Smell of gas, no flame, or a smoking oven: who to call first.
An oven call doesn’t always start with us. The jobs below are grouped by how they started, and each one says what our technician found, what was done and what the bill was. Every bill below is rounded to $5 and already counts the $85 diagnostic.
Don’t go looking for the leak yourself: get everyone out and phone the gas company from outside. In each of the four jobs below the gas company was involved before or after our visit, and in two of them we finished the repair and left the gas off for the utility to turn back on.
Malibu 90265 · June 12, 2026 · Thermador 36-inch six-burner gas rangetop, model PCG366W
Two leaking burner valves, and a repair we deliberately left switched off
The owner had been smelling gas now and then from a rangetop about five years old. The gas company came out and turned the valve off before we were called.
Our technician traced the leak to the two left burner valves and their simmer solenoids. Both valves and both solenoids were replaced, and every connection was tested again afterwards. No leaks.
What we didn’t do was turn the gas back on. The gas valve was left in the off position, and the owner was asked to keep it that way until the gas company had re-checked the rangetop and restored service. The drawer was left out, as the owner asked.
Invoice$945two burner valves, two simmer solenoids, leak test
The rating plate on the front rail: Thermador, model PCG366W, gas type natural.First visit: leak-detection solution foaming at the brass fitting of a burner valve.The yellow-handled shutoff in the cabinet below the rangetop, on its flexible line.
Behind the Los Feliz BlueStar’s control panel: a brass burner valve on the gas manifold.
Los Feliz 90027 · March 1, 2025 · BlueStar gas range
The gas company named the valve. We replaced it.
The gas company had already pointed to a specific valve. We replaced that valve, found no leaks with our own instruments, and told the owner to have the gas company return for a follow-up safety check.
Invoice$730
Canyon Country, Santa Clarita 91387 · November 9, 2024 · Frigidaire gas oven
A carbon monoxide note from the gas company, and an oven full of burnt food
The gas company had shut off the oven’s gas and left a note about excessive carbon monoxide. Inside the oven, burnt food covered the cavity. We cleaned it out, adjusted the oven burner and suggested a self-clean cycle for the smell. No part was needed. The oven’s gas valve stayed off until the gas company could inspect it and turn it back on.
Invoice$220
San Marino 91108 · November 4, 2025 · KitchenAid gas range
A gas smell and a cold oven, and no gas pressure at all
Booked as an oven that smelled of gas and wouldn’t warm up. There was a gas odor, but testing found no gas pressure reaching the appliance, which pointed to the property’s supply rather than the oven. Our advice was to have SoCalGas inspect and restore service before any oven repair.
Invoice$85the diagnostic only
Gas back on, oven still not right?
If the gas company left a note, keep it for the technician.
Of the oven and range calls where the complaint was written down, nearly half were about ignition: a burner or an oven that wouldn’t light. The jobs here run from a $310 wiring repair to a $1,485 control-board and display replacement.
West Hollywood (Los Angeles 90069) · May 23, 2025 · Wolf gas range, two ovens and a center griddle
The right-hand oven wouldn’t come on
Only one side of this two-oven Wolf was dead. The oven burner igniter on that side tested faulty, a new one went in, and the oven worked again.
Invoice$505oven burner igniter
“Mikayel was on time, courteous and very knowledgeable. He was able to diagnose and repair my Wolf range very quickly and the cost was very reasonable. Thank you for a great job!”
The Wolf: two ovens, burners either side of a center griddle, under a stainless hood.Looking into the Wolf’s oven: the burner igniter glowing orange at the back, with flame at the burner.
Tujunga 91042 · October 23, 2025 · GE gas range, model JGBP87SEM1SS
Chewed wires, not a failed part
The ticket said only “Oven GE”. Inside, the technician found the spark module wiring and the igniter harness damaged by rodents: the cause of the oven’s ignition trouble.
No new part is listed in the note. The switch harness, spark module and spark igniter wires were repaired and isolated, to restore safe ignition and head off further electrical faults.
Invoice$310ignition wiring repaired and isolated
The GE range under its over-the-range microwave.The spark module pulled forward on its bracket, with tape wrapped around its wiring harness.
Bel Air (Los Angeles 90077) · September 9, 2026 · six-burner gas rangetop, model RGTNB366BSS
Booked for igniters and a module. Four complete burner assemblies went in.
The owner asked us to replace the spark igniters and the module. What our technician supplied and installed was four complete burner assemblies, each with its electrode: two 15,000 BTU rear burners and two 18,000/22,000 BTU front burners. The job closed 19 days after the first visit.
The part of the rating plate we photographed shows no brand name, and our record doesn’t name one either, so we haven’t guessed. About one oven or range repair in twenty passes $1,000; this was one of them.
Invoice$1,425four burner assemblies with electrodes
The rangetop, set into a marble counter.Grates and caps off on the first visit: four star-shaped burner heads on their tubes, orange ignition wires between them.The plate inside the unit: model RGTNB366BSS, 120 volts, 8 amps. In front of it, a rusted burner tube.
Van Nuys (Los Angeles 91411) · December 21, 2025 · JennAir 30-inch gas range, model JGRP430WP01
A blank display, and a smell that wasn’t gas
The display on this gas range had stopped working, and there was a noticeable electrical burning smell. The cause was on the control board: a failed relay. The control board was replaced three days later.
A burning smell from a gas range isn’t always gas. On this one it was electrical.
Invoice$575control board
The JennAir: four burners, with the display window between the knobs.The model label on the frame under the knobs, above the oven door gasket: JGRP430WP01.
Camarillo 93012 · November 6, 2025 · Thermador built-in microwave and wall oven combination
No new boards to be had, so the old ones went out to be rebuilt
The oven wouldn’t heat. Our technician traced that to the control boards, and new ones weren’t available. So our technician removed the boards and sent them out for professional rebuilding.
While the boards were out, wiring was exposed, so the owner was told to keep the breaker off and not use the oven. Our note covers the removal and those instructions; the ticket was closed on November 17.
Invoice$825control boards removed and sent for rebuilding
Under the top trim: one control board in view, the edge of a second below it.The board in place: relays, a transformer and a small green satellite board.
Connectors along the edge of the Thermador’s control board, seen through the open front.
Both the control board and the display module were replaced, and the oven ran as expected afterwards. It is the largest bill on this page.
Invoice$1,485
First call: maybe nobody
Two visits where the answer was “nothing to fix”.
Both ended at the $85 diagnostic. A smoking oven or a burner that fails only some of the time doesn’t always mean a broken part.
The Monogram wall oven, French doors, in a wood cabinet.
South Pasadena 91030 · May 6, 2026 · Monogram wall oven, model ZET1FH1SS
New house, smoking oven: leftover cleaner
The owner had recently moved in, and the oven smoked whenever it heated. The smoke came from chemical cleaning residue left inside the oven cavity. Our advice: take out every rack, then run the self-clean cycle to burn the residue off. If it still smokes after that, the inner liner panels may need replacing.
Invoice$85the diagnostic only
Agoura Hills 91301 · December 1, 2025 · Viking gas range
Burners that wouldn’t light, until we tested them
Booked because some burners wouldn’t ignite. During our testing every burner lit and ran correctly, and no fault showed up in the igniters or the rest of the ignition system. Nothing was replaced.
Invoice$85the diagnostic only
From our own billing
Oven bills run a little higher, and the brand explains most of it.
Ovens & ranges
All our repairs
Median repair bill
about $400
about $365
Repairs reaching $500 or more
about 3 in 10
about 1 in 5
Pro-style or luxury brand
about 2 in 5
about 1 in 6
The luxury share is the main reason. On pro-style and luxury ovens and ranges (Thermador, Wolf, Viking, BlueStar, Monogram, JennAir and similar) the typical repair is about $520. On mainstream brands it is about $375.
What the oven is doing matters less than you’d expect. Repairs for ignition, for not heating and for no power all have medians between about $400 and $415.
Typical oven & range repair, by brand
Frigidaireabout $340
GEabout $350
LGabout $400
Samsungabout $420
KitchenAidabout $460
Thermadorabout $725
Brands not listed have too few oven repairs on file for a median we’d stand behind.
Basis: completed oven, range and cooktop repairs billed between July 2024 and November 2026, in every city we serve, rounded. Visits that ended at the diagnostic fee are left out of the medians. “All our repairs” uses the same rules for every appliance.
Google reviews, each matched to a range or cooktop job
Three more stoves, as their owners described them.
★★★★★
Google
“A&Y appliances came through for me today. They are honest, punctual, knowledgeable and fair. Andrew, the tech that handled my service call diagnosed the problem on my 25 year old stove, explained what it would take and gave me a fair quote. He further explained how I could help prevent or solve future minor similar problems. I highly recommend them and will be keeping their info handy. Thank you A&Y team keep up the great work.”
Mario A.
Frigidaire range, burners not lighting · Los Angeles 90065
★★★★★
Google
“Mike was super friendly and knowledgeable. He ordered the exact part I needed. A few days later, he came with part and fixed my stove. It works perfect again. Thank you Mike.”
It pays for the visit and the testing, and it comes off the invoice if you approve the repair. When there’s nothing to repair, as in San Marino, South Pasadena and Agoura Hills above, it is the whole bill.
Price in writing first
Parts and labor are written up as one figure, and the technician waits for your yes before touching a screw.
OEM parts, warrantied
Parts we fit are warrantied for a year; our labor for 30 days.
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Repairs only
Home ovens, ranges, cooktops and rangetops, pro-style included. No installations, and no restaurant or commercial kitchen equipment.
Freestanding range, wall oven, cooktop or rangetop, anywhere in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. A text with a photo of the model label before the visit helps.
