assembly, including the long supply pipe, is not entirely dry yet. I'd give it another 12-24 hours off, and then try it again.

Another possibility would be incomplete rinsing, but that's not too likely.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[rayjay]

Maybe you got water in the burner holes. I used to have a gas stove, and after I scrubbed and rinsed the burners, I put them in a 200 degree over for 30 min to dry.

Try this, or if you got somthing stuck in the holes, try a piece of wire to unclog.

Ray

 

[chuffle]

I had that happen once...

...due to a boil over of starchy water from pasta, years ago, when I was in my apartment. Put out the fire and clogged the burner. A pointy round toothpick to the burner holes is all that was needed and the burner was back in business.

Perhaps a toothpick will work for you?

Joe

 

[toggleswitch2]

Yup. After washing, dry 'em up in they oven and prick 'em with a pin or toothpick.

 

[toggleswitch2]

BTW those are Magic Chef Uni-Burners that do very well in the DW, but DO dry them in the oven to avoid rust.

The chrome polishes up with steel-wool pads after the aluminum becomes dull in the DW; but my attiude was, who cares? Better to be quickly and easily washed (grease-free) and let it be a dull (matte-like) finish.....

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

Thanks for responding. I don't know how to take those burner things off... I'd be scared that I'd create a gas leak if I tried! I "fixed it good" tonight... I tried the toothpick and sewing pin thing. Didn't work. The I tried to rinse it with water from a spray bottle and dry it with a paper towel. Well, now the two jet holes that did work don't... the burner just clicks, but doesn't ignite at all!

I cleaned the stove like 4 days ago, that should be enough time for it to have dried out, no?

 

[autowasherfreak]

I have the same problem every time I clean mine. I usually run them through a heated dry cycle in the bottom rack of the dishwasher.

They should be dried out by now. If I don't dry them in the dishwasher, they are usually dry within 24 hours.

 

[toggleswitch2]

~I don't know how to take those burner things off... I'd be scared that I'd create a gas leak if I tried!

Lift and gently pull. There MAY be a shipping screw mounting it to the frame of the stove, but that is to be removed and discarded. The shipping screw is normally a very short affair with a big head on it. Phillips [cross) type screwdriver required.

YOU CAN'T HAVE A GAS LEAK by removing for cleaning, so NO WORRIES! Just don't turn on the gas when there is no burner in place! Yes I used to believe the same thing. The open end of the burner [which typically contains a gas-air mixing shutter slips over the Venturi nozzle (just past the gas control knob), which is often brass in color, then the rest of the burner just slots-in or sits down.

Bottom line is the burners were designed to be removable or they would not be if it were dangerous to do so.

 

[whirlcool]

A lot of times you have to twist the burner for it to come off.
They may screw into the stove. Remember righty tighty, lefty loosy.
Then you can put the burner in the dishwasher.

 

[toggleswitch2]

If this is indeed a Magic Chef "uniburner", both a front and a rear burner and the gas tubes tubes supplying them are formed on (or attached to) a metal oval piece that sits over the pilot light.

Yes dishwasher and soaking-in-the-sink safe!

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[vacuumfreeeke]

Thanks guys... that sure makes them easier to clean! I pulled them straight up and they came off without a problem. They are in my GE Nautilaus portable dishwasher with the grates as well... maybe the Cascade Complete will work its magic on them! I used my Lux canister vac to suck up all the crud that was under them... I'll use the heated dry cycle and hopefully that will ensure that they will work after the cleaning. Maybe I'll hold the blow dryer on them for a little while.

 

[whirlcool]

I would use a can of canned air to blow the orifices clear of any water or debris.

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

Thanks guys! The dishwasher trick worked. It didn't clean them very much... that still requires scrubbing... but they all work perfectly now! Now that I know they are so easily removeable I will be able to deal with them better in the future. Thanks again )

 

[autowasherfreak]

When I first moved into this house, the stove was filthy. I took the burners out to the back porch and sprayed them with Easy Off oven cleaner, and let them sit for about 2 hours and then scrubbed the hell out of them. They didn't look brand new, but they looked a hell of a lot better.

 

[toggleswitch2]

I once put three or four sets of burner grates in a pyrolytic self-cleaner. [Note: It was a 4-family house!] *WOW* the blue-gray smoke that poured out of the oven as 25+ years of grease burned off!

I don't recommend it for new grates, but once they have aged (not so gracefully) why not?