Stove Wall Protector

On the mid-bath plan, there is a light colored paneled wall adjacent, and to the right of, the stove. This wall is just begging to get splattered with grease, spaghetti sauce, or whatever you're cooking. Here are some suggestions for protecting the paneling and making clean-up easier:

-Mount a piece of "plexiglass"/plastic on the wall. A piece 18" x 24" is just right. That's also a stock size of the plastic at HD, Lowe's, etc. Simply mount it with a few tabs of double stick tape.

A three year field trial indicates the heat from the stove does not damage the plastic and a small piece of tape in each corner will do the job. This plastic is not structural, nor exposed to sunlight. I used the thinnest and least expensive plastic I could find. Splatters clean up very easily off the plastic.

- Another easy solution to this problem: self-stick tile. You can buy a box of inexpensive simulated-stone vinyl tile for about twelve bucks, which is enough to cover the entire sink and stove wall area in a mid-bath. The tile was easy to cut to fit with a heavy scissors.

You may need to use Goop and Liquid Nails (same thing really) to mount the tiles, because the self-stick adhesive isn't strong enough for a vertical-surface mount... but the whole job should take less than two hours and the result looks great and is easy to wipe clean.

Contributor: Ed Daniels, Andy Baird

Stove

Igniters:

The burner igniters are known to be prone to failure. Here are a couple of tips for remedying the problem:

1. Each burner has a separate wire running to the piezio spark generator. All three wires were partially out of the connector at the spark generator. I pushed them back in and that cleared the trouble. Maybe you have something similar going on. Before doing anything check your LD manual for how to raise the top if you have not previously done it. No prying required.

2. Another possible problem is that the ceramic insulator has cracked or chipped, directing the spark away from the gap necessary to start the fire. You should be able to see the spark jump across the gap. If there is no spark, or the spark seems to go the wrong way, replace the igniter. Igniters are available from nearly any RV shop that works on Dometic (all of them) for about $6. It’s 5 minute fix with the top of the range pulled up. Buy more than one.

Faulty Flame:

Another problem is a faulty flame from a burner. It may be mostly yellow and leaving soot on pans. Inspection doesn't reveal any damage to the burner.

It may be dirty jet or burner outlet. Try cleaning the tiny holes through which the gas comes, using a thin wire. If it's only one burner, then it's probably not a problem with the source, but just within that burner.

Uneven Heat in Oven:

Put a 14" x 12" Airbake double-layer cookie sheet under whatever you bake:



http://tinyurl.com/yk2dv6p

Some people have had success laying a pizza stone or baking stone (actually a large unglazed ceramic tile) on the bottom of the oven:



http://tinyurl.com/3jgyapb

Either of these will even out the heat and help prevent burnt bottom crusts. An advantage of the Airbake sheet is that unlike the "stone," it's light, unbreakable, inexpensive and of course it does double duty as a cookie sheet.

Contributors: Sonsie, Tom, Dave, Andy Baird, Chris Horst



Revised: 8 Aug 2011

Return to FAQ Index

Stove

Igniters:

The burner igniters are known to be prone to failure. Here are a couple of tips for remedying the problem:

1. Each burner has a separate wire running to the piezio spark generator. All three wires were partially out of the connector at the spark generator. I pushed them back in and that cleared the trouble. Maybe you have something similar going on. Before doing anything check your LD manual for how to raise the top if you have not previously done it. No prying required.

2. Another possible problem is that the ceramic insulator has cracked or chipped, directing the spark away from the gap necessary to start the fire. You should be able to see the spark jump across the gap. If there is no spark, or the spark seems to go the wrong way, replace the igniter. Igniters are available from nearly any RV shop that works on Dometic (all of them) for about $6. It’s 5 minute fix with the top of the range pulled up. Buy more than one.

Faulty Flame:

Another problem is a faulty flame from a burner. It may be mostly yellow and leaving soot on pans. Inspection doesn't reveal any damage to the burner.

It may be dirty jet or burner outlet. Try cleaning the tiny holes through which the gas comes, using a thin wire. If it's only one burner, then it's probably not a problem with the source, but just within that burner.

Uneven Heat in Oven:

Put a 14" x 12" Airbake double-layer cookie sheet under whatever you bake:

http://tinyurl.com/yk2dv6p

Some people have had success laying a pizza stone or baking stone (actually a large unglazed ceramic tile) on the bottom of the oven:

http://tinyurl.com/3jgyapb

Either of these will even out the heat and help prevent burnt bottom crusts. An advantage of the Airbake sheet is that unlike the "stone," it's light, unbreakable, inexpensive and of course it does double duty as a cookie sheet.

Contributors: Sonsie, Tom, Dave, Andy Baird, Chris Horst

Revised: 8 Aug 2011

Return to FAQ Index