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Old 06-23-2011, 02:52 PM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by cmac2012 View Post
It was a bit weird that the element would be cherry red for a minute or two, and the flame would only come on when I blew a puff of air from my massive lungs in the direction of the element.
I've seen this a lot in gas ovens with gas pilots. It happens when the flame is not in quite the right position. I'm not very familiar with electronic ignitors.
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