- Model Number
- LDG4313
- Brand
- LG
- Age
- More than 10 years
Greetings,
I had an issue with my range and was following a similar thread that is closed for comments:
www.applianceblog.com
Since I could not post to that I wanted to share with a new thread.
It appears I have inadvertently fixed ours. It had the same symptoms (smell gas when you come in from outside, flames coming out of the convection vent, and hot spot by the vent).
I decided to pull apart the internal covers to check the igniter, verify the fan spun, etc. I noticed the nut holding the fan on the shaft was loose. I went to tighten it and found it was not righty-tighty, but counter-clockwise tighten (think old Chrysler). I snugged it down but not too tight. I didn't want to break it off. The fan and shaft spun freely.
When I went to put the back internal panel in I noticed the vent grill was a bit mangled. I flattened it back out with the heel of my hand, put it back on, and was going to call a repair person. I came home the next evening and my wife asked if I smelled gas. I told her no. She said the oven was running, and none of the usual issues and she could here the fan run.
My guess is that the main issue was the grill was pushed back to the point of stopping the fan from spinning. Hopefully the fan is keyed to the shaft and the nut is just to keep it on the shaft. My wife uses a pizza stone in the oven. I'm guessing that, or possibly other things, got pushed to the back of the oven and damaged the vent.
Either way, the oven is running with no parts or repair people needed. I didn't even think about the changes I made having any effect. That is why I'm calling it "inadvertently" fixed
Hopefully it will help someone else.
Jeff
I had an issue with my range and was following a similar thread that is closed for comments:
FIXED - LG Range LSG4513ST Flames from Convection Fan in Back of Oven
Long story short: I have flames coming out the back of my oven where the grate is covering the convection fan. Short story long: On Thanksgiving, I noticed my turkey was taking much longer than anticipated. It also got close to burnt on the outside. At first I thought it was just bad cooking...
www.applianceblog.com
It appears I have inadvertently fixed ours. It had the same symptoms (smell gas when you come in from outside, flames coming out of the convection vent, and hot spot by the vent).
I decided to pull apart the internal covers to check the igniter, verify the fan spun, etc. I noticed the nut holding the fan on the shaft was loose. I went to tighten it and found it was not righty-tighty, but counter-clockwise tighten (think old Chrysler). I snugged it down but not too tight. I didn't want to break it off. The fan and shaft spun freely.
When I went to put the back internal panel in I noticed the vent grill was a bit mangled. I flattened it back out with the heel of my hand, put it back on, and was going to call a repair person. I came home the next evening and my wife asked if I smelled gas. I told her no. She said the oven was running, and none of the usual issues and she could here the fan run.
My guess is that the main issue was the grill was pushed back to the point of stopping the fan from spinning. Hopefully the fan is keyed to the shaft and the nut is just to keep it on the shaft. My wife uses a pizza stone in the oven. I'm guessing that, or possibly other things, got pushed to the back of the oven and damaged the vent.
Either way, the oven is running with no parts or repair people needed. I didn't even think about the changes I made having any effect. That is why I'm calling it "inadvertently" fixed
Hopefully it will help someone else.
Jeff
