Using a Bertazzoni Dual Fuel Range When the Power Goes Out

Hurricane season and summer thunderstorms can leave Houston neighborhoods dark for hours or days. If you own a Bertazzoni dual fuel range, you have gas burners on top and an electric oven below, and the two react to an outage very differently.

What keeps working

The gas burners need electricity only for their spark igniters. During an outage you can usually light a burner with a long match or lighter held at the burner ports while pressing and turning the knob. Hold the match close, light it first, and only then turn the knob so gas never builds up unlit.

What stops

The electric oven will not heat at all without power, and the display, clock and any electronic timers go dark too. Do not try to use the gas burners to heat the room or the oven cavity. That is a carbon monoxide risk, and the range was never built for it.

When the power returns

1. Turn all knobs to off before power comes back, so nothing starts on its own.
2. Wait a minute after power returns, then set the clock.
3. Light each burner and check for steady blue flames.
4. Preheat the oven and listen for the cooling fan and watch for the heat to build normally.

Power surges as the grid comes back can damage electronic parts. If the display stays blank, shows scrambled characters, or the oven refuses to heat, leave it off and let us look.

Good habits before the next storm

• Keep a long lighter in a drawer near the range, not in a hot spot.
• Know where your gas shutoff is and how to close it.
• If you evacuate, close the shutoff valve for the range.

See our notes on range repair or check the service area to see if we cover your neighborhood.

After a storm, we can test the electronics and the gas side during one visit, and you get our 30-day workmanship warranty on any repair we complete.