Crossposted: My stove & oven stopped working while I was making dinner.

[yewberry]

Looks a lot like this one but is electric:




This is a pretty old General Electric P7, and we are renters. None of the elements on the stovetop or inside the oven will come on, but the little lights work, so it is getting power. Anyone knowledgeable in this area? Also posted this in the DIY group, but there's not much traffic there.

This stinks. I cook a lot!

[RebelOne]

1. If you are a renter, have you contacted your landlord?

He or she is responsible for repairs on something that is not your fault.

[yewberry]

4. Not yet. The house is pretty much a teardown.

They are renting it as long as it's habitable, and plan to tear it down and build a retirement home on the site. I think it used to be a vacation cabin and the house is falling apart, but the site is amazing.

I guess I have to call her.

[Kali]

2. a fuse/breaker might be tripped

I agree, this is your landlord's responsibility.

I feel for you -mine quit right before Thanksgiving in 2004. aarrggghhh!!!1

you can get by with other appliances - micro, portable burners, electric fry pan or griddle, toaster ovens, big roaster, crock pots - but it sure is a PITA.

[yewberry]

5. I took the oven for granted!

You're right, I do have to call the landlord.

Poop.

[RebelOne]

8. Good luck. I hope you get it fixed.

But in the meantime, as another poster said: Microwave, crockpot, toaster oven, etc.

[grasswire]

3. crosspost to the cooking baking forum

Lots of experienced cooks over there. Maybe someone has an idea.

[Duer 157099]

6. Google the model and "igniter"

See if the symptoms match. I replaced mine myself, got the part on eBay.

Good luck.

http://www.davesrepair.com/DIYhelp/DIYovenignitors.htm

[Kali]

11. op said it was electric

[Duer 157099]

14. Ah, yeah maybe electric ones don't have ignitors...

But here's something that may be helpful:

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-repair-an-oven7.htm

Servicing Fuses

If the range or oven is receiving power but doesn't work, the unit may have its own fuse or circuit breaker assembly. This assembly is usually located under the cooktop of the range. In some units, lift the top of the range to gain access to the fuse assembly; or lift the elements, remove the drip pans, and look on the sides of the cabinets. Inside the oven, look to the back to spot the fuse assembly.

If the unit has this additional fuse or breaker system, components such as the oven light, the range heating elements, the timer, and a self-cleaning feature may be separately fused.

If these components or features fail to work, don't overlook the possibility that the fuses have blown. To replace a blown fuse, unscrew the old fuse and install a new one of the same type and electrical rating. If the unit has circuit breakers, push the breaker or reset button, which is usually located on the control panel.

[hedgehog]

7. Since you seem to be in the country, are you certain it's a gas stove?

Maybe it's running off propane, and the propane bottle is empty?

[yewberry]

9. No, it's electric.

The pic is just to illustrate where the wiring would exist in this type of model. And yeah, sort of an old place!

[hedgehog]

10. Sorry - you said it was electric, not gas and I flipped it in my head!

[Major Nikon]

12. It might be missing a phase

The heating elements require 220v, but the light is just powered by a single phase (110v). So it could be a problem at your fusebox or within the oven itself.

[yewberry]

13. I looked at the breaker box

and flipped the breakers in case I could reset. No good. I did call the landlord.

Takeout tonight, I guess.

[REP]

15. It might have its own fuses but it's probably the heating sensor

[RebelOne]

16. If you have a microwave there are many frozen entrees

you could fix. Since I am a single person, much of my cooking is done in the microwave.