oven flame safety device

[ubetee]

Hi, can anybody tell me if an oven flame safety device on a gas oven does the same job as a thermocouple.My gas oven will not heat up and when I have taken the back off to get at what I thought would be the thermocouple all I can find is an oven flame safety device.Thanks.

 

[bhm1712]

well the oven flame safety device is a thermocouple.

If the oven suffers a flame-out the thermocouple registers the change in temp and shuts off the gas valve.

 

[ianmcd]

Hi, can anybody tell me if an oven flame safety device on a gas oven does the same job as a thermocouple.My gas oven will not heat up and when I have taken the back off to get at what I thought would be the thermocouple all I can find is an oven flame safety device.Thanks.

No not many ovens have thermo-couples as such , when you light your oven do you get a very low flame that stays lit but never gets any higher ? or does the flame either never establish or go completely out when you release the control knob? oven make and model would help also

 

[ubetee]

Hi

Thanks for replying.The oven lights and stays on very low but never gets any higher.I have taken the back off and I see now what I think is the FSD.
When I have tried to source a part on the internet, the one I have found that is compatible with my oven doesn't appear to have a solenoid attached, whereas the one in my oven does.It is a Zanussi ZKG5540XN by the way.

Many Thanks

 

[45yearsagasman]

well the oven flame safety device is a thermocouple.

If the oven suffers a flame-out the thermocouple registers the change in temp and shuts off the gas valve.

Explain please

 

[picasso]

This should be interesting

 

[FiremanT]

We're waiting

 

[CBF]

Me too

 

[ianmcd]

Your oven doesnt have a thermo-couple, but unfortunately you need a gas safe registered engineer to sort this for you