How to Light a Suburban Rv Oven and What to Do When It Does Not Ignite?

So you are ready for your next adventure and looking forward to cooking up some meals along the way. But how do you pilot light that thing up safely? And what happens if it doesn’t light? Well, we’re here to help!

In this article, we’ll be walking you through how to light a suburban RV oven, and address five common problems that might arise: temperature adjustment, oven not lighting up, basic troubleshooting for no gas, blocked orifices, and stuck doors.

So grab your RV keys and let’s go!

How To Start a Suburban Rv Oven

If you’ve ever had trouble lighting an RV range, it’s probably because you didn’t know what to do. So let’s make sure you don’t have to worry about it anymore!

Here are some easy steps to help you get your cooker light up in no time:

• If you have an automated or electronic lighting system, press the start button on the cooker doorway. If your unit doesn’t have this option, check for a manual override switch inside.
• If nothing works, try using a barbecue lighter to ignite the oven pilot light.
• If that doesn’t work either, try using a long match or regular lighter instead of using matches; they’re safer and more effective than matches when trying to light something.

Suburban Oven Pilot Light

If you’re having trouble lighting the oven pilot light, there are a few things you can try:

1. First, adjust the flame on top burners by turning in a counter-clockwise direction.
2. If that doesn’t work, try adjusting the flame yourself. There’s a screw on the side of your thermostat that will let you do this. Just turn it clockwise and see if that helps!

Suburban Rv Oven Temperature Adjustment

If you’re interested in adjusting the temperature of your camper oven, there are a few things you’ll need to know first. The first thing is that you have to make sure you have a temperature-regulated source of heat, like an electric space heater.

Open up your cooker door and check the location of the thermostat. Turn this knob counterclockwise until it stops turning. Close the door again and plug in any gas appliances that require power while leaving the pilot on until they finish baking.

Suburban Rv Oven Troubleshooting

You could have a defective knob, a dirty pilot light flame, or even a malfunctioned thermocouple.

If you have a gas stove and the pilot light is on but the burners don’t light, try turning up the gas. Also, check to see if any part of the command panel is dirty or broken. If the pilot light turns on but only one or two of the burners work, check out the parts of your stove to see if anything is damaged.

Suburban Rv oven Won’t Light

If your camper pilot oven won’t light up, you are probably wondering what could be causing this problem.

There are several different signs of a lack of burning gas in a camper range and they can range from something as simple as forgetting to open the propane tank valve to something more serious like a faulty thermocouple or burner flames that aren’t free of debris.

No gas

Firstly you should do is check if there’s any gas in the line as someone may have overlooked opening the propane tank valve. Or, if you haven’t opened it at all, then it takes a while to cleanse the gas line of any air so it can start sending fuel toward the pilot lights and let it torch up.

Dirty oven

And it turns out that the reason your range flame won’t light is probably that it is dirty.

To fix this problem:

1. Turn off your stovetop and unplug it from its outlet location.
2. Use a sponge or soft cloth to wipe down each pilot burner individually until no more soot or grease comes off on your sponge or cloth (this should take a few minutes per burner).
3. Turn on your stovetop again and check the burners for any soot or grease still left on them; if any remains, repeat steps 1-2 until all burners are clean!

Blocked orifice gas valve

Suburban oven pilot light not turning on could be a simple matter of blocked orifices. It can be solved by simply unplugging the gas appliances and waiting for the orifice to clear.

Air in the gas line

To remove the air in the gas line

1. Turn off the gas valve at the main gas supply line to the unit.
2. Open the range door, turn off the pilot light and open all windows and doors on your RV.

Thermocouple

The thermocouple is a small contraption that regulates the proper temperature of your RV’s exhaust system. It works with your furnace to ensure that its output matches what’s coming out of your vents. If it doesn’t, you’ll have trouble cooking in your RV.

How to light the stovetop?

If you’re camping or traveling in an RV, you’ll need to know how to light the stovetop. There are a few different ways to do this, and the one you choose depends on the type of stove top your RV has. Some stoves have gas lines that you can use to light the top burners, while others require a lighter or matches. If your RV has a propane gas tank, you can use a propane stovetop adapter for lighting.

Suburban RV oven Won’t Stay lit

Luckily, it’s not too hard to figure out why your oven won’t stay lit. If you’re having trouble with your Suburban oven to stay lit, here are some common causes

1. The stovetop door not closing properly
2. Broken tracks
3. Corroded top burners

Finding Suburban Rv oven Replacement Parts

If you want to keep costs down, you should try to buy new parts instead of replacing them with old ones. By doing this you can save money on maintenance and repairs later on down the road.

You can also repair or replace your old oven yourself if it will cost less than hiring someone else to do it for you.

Suburban Rv Oven Pilot Light Assembly

The first thing you’ll want to do is check Amazon for pilot lights. you may find that the same part is sold elsewhere at a lower price than Amazon is charging.

Suburban Rv Oven Control-Valves

The key to finding good deals on Suburban parts is to deal directly with those outlets that sell them regularly. There is the surplus of shops that stock a wide range of items, and their prices are reasonable.

Instructions are generally contained with the part but most restorations are effortless to do.

Suburban Rv Oven Door Won’t Close

Your oven door may not be closing because of a number of reasons.

1. One common issue is that the door contacts are dirty, so they don’t make good contact with one another when you try to close the door. This can be fixed fairly easily by cleaning your contacts and then putting on some lubricant.
2. Another common reason for your door not closing properly is that there is too much pressure on the contact location—either from water or other liquids like oil, vinegar or bleach. You can fix this problem by cleaning out any excess water or other liquid and then applying some lubricant to keep it from building up again.
3. You may also have trouble with your sensors if they’re not working properly—for example, if you’ve replaced them with new ones but they still don’t detect heating flame properly. In this case, you’ll need to take apart those sensors and clean them off thoroughly with soap and water before reassembling them back together again.

Conclusion

We’ve walked through a step-by-step process of turning on RV oven safely, and we’ve also covered common problems like no gas and the suburban oven pilot not torching up. I’m sure you will find this post helpful for your next safe adventure.

So what problems have you had lighting your RV oven?

If you have any problems with your RV stove top, feel free to comment below or share your experience with us. We’d love to hear from you!

Get out there and cook!