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A pizzeria's stainless deck pizza oven with two stacked chambers on steel legs, the lower door open on a stone deck where a pizza is baking, dials beside each door, the deck oven clearly a pizza oven and the subject of the frame, a tiled wall behind, warm indoor light.

Blodgett
Pizza Oven Repair

At a Blodgett deck oven the tech starts by asking the cook which deck, which spot on the stone and which hour of the shift the bake went wrong.

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  • 6 problems we see
  • 2 error codes

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Blodgett pizza ovens,
specifically.

Blodgett's pizza line in the US is a short list of deck ovens: the 1048 gas pizza deck with its tall 10-inch chamber, the 961P gas deck and the 1415 countertop electric deck with a digital timer. The gas decks are lit by hand at a red safety-pilot button, so most service calls come down to the pilot, the air around the oven, the thermostat and the deck.

The Blodgett lineup

Builds1 pizza oven type

Commercial deck oven

Called out forPizza Oven Pilot Won't Stay Lit Once the Knob Is Released

and 5 more problems on Blodgett

Repairs we do10 repairs, on any make

Pizza oven diagnostic visit · Pizza oven burner and igniter repair · Pizza oven gas valve and thermocouple repair · Pizza oven floor and dome repair

Error codesLOAD · DONE

2 Blodgett codes with a page of their own

The Blodgett
lineup.

Blodgett builds 1 of the 4 pizza oven types this site covers. Which one decides how the visit is planned.

All pizza oven types
Deck

Commercial deck oven

4 of the problems we see on Blodgett come up on it Commercial deck oven repair

What is particular
to Blodgett.

The 1048 (single or double) is the dedicated gas pizza deck, the 961P is a gas deck set up for pizza, and the 1415 is a countertop electric deck with digital time and temperature. The 900 series manual covers the 961P; each model has its own parts list.

Lit with a match at a red button

The 1048 is started by pushing the red button on the automatic safety pilot valve, lighting the pilot with a match or taper and holding the button about 30 seconds. If the pilot fails, that valve shuts off all gas, so no heat at all often starts at the pilot.

The oven needs air around its base

Blodgett warns against setting its gas decks on a curb base or sealing them to a wall. Pilots that go out and yellow, lazy burner flames are the maker's sign that the oven is short of secondary air.

Rokite decks are tempered slowly

On first startup the 1048 is brought to 600 °F over about four hours in 100-degree steps, which tempers the Rokite deck and burns off residue. A new or replaced deck treated to a fast heat-up is at risk.

Stones and water do not mix

The 1415 countertop deck bakes on stones that must be cleaned only at room temperature. A stone that soaked up water and is heated fast can crack, so Blodgett gives an overnight or 150 °F dry-out first.

Parts

Blodgett's parts lists, manuals and spec sheets for these decks are published on the Middleby parts site and linked from blodgett.com, so the model on the rating plate leads straight to the right burner, valve, thermostat or deck.

Repair or replace

Safety pilot valves, thermostats, burners and decks are all replaceable on a Blodgett gas deck, and a sound cabinet makes repair the usual answer. On a 1415, a failed control or a cracked stone is a part swap rather than a reason to replace the oven.

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What we are
called out for.

On Blodgett, most often pizza oven pilot won't stay lit once the knob is released.

All problems

Blodgett error codes

LOADMode, not a failureDONEMode, not a failure All Blodgett codes
Close view inside a cold commercial deck pizza oven burner compartment below the stone floor, a small weak yellow pilot flame barely touching the tip of a thermocouple beside a long burner tube, a light dusting of flour on the metal.

Pizza Oven Pilot Won't Stay Lit Once the Knob Is Released

6 causes, cheapest first

 A stainless outdoor gas pizza oven on a patio counter in plain afternoon light, its door off and the pizza oven stone floor cold and empty, the burner channel along the back dark with no flame, the knob at the front.

Gas Pizza Oven Won't Light: Clicks, Gas Hiss, Still No Flame

7 causes, cheapest first

 A domed wood-fired pizza oven in a backyard on an overcast day, a small smoky fire of dark damp logs at the back of the pizza oven stone floor, the inside of the dome still black with soot, a pale raw pizza waiting on a peel resting on the ledge.

Pizza Oven Not Getting Hot Enough to Bake a Crisp Crust

7 causes, cheapest first

 A finished Neapolitan-style pizza on a wooden peel resting at the mouth of a domed pizza oven, its crust charred black on one side and pale on the other, the glowing fire at the back of the pizza oven stone floor softly blurred behind.

Pizza Oven Uneven Bake: Burnt Edge, Raw Middle, Pale Bottom

6 causes, cheapest first

 Close view of the cold stone floor inside a wood-fired pizza oven, a wide crack running across two cooking tiles with one edge lifted slightly above the other, a light dusting of flour and ash, the curve of the pizza oven dome at the top of the frame.

Pizza Oven Floor Cracked: Split Tiles, Lifted Bricks, Crumbling Stone

6 causes, cheapest first

 Close view of the dark digital control panel on the side of a stainless conveyor pizza oven, one abstract amber indicator glowing beside unlit segments, the edge of the pizza oven belt blurred behind it.

Pizza Oven Error Code on a Deck, Conveyor or Rapid-Cook Display

7 causes, cheapest first

Not a
Blodgett?

Blodgett is one of 16 pizza oven makes on this site. The other 15 each have a page of their own.

All 16 brands

Blodgett pizza oven repair,
where we come out.

9 metros, each with its own page.

All service areas

Tampa BayFL · 31 areas

OrlandoFL · 30 areas

Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas

New York MetroNY · 75 areas

HoustonTX · 36 areas

ChicagoIL · 50 areas

Los AngelesCA · 95 areas

San DiegoCA · 31 areas

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

A family sliding a pizza into a wood-fired pizza oven on a sunny patio.
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Questions about
Blodgett pizza ovens.

Why does the pilot on my Blodgett deck oven keep going out?
Blodgett links pilot outages and yellow, floating flames to a shortage of secondary air, often from an oven set on a curb base or sealed to a wall. If the air around the oven is clear, the pilot and safety valve need a technician.
How do I light a Blodgett 1048 pizza deck?
Turn the manual control valve off, push the red button on the safety pilot valve, light the pilot with a match or taper and keep the button pressed about 30 seconds. Then turn the control valve on and set the thermostat.
Do I need to shut the pilot off when I close my Blodgett deck for the night?
No. Blodgett says to turn the main control valve off; the pilot can stay lit.
Can I wipe my Blodgett countertop deck stones with water?
Only lightly, with a damp cloth, and only when they are at room temperature. A stone that absorbs water needs to dry overnight or at 150 °F for two hours before heating.

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