American Range Appliance Repair Service

Who makes American Range

American Range is an independent manufacturer, not a division of a larger appliance group, and it builds its products in Pacoima, in the Los Angeles area of California. The company makes both commercial kitchen equipment and a residential line of pro-style gas ranges, wall ovens, cooktops and hoods. The residential ranges share much with the commercial side: heavy cast grates, open or sealed burners, and gas ovens that tend to use mechanical or simple electronic controls.

What tends to fail

The typical American Range call is a burner problem: an igniter that sparks without lighting, a burner that only lights from its neighbor, or a spark module that fires every electrode at once or not at all. In the ovens, the glow-bar igniter is the most frequent wear part; when it weakens, the oven lights slowly or not at all, and sometimes the safety valve is tired as well. Thermostats and oven sensors are next, showing up as an oven that overshoots or will not hold the set temperature.

Heavy oven doors on these ranges wear their hinges and springs, so a door that sags or will not stay closed is common, and door gaskets and the oven light are routine. Dual-fuel models add electric bake and broil elements and a relay board. Hoods usually need a blower motor, a switch or a light socket. The griddle and grill sections have their own thermostats and igniters. The repair begins with watching the fault happen, then testing the suspect part before quoting.

Parts

Genuine American Range parts come from the factory in California or its parts distributors, and because the company is a specialist rather than a mass producer, some items are made to order. Igniters, spark modules, thermostats, hinges and gaskets are commonly available within days; sheet-metal pieces, doors and some valves can take longer. The technician reads the full model number and serial from the tag, confirms the part against them and prints the price in the quote before ordering, with the lead time stated.

Finding the model number

On most American Range ranges the rating plate is behind the kick panel below the oven door or on the oven door frame, and some units carry it on the back or under the control panel. Wall ovens have it on the frame when the door is open, cooktops on the underside and hoods inside the canopy. The plate usually also records the gas type and the input rating, which the technician checks for conversions. Send a photo of it when you book.

Error codes

American Range residential products are mostly gas appliances with mechanical controls, and most of them have no display to show a code, so there is no American Range code page on this site. The description of the fault does the job instead: which burner, how the igniter behaves, how long the oven takes to light, and whether the problem is constant or comes and goes. On the few models with electronic oven controls, note the exact code and tell us when you book; the technician checks it against the service data for your model.

Residential and commercial units

American Range makes true commercial ranges as well as residential ones, and commercial units sometimes end up in homes. The two are built to different standards: commercial ranges may lack the insulation, safety valves and clearances expected in a home kitchen, and their parts differ. We service the residential line in homes. If your range is a commercial model, say so when booking so we can tell you whether a home visit is practical or whether a commercial kitchen equipment service company is the better call.