How do I Light the Pilot Light on a General Electric Gas Oven?
It only takes a moment to light the pilot light on your General Electric (GE) gas oven, after you get to the pilot light. Your oven has a small gas valve next to the main gas line to your home. When you turn on this gas valve, a mixture of gas and air flows into a tube attached to a safety control valve, which will not let the gas into your oven unless an ignition source exists. An electric igniter or a pilot light flame that remains lit becomes the ignition source for the gas. When the gas ignites, the thermostat shuts off the gas flow after it senses the temperature you set. Turn your GE stovetop burners to the “On” position before you light the oven pilot. You can turn these burners off after you have the oven pilot light burning. Remove the heavy oven door, preferably with help, by opening the door a few inches until it reaches a stop position, which holds the door in the open position. Firmly grasp each side of the oven door, then lift the door straight up, off the hinges. To avoi
