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amother

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 7:07 pm

I bought a house, the oven is 2003 Maytag gas range. Free standing. They must have not used it much. Good condition but now the igniter went Sad

just moved here a few weeks ago! Would replace or fix igniter?

amother

Gold

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 7:08 pm

Only an honest repairmn can tell you.
I can recommend somebody very honest in NY area

ra_mom

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 7:28 pm

If it's just the igniter, then yes. The older ovens work better.

Rubber Ducky

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 7:46 pm

Replacing an ignitor is an easy fix. If you like the oven, the old ones have less stuff that can go wrong.

amother

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 8:08 pm

It’s not a bad oven. A couple things annoy me. There’s no cook time in Shabbos mode so I can’t just keep on for a few hours Friday night. All the burners are the same size for some odd reason. Otherwise it’s a decent no frills oven

amother

Slategray

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 8:12 pm

Vote for replace the igniter. I imagine you have enough expenses now that you don't need to invest immediately in the oven of your dreams.

amother

Scarlet

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 8:15 pm

you can do it yourself it is easy and cheap

amother

Lime

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 8:27 pm

Can u raise and lower OVEN temp with a knob? To me that's a huge advantage cuz then you can raise/lower temp on YomTov

bobeli

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 8:37 pm

You can fix it yourself, there is a how to video on you tube and order the part online.
Just make sure you take a picture of how things look before you take it apart, if its the top igniter it should take 30 minutes tops

unexpected

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 9:49 pm

And if it's the bottom igniter it should take about 5 minutes, tops. It costs about 50 dollars at the appliance parts store - bring in your old one they will match it for you.

amother

Blush

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 10:36 pm

someone in your house handy? buy on amazon the generic part# 5303935066 maytag igniter, and there's youtube videos to walk you through changing it. not too complicated.

sky

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 11:39 pm

Yes.
A new oven will also need new igniter eventually.
And based on what I’ve heard old ovens last much longer then newer ones.
If you or DH is handy you can 100% do yourself.

meme6

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 11:40 pm

ra_mom wrote:

If it's just the igniter, then yes. The older ovens work better.

What she said I repaired igniter a few times in my oven

ddmom

Sun, Sep 22 2019, 11:59 pm

meme6 wrote:

What she said I repaired igniter a few times in my oven

I did too!
Part was super cheap on ebay.
You tube videos are the best for this kind of things, not hard at all!!

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