Old Caloric Ultramatic Gas Oven broken -- help!
Jeff Miller
We have an old Caloric Ultramatic oven. Its the kind that is built
into the wall.
A few weeks ago, my wife was broiling hamburgers in the broiler
section and we had a small grease fire (boy were those burgers flame
broiled!).
After cleaning everything up, we discovered the oven no longer works.
The pilot light is lit, and the burner holes are unobstructed, yet
when the gas is turned "on", no gas flows. I don't hear any gas coming
nor do I smell any (although the pilot is fine).
Suggestions?
BTW, I wrote to the folks at www.caloric.com over a week ago, but no
reply from them :(
dslosty
sy...@onix.com (Jeff Miller) wrote:
I'm certainly no expert in this area but I have solved problems with a
few Caloric range ovens... they're about my least liked gas range....
Some of the Calorics used an electircally operated gas control valve
powered by a small power supply box. This supply has a small fuse
which can blow.
Another possibility is that the pilot assembly was jogged while
cleaning. The space may have been increased between the pilot flame
and the thermocouple. If the thermocouple output drops, the gas valve
won't come on.
I once saw a combination problem: the above mentioned power supply
fuse was blown plus the hot surface igniter for the oven (no oven
pilot) was misaligned. This igniter, if used in your model, has a
spiral wound electrical element surrounded by a metal hood with a slot
in it. The hood can become misaligned so the slot no longer faces the
burner and the element doesn't ignite the gas.
There are other possibilities but the above gives you a place to
start. Some of the pro guys who repair appliances are on the group
and probably can give you more detailed hints.
Good luck,
Doug
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d...@execpc.com
In article <34ba15dd...@207.44.0.14>,
sy...@onix.com (Jeff Miller) wrote:
>
> We have an old Caloric Ultramatic oven. It's the kind that is built
> into the wall. A few weeks ago, my wife was broiling hamburgers in
> the broiler section and we had a small grease fire (boy were those
> burgers flame broiled!).
>
> After cleaning everything up, we discovered the oven no longer works.
> The pilot light is lit, and the burner holes are unobstructed, yet
> when the gas is turned "on", no gas flows. I don't hear any gas coming
> nor do I smell any (although the pilot is fine).
Jeff, the Internet (and Deja News) is amazing! This is almost exactly
the same problem I had (and still have) with my Caloric model RSR-363
pilotless ignition gas range the same day you posted your question! My
wife didn't have a grease fire, but I think the symptoms are the same.
I removed the lower oven cover and noticed that the igniter heats up to a
very bright, glowing red color, but the gas never comes on. The broiler
still works well. The four stove burners automatically ignite and work
fine. I took the bottom cover off and checked the fuse -- it's fine. My
guess today is that the gas doesn't come on because the igniter isn't
sensing that it is hot enough to release the gas (according to my
manual's schematic drawing, the igniter is electrically linked to the gas
valves). I'm not a repairman and this is only a guess. My next step is
to expose the ignitor and examine it for an electrical thermal sensor
(either that or call a repairman!).
If you figure out what's going on before me, please post whatever you've
learned (or if anyone reading this message already knows the solution,
there are now two of us who would be grateful to hear from you!). I'll
do the same.
Thanks!
Dave
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James Monro
Jeff Miller <sy...@onix.com> wrote:
> We have an old Caloric Ultramatic oven. Its the kind that is built
> into the wall.
> The pilot light is lit, and the burner holes are unobstructed, yet
> when the gas is turned "on", no gas flows. I don't hear any gas coming
> nor do I smell any (although the pilot is fine).
In neighborhood(slapped up around 1985) all of the houses came
with Caloric appliances. It should be enough to say that nobody
I've heard of has replaced the old Caloric junk with another
Caloric.
Also, I'm about to get a new range to replace my Caloric that is
experiencing almost identical malfunctions as yours.
James Monro -- mo...@io.com -- Austin, TX
John Bunting
I don't think the Caloric name exists anymore. Maybe bought out by
Roper?
My folks bought the Caloric gas cooktop and separate built-in gas oven
in the 1950's. The oven(chrome-plated) still works well. The cooktop
was sold as being stainless steel I believe. But it is like no other
stainless I have ever seen. The under side and spots on top are
rusting! But I guess 42year life is pretty good!
candlwyk
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> We have an old Caloric Ultramatic oven. Its the kind that is built
> into the wall.
>
> A few weeks ago, my wife was broiling hamburgers in the broiler
> section and we had a small grease fire (boy were those burgers flame
> broiled!).
>
> After cleaning everything up, we discovered the oven no longer works.
> The pilot light is lit, and the burner holes are unobstructed, yet
> when the gas is turned "on", no gas flows. I don't hear any gas coming
> nor do I smell any (although the pilot is fine).
>
> Suggestions?
>
> BTW, I wrote to the folks at www.caloric.com over a week ago, but no
> reply from them :(
>
>
You may have burnt up the mercury safety bulb which is located at the pilot
(you'll see an oblong bulb with a wire attached to it that leads to the gas
valve)which opens the valve, it may need to be replaced.
d...@execpc.com
> Jeff, the Internet (and Deja News) is amazing! This is almost exactly
> the same problem I had (and still have) with my Caloric model RSR-363
> pilotless ignition gas range the same day you posted your question! My
> wife didn't have a grease fire, but I think the symptoms are the same.
>
> I removed the lower oven cover and noticed that the igniter heats up to a
> very bright, glowing red color, but the gas never comes on. The broiler
> still works well. The four stove burners automatically ignite and work
> fine. I took the bottom cover off and checked the fuse -- it's fine. My
> guess today is that the gas doesn't come on because the igniter isn't
> sensing that it is hot enough to release the gas (according to my
> manual's schematic drawing, the igniter is electrically linked to the gas
> valves). I'm not a repairman and this is only a guess. My next step is
> to expose the igniter and examine it for an electrical thermal sensor
> (either that or call a repairman!).
Just to provide closure, my wife called a repairman before I could try
replacing anything. I was planning to replace the igniter and that's
exactly what the repairman did to fix the problem. The igniter cost me
about $60 and the service call cost about $45. The igniter kit came with
instructions which makes the job look easy. According to my wife, it
took him about 15-minutes.
glenn...@gmail.com
Ed Pawlowski
> I have a 1956 Caloric wall oven.cannot light pilot.if I turn control dial on gas does come out.is thermocouple defective.
>