On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 9:40:01 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> Sheldon Martin wrote:

> > A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power outage
> > unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot light... newer gas
> > ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow, and needs electric to
> > operate the solinoid that opens the oven gas valve. You can light the
> > top burners with a match but not the oven. All pilot lights were
> > eliminated as a safety feature.
>
> Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal simple
> concept.

Modern ovens don't work that way. My oven requires electricity to
open the valve to admit gas to the burner.

Sheldon is totally correct.

Here's what GE has to say on the subject:

<https://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=19226>

Cindy Hamilton