The oven light on the large oven keeps blinking. The knob is in off position. I have never used the oven, it is new. Is there a chance I could have a gas leak?

To light the pilot light on a Kenmore Maxitrol oven, please follow these steps:

1. Locate the pilot light assembly. It's usually at the bottom of the oven, behind a small metal cover.
2. Turn the oven control knob to the "off" position.
3. Remove the metal cover by pulling it out or lifting it up, depending on the model.
4. Locate the pilot light and the pilot light valve. The valve is usually a small red button located near the pilot light.
5. Press and hold the pilot light valve in for a few seconds while you use a long match or lighter to light the pilot light.
6. Once the pilot light is lit, continue holding the pilot light valve in for another 30 seconds.
7. Release the pilot light valve and make sure the pilot light stays lit. If it doesn't, repeat the process.
8. Replace the metal cover and turn the oven control knob to the desired temperature setting.

Note: If you're having trouble lighting the pilot light or keeping it lit, it may be best

bad igniter switch aka the knob ur pushing is bad can check with a multi meter for continuity

When the oven control knob is in the off position(vertical), turn it counter-clockwise to the next position. This is the oven pilot light. Push the knob down, and while holding down, push the red piezo ignitor button located behind the bottom plate under the oven door. This little door swings open top down, like the oven door. Push the ignitor repeatedly, while holding the knob down. If it doesn't light, or you smell gas, let it dissipate before trying again.

i believe after buying this oven that the left knob at turning clockwise position 1 is defrost which works by just blowing room temp air around, position 2 is oven on, position 3 is conventional grill must be used with door open and position 4 is fan grill can be used with door closed ,and the knob on the left is for setting oven temp and and turn fully round when using the grill to heat the grill

Replace the thermocouple

Will the flame go out if you turn the control knob to the off position?

Sometimes gas cooking control knobs have two seperate types of control in the one knob. One control turn the gas on or off, one adjusts the variable quantity of gas allowed through a gap to your flame jets. Some control knobs can get gummed up and stick a little. The can be fixed by carefully taking apart the control knob, taking note of EXACTLY how everything goes back together and cleaning any gummed up bits. Then reassemble the knob and drizzle soapy water over the control to test for leaks. A leaky gas join blows bubbles and makes noise. Let me know if this fixes the problem.

John

It sounds like your oven control module is bad. It conrols all bake, broil, including self clean.

Most likely you got water (or some other liquid) into the control knobs. Unplug, go to bed and try it again in the morning. If you continue to futz with it, you run the chance of burning out the electronics in the control knob, like I did. :(

You were right. The locking mechanism switch somehow became jammed and the oven thought the door was locked, even though I could open the door. I didn't know if I was supposed to take the top off and moving the lever back and forth did not help. Finally I turned the oven on and just kind of jiggled the latch in the unlocked position. I kind of moved it back and forth furiously and the cleaning light stopped blinking and the oven light came on. I'm glad it is working now, but I will be manually cleaning my oven from now on! Thanks for your help.