Don Vandervort, Head Homeboy, has written more than 30 DIY home improvement books, been a segment host on HGTV, served as MSN.com's home improvement expert and written countless magazine articles.
Kitchen Range & Stovetop Repairs As more and more features of ranges become computerized, the list of things you can do to repair them grows smaller and smaller...
Electric Cooktop: Surface Element Doesn't Work When an electric element doesn't work, either it isn't receiving electric power or it's likely that the element or receptacle it plugs into is faulty...
Gas Burner Doesn't Turn Off If the burner will not go off, the gas valve or furnace limit switch is defective...
Gas Burner Doesn't Work Most problems with gas ranges have to do with the flame—either it isn't quite right or it's nonexistent...
Oven Bakes Unevenly or Burns Food When foods come out burned, soggy, or unevenly baked, it generally means heat isn't being distributed evenly throughout the oven, it's escaping out the door, or the controls are out of adjustment...
Oven Thermostat and Temperature Problems When an oven doesn't maintain the set temperature, first make sure no one is allowing the heat to escape by opening its door...