Wolf built the R486C as a 48-inch range with six open burners alongside an infrared charbroiler, and unlike the Dual Fuel line it keeps gas on both sides of the appliance — the oven cavity is heated by a gas burner and regulated by an oven thermostat rather than by an electric element and a solid-state sensor.
Ignition faults across the R486C’s burners are diagnosed one burner at a time, because the spark module fires all of them together — so a module problem shows up everywhere at once, while a single stubborn burner is local to that burner. The infrared charbroiler is its own heating assembly with its own burner and igniter, so a charbroiler that will not light says nothing about the open burners beside it.
Broken into its pieces, the number gives R for the original professional gas range line, 48 for the cabinet width in inches, 6 for the six open burners and C for the infrared charbroiler. That convention has barely changed since: Wolf still spells the same charbroiler, griddle and French top options the same way on its current ranges and rangetops.
Key Features
- 48-inch all-gas range: six open burners alongside an infrared charbroiler, with a gas oven below
- Spark module and per-burner electrodes for surface ignition
- Gas oven burner regulated by an oven thermostat rather than an electronic sensor
- Separate charbroiler assembly with its own burner and control
Most Common Issues on This Model
Surface burner will not light, or keeps sparking after it has lit
Gas oven bakes consistently above or below the set temperature
Oven burner will not ignite at all
Persistent gas smell near the range — a safety call, not a routine repair
Charbroiler will not heat, or heats unevenly across its surface