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Maytag Gas Oven Makes the Whole House Smell Like Gas During Preheat
A brief, faint odor right when a gas oven ignites can occur, but a smell that spreads through the house must be treated as a possible gas leak or unsafe combustion condition. Do not continue preheating to see whether it fades, do not relight or test the oven, do not operate switches or other electrical equipment, and do not search for the leak.
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Estate Gas Oven Smell During Preheating in a New Apartment: When to Leave and Call for Help
Do not keep testing an Estate gas oven because the smell might be normal. Whirlpool's opened gas-odor guidance says a quick, faint whiff during ignition can fade within a few minutes, but a strong or persistent odor, gas smell while the oven is off, hissing, delayed ignition, abnormal flame, smoke, headache, dizziness, or a carbon-monoxide alarm must be treated as a possible leak or combustion hazard.