Oven & Range Repair in Gig Harbor, WA

We check the usual organs — element, sensor, igniter — and then the thing older houses hide: the 240-volt supply itself. Heat-scarred receptacles and tired breaker legs mimic dying elements, and catching a scorched terminal early matters beyond dinner. Meter first, one written price after.

In between: the igniter's spark is losing the race, so gas flows longer before catching. Dry the burner parts and re-seat the caps first — free and often enough. A burner that still clicks solo has a tired electrode or spark module; both are quick, stocked parts.

Photograph it first — power-cycling erases the evidence. One three-minute breaker reset is legitimate (storm blips wedge boards here), but a code that returns is a component talking: sensor, door lock, keypad or relay. With the code and model number, the part usually rides out with us.

Rarely — under the glass live individual elements, limiters and switches, all meter-testable and replaceable. The glass itself only enters the conversation if it's cracked, and even then it's often a replaceable panel whose math we'll write out honestly against the range's age.