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    bearrocks Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 5, 2009, 04:01 PM
    Electrical fault
    I have a whirlpool gas range with electronic igniters. A tree hit the house service line causing some breakers to pop. When I reset the breakers the digital control on the range fizzled and smoked. The igniters don't work but I can still get gas to the range.
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    Dec 5, 2009, 04:50 PM

    Sounds like you receieved a voltage surge from the fault. Did you contact you loacl utility company?
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    Dec 5, 2009, 07:08 PM

    Everything reset (water heater, furnace, etc) and started working fine. I thought all was on but the electronic control on the range didn't seem to fry until I reset the breaker. I just worry about the gas and whether I can use the range until I can get an appliance person out here to look at it.
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    Dec 5, 2009, 07:12 PM

    You should be fine. The gas controls are manual and control the gas directly, I believe. As you move the gas control, that's a signal to start the spark igniter.

    Looks like that control fried.
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    Dec 5, 2009, 07:26 PM

    If the gas is still working fine with the knob, are you merely lighting it with a match or lighter ?
    Most of the electronic on many gas stoves are merely for lighting the gas.
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