i think you should call the service number on your documents. I have a nice maytag slide in gas range/oven [for over 20 yrs] and never had anything like that experience.

No that's not normal and you should not fool around with internet fix-its. Call for service. Something is not set up right.

We had natural gas stoves for decades.

None of them boomed on start-up!

A recent report by the National Fire Protection Association showed natural gas ignition cause an average 4,200 fires and 40 deaths a year in the US.

Don't add to those statistics. Get your stove checked immediately.

If you’re worried about it by all means call a professional and take a look at it. I’ve had a gas range gas ovens for over 20 years and we are on LP liquid propane and that is normal for liquid propane. Natural gas is lighter than air so the natural gas will stay up at the top near the orifices so when they turn on it’s instantly. Liquid propane is heavier than air so it will sink down the lines to the bottom when The oven calls for more heat the liquid propane has to come up to the top of the orifice that’s why you get that boom it’s a slower ignition. You could literally carry liquid propane around in a bucket. When I Turn my ovens on I get that gas smell sometimes it’s more sometimes it’s less it all depends on who filled up the propane tank last time and how much of that odor they put into it.

Thanks all! We would not dare attempt to fix this ourselves! I am only asking if it's normal since we have never had a gas oven. We have had gas stoves, however.

I will call our builder tomorrow. I know that Ferguson delivered and set up the range, but pretty sure that the HVAC guy connected it to the gas supply... which is natural. Could have also been the plumber. Our builder will know. I'll try to remember to come back with an update.

Mine doesn't smell but the sheet metal sometimes flexes as it expands during preheating for a bit of a boom. It's definitely a metal boom and not an explosive boom though.

Avoid baked foods until it is fixed.

I did! I used the gas stove top to warm soup, and my toaster oven to warm the bread.

Fori - Mine has also been the metal expanding (my previous electric oven did the same.) But when the oven boomed as I was closing the door, I saw the door move, as well. Very close to my face. I am not going to get that close to it again when opening or closing the door.

Definately get your range serviced; do not use it. I have a Samsung gas range and never had any of the issues you mentioned.

Hopefully it’s just a loose fitting, but get a pro in there asap! Never ever mess with gas or delay service! 🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥

Ps, until you get it serviced, go down by your furnace and find the shutoff valve labeled “range” or “stove” or something. Turn it off so that you are safe while you sleep!

When I moved into a house with a brand new Whirlpool gas range, the offgassing took about 2 months to go away. I had someone come out and confirm that was normal, but the smell was noxious. Regarding the noise, Whirlpool brands (so KA) use a Direct Spark Ignition system for their gas ovens. So when it's time to heat the oven, you'll hear the gas valve open, tick-tick (ignitor clicking), poof (fire lit). Other gas ovens are silent because they use a traditional glow bar to ignite the fuel. However, if the ignition is so strong that it's moving the door (especially that big, heavy one), then I'd certainly request someone to come out.

Ryan B - Yes, that's exactly what I am hearing and smelling. The smell is kind of like the ventless fireplace issue we had at the previous home.

I was not too worried about the smell when turning the oven on because I must have heard before that it's normal. And as mentioned, if I remember to turn the vent fan on before turning the oven on, the smell isn't bad. Now that I think of it, the smell does not get into the kitchen until after pre-heat and I open the door to put the food in (that's when I remember!)

Anyway, it was when I opened the oven to check on the cookies, and then just as I was closing the oven, I heard the ignition again. I was still face down near the oven door when it went boom and the door opened to about an 1/8". I felt the heat.

Calling builder ASAP.

Ferguson hooked the oven up. Have to wait for them to get an appliance guy to call me. They said it could be 72 hours before even getting that call. Then I have to make an appointment. Lot's of eating out coming my way! And just when I was starting to cook again. (:

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@nhb22 my GE Cafe does that sometimes. When the gas comes on I hear a whoomp noise in the oven. We have propane. The off gas smell does go away after a few times baking. I guess I didnt give it a second thought because our extremely old gas stove did the same thing but it was propane too.

Let us know what they end up saying!

We had this happen with a Wolf gas range that is 15 years old. It had never happened before. If I recall, it had to do with the balance of oxygen mixing with gas for the ignition. It was a little bit off, so the ignition would happen a few seconds late, causing that sudden "boom." When the repair person comes they will check the calibration. When they install it, they are supposed to calibrate it; maybe your installer didn't do that? It was an easy fix, but I definitely wouldn't use it until it's been fixed.

2rickies - Any reason why it started happening after 15 years?

KH - Thank you. Maybe you should have yours looked at.

Just to fact check Worthy's reference. The number of 40 deaths is for total residential gas explosions in the US of which 10% are attributed to cooking appliances. So 4 deaths a year. Still 4 too many but most of the issues are leaks which would be something that smells all the time.

Of note - I am not saying don't worry about it. I just thought that 40 was way too high.

We definitely do not have a leak. I would smell that! I have a very sensitive nose.

In the past several years, we have had the gas company out to various homes of ours when I have smelled gas. Each time, there was a leak. The latest was in our rental home. It was the hot water heater. The coldest day of the year, and very windy. The wind got into the basement and blew the pilot light out, and the gas did not cut off...or something like that. We had to stay outside in the freezing cold for about 2 hours before it could be taken care of. Then a plumber came in and changed the water heater out.

I have even been out on walks where I smelled gas in the neighborhood. Years ago, this happened and I called the owners of the house. There was a leak going from the street to their house.

Also, I am happy that new building codes state that we have Carbon Monoxide detectors built/wired into the house. No more battery operated plug-ins.

@nhb22 - no comment on your issue with the oven but on another note we have the same range but it's dual fuel (gas burners and electric oven). Installed last March and the grates are looking terrible, They started to loose their coating within weeks of being used/cleaned using no harsh chemicals. Anything similar happening to yours?

David Cary

Keen eye appreciated! Correction made.

From the National Fire Protection Association report: "cooking equipment was involved in 54% of the natural gas fires"

Coincidentally, the house we bought this summer was extensively redone--empty for more than a year, according to the neighbours--as it was rebuilt after a kitchen fire.

Christine Allen - No, but we have only been in the house 8 weeks. They have not been cleaned. I rarely cleaned the grates on my GE Profile gas cooktop in previous house. Yes, a spill here or there (and cleaned soon after making the mess), but not any down and dirty cleaning. They never needed it! How does the Use and Care Guide say to clean them? I Googled how to clean gas grates and see a method using Ammonia and plastic. No scrubbing! Not sure if that would work. Perhaps start a new thread about your issue. If you do, please point it out to me so I can read up.

@nhb22 After all that time, the ignitor accumulates a buildup of grime, which can cause a delayed ignition. if I recall, that's what happened in our case.

That's what our new fireplace is doing. A very long delay between turning on the wall switch and ignition...then boom! My builder says that it is normal. Our previous fireplace came right on. hmmm

Finally got a call from someone in Michigan (we are in TN) about an appointment time to look at the range. Next Wednesday between 8:00am and 6:00 pm. Hopefully, I will get a call from the appliance place offering me a shorter window frame of time.

UPDATE: Tech finally came today...Friday

Diagnosis: Door was opened at the wrong time.

Everything checked out as good with the range, but I did not realize that gas ovens cut on and off during heating to regulate temperature. Basically, the gas oven is designed to stay closed during cooking. So when I opened the door to check on the cookies, it was probably at a time when the gas was off. I then introduced oxygen into the oven. The ignition fired up the gas again as I was closing the door, and the extra oxygen caused the booming sound and motion. Makes sense to me!

Tech advised me to keep my face away from the oven door if I felt the need to check on the food. He also taught me the sounds to listen out for to tell when the gas ignites, is burning, and when it is not.

Tech advised me to keep my face away from the oven door if I felt the need to check on the food.

That caution should be in the instruction manual.

Yes, of course, gas ovens turn the burner on/off throughout the baking process to maintain the target temperature, so the flame continually turns off and reignites as needed. Some ovens years ago may have had a modulating thermostat that moderated the flame up/down to hold the temperature steady instead of turning fully on/off but that's likely rare to non-existant nowadays. (Some gas clothes dryers years ago also used the modulating method, such as Kenmore "soft heat" models.)

I don't think it's oxygen in the oven cavity causing the gas odor and boom. O2 is required to burn gas and is present to the same concentration both inside and outside the oven cavity whether the door is opened or not. Ovens are not airtight. I suspect it's the thermal effects from introduction of a large volume of cooler room air into the oven via opening the door which is contributing to the effect ... similiar to a refrigerator or freezer door being difficult to re-open for several seconds after being opened.

I am sure his terminology was limited so that I would understand that it was letting air into the oven coincidentally at the same time the ignitor was doing it's thing. The gas smell was not present at that time. The smell at the beginning of start up is what I am experiencing. He confirmed that it's the "off-gassing" I am smelling mentioned by Ryan B.

Another update! I received the repair invoice (no charge) from the appliance repair place. In the notes, it says:

"Found igniter out of position, repositioned and checked OK."

What? The technician never mentioned that, and said that he could not find anything wrong. Do you think he just put that down instead of writing what he thinks happened?

Probably only gets paid if he actually services something?

Made chicken pot pies and cookies last night. Still have the off-gassing. I forgot and need to remember to turn the exhaust fan on before lighting the oven! I paid more attention to sounds in the oven and definitely hear it igniting on and off. I timed when I would open the door and made sure to stay back. Heard a few slight boom noises. What dadoes said is happening makes the most sense.