Stove, Cooktop and Oven Repair
Ranges, wall ovens and cooktops, gas or electric.
Oven Repair in Alabama
Freestanding range or wall oven, gas or electric: when the oven will not heat or will not turn on, call to get connected with an independent provider who repairs home ovens.
Part of stove, cooktop and oven repair
For homeowners with a broken washer, dryer, oven, stove, cooktop or freezer. Not for refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, commercial appliances, parts orders or phone-only quotes.
- Call to connectOne phone line, nothing to fill in
- For homeownersLarge household appliances
- Independent providersLocal businesses that take part
- 61 Alabama citiesFour markets and five areas
Common problems
Signs the oven needs a repair
Ovens fail in fairly predictable ways. Electric ovens rely on bake and broil elements, while gas ovens rely on an igniter that must glow hot enough to open the gas valve. Both use a temperature sensor and a control to hold the setting.
- Oven stays cold or barely warms
- Gas oven clicks or glows but never lights
- Bake element has a visible break or blister
- Temperature far off the setting
- Display blank or showing an error
- Door locked after self-clean
The visit
What a technician usually checks
A general outline only. The independent provider decides what the visit includes and explains any findings.
Element or igniter
Tests the bake and broil elements, or checks the igniter's current draw on gas models.
Temperature sensor
Measures the sensor's resistance against the specification for the model.
Controls
Checks the control board, relays and clock or display for faults.
Door and gasket
Looks at the door seal, hinges and lock, which affect heat retention and self-clean.
Plain guidance
Repair or replace?
When a repair often makes sense
Bake elements, gas igniters, temperature sensors and door gaskets are typical oven repairs and are usually worth doing on an otherwise sound oven.
When replacement may come up
Replacement may come up when the oven cavity is rusted, when the control board fails on a much older model, or when several parts are failing at once. Wall ovens can be harder to match, so ask about sizes.
Symptoms
Problem guides for this appliance
Service areas
Stove, Cooktop and Oven Repair by market
Oven repair is covered on the stove, cooktop and oven pages for each market.
- Birmingham oven repairBirmingham, Trussville, Pelham and nearby
- Oven repair around TuscaloosaTuscaloosa, Northport, Brookwood and nearby
- Huntsville oven repairHuntsville, Madison, Gurley and nearby
- Oven repair in Mobile and Baldwin CountyMobile, Eight Mile, Grand Bay and nearby
Regional areas
- Pell City, Oxford and East of Birmingham
- Jasper and Walker County
- Fayette, Winston and Cullman
- Decatur and Athens
- Guntersville and Scottsboro
City pages
- Birmingham, AL
- Trussville, AL
- Pelham, AL
- Helena, AL
- Maylene, AL
- Harpersville, AL
- Sterrett, AL
- Locust Fork, AL
- Remlap, AL
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Northport, AL
- Brookwood, AL
- Vance, AL
- Brent, AL
- Brierfield, AL
- Huntsville, AL
- Madison, AL
- Gurley, AL
- Hazel Green, AL
- Mobile, AL
- Eight Mile, AL
- Grand Bay, AL
- Irvington, AL
- Bay Minette, AL
- Loxley, AL
- Stapleton, AL
- Pell City, AL
- Cropwell, AL
- Odenville, AL
- Ragland, AL
- Alpine, AL
- Oxford, AL
- Weaver, AL
- Jasper, AL
- Parrish, AL
- Sumiton, AL
- Townley, AL
- Cordova, AL
- Quinton, AL
- Empire, AL
- Double Springs, AL
- Berry, AL
- Bankston, AL
- Brilliant, AL
- Bremen, AL
- Decatur, AL
- Athens, AL
- Courtland, AL
- Moulton, AL
- Town Creek, AL
- Eva, AL
- Hillsboro, AL
- Guntersville, AL
- Grant, AL
- Union Grove, AL
- Scottsboro, AL
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A weak igniter is a common cause. It may glow but not draw enough current to open the gas valve fully. A technician can measure the igniter and replace it if it is out of range.
No. A broken or blistered element can spark and damage the oven. Turn the oven off at the breaker, let it cool and call so the element can be replaced.
Let the oven cool completely, then try turning the oven off and on at the breaker. If the lock still will not release, the lock motor or control may need attention.
Many providers repair built-in wall ovens as well as ranges. Mention that it is a wall oven and whether it is a single or double unit.
Next step
Oven not heating?
Call to describe what the appliance is doing and get connected with an independent local provider.