KitchenAid KFGC500J Commercial-Style Gas Range Repair
The KFGC500J is a 30-inch slide-in commercial-style gas range, also sold as the KFGC500JSS. It has two 20,000 BTU dual-flame burners, a 15,000 BTU burner and a 5,000 BTU simmer burner on top, and a 4.1 cu. ft. convection oven below. That power makes it a favorite in kitchens with a serious cook, and the burners get hard use.
A dual-flame burner can light on its outer ring and not the inner one, or the reverse, which almost always traces to a clogged port or a damp igniter. We clean the burner and test the spark first. A knob that feels loose or a switch that fails to click gets examined next. In the oven, we compare the sensor with a thermometer and check the lock after cleaning. Should you smell gas, get everyone out of the house and call the gas utility from a safe distance. The price is written before work, and the repair has a 30-day warranty.
Debris in the burner ports or moisture at the igniter keeps one ring from catching. We clean the head, test the spark and replace the igniter if it is weak.
It adds a fan and a heating element to the usual gas oven parts, so more can go wrong. If baking is uneven, we check the sensor, the elements and the fan together, which separates a weak part from a failed one.
Leave the house right away without switching anything on or off, and call the gas utility from outside. Do not return until they say it is safe, then call us for the repair.
Book in about a minute, or call the desk. Same-day windows inside the Loop on most days, next-day across the rest of Houston.
