The R486G gives you six open burners alongside an infrared griddle in a 48-inch cabinet opening. It is a gas-on-gas range, so an oven that will not come up to temperature sends a technician to the oven burner, the safety valve and the thermostat rather than to a bake element.
Ignition faults across the R486G’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 griddle is a separate heated surface with its own burner and control, and a cold spot on it is a griddle-side diagnosis rather than a cooktop one.
If you are working out exactly which unit you have, the number spells it out: R for the original professional gas range line, 48 for the cabinet width in inches, 6 for the six open burners and G for the infrared griddle. 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 griddle, 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 griddle 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
Griddle will not heat, or heats unevenly across its surface