At 01:23 PM 4/14/01 -0500, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer wrote:
>I've dug further. My stove is Magic Chef model E-165 2 according to the
>tag under the cook top (if I didn't forget the number while reading the
>mail after looking). Also there I found a stopcock hooked to the
>manifold and connected to a 1/4" aluminum pipe headed towards the oven.
>The oven thermostat has its on connection to the manifold and a smaller
>pipe to the oven. There is an OFF position on the thermostat knob, NO
>mention of pilot. It looks like the pilot can be enabled with that stop
>cock. I don't know if there's any thermocouple protection to shut off
>that line if the pilot blows out.
That is functionally how even new RV ovens work- there isn't a
safety for the pilot, only for the main burner. Generally the pilot is too
small to create a problem, even if on but unlit, though I don't blame you
for your hesitance to experiment!
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Chris Bryant
Bryant RV Services
DeLand, Florida
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