Controls gas flow to individual cooktop burners on gas ranges. Replace if valve stem is bent, broken, or stuck, preventing smooth knob operation or shutoff.
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Gas burner valve was stuck and was not able to turn it off with the knob (broke the knob in the process) Mike K. • Snohomish , WA • August 12, 2019
What you will need:
* replacement parts
* small and regular Phillips screwdrivers
* small wrench
* soapy water in a spray bottle or leak detection spray
Take apart the top of the stove control unit
1) turn off the gas to the stove, in my case I cannot get to the shutoff valve easily so I ended up turning off the electricity to the stove at the fuse box as that forces an emergency shutdown of the gas supply internally of the stove.
2) remove all 5 knobs, the grates at the top and open the oven...
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