Gas Oven Igniter Failure

This article explains the cause diagnosis and cure of cooktop or gas range igniter problems that cause continuous clicking or failure to ignite gas burners or a gas oven properly.

Gas oven igniter failure. If the igniter sparks and ignites the gas the problem was a detached wire. Check to see if the issue is with the gas supply lines or the igniter itself for gas stoves. The igniter switch is an electrical switch on the stem of the gas surface burner control valve. My range s problem was caused by a misrouting of the wires that bring power up to the oven igniter.

Oven not heating or not baking evenly. The gas igniter troubles discussed here apply to some models of gas appliances including gas stoves gas ovens and gas cooktops where an. The igniter is the most commonly replaced part for an. By listening to your gas oven you can actually tell if igniter problems are coming.

A burner with a spark ignition may have trouble igniting after being cleaned as left over moisture may be on the igniter electrode. Faulty temperature sensor electronic control board problem control thermostat failure weak burner igniter oven door problem. If your stove top igniters are working fine but your oven won t light then you don t have an issue. If your gas oven igniter doesn t glow when activated or if it doesn t get hot enough to trigger the gas valve to open you may need to replace it.

Gas range spark igniter electrode. Alternatively if the wires are attached and the igniter doesn t spark the igniter is faulty and has to be replaced. The igniter receives its power from a spark module in the control housing of the stove. Broken oven door lock assembly wiring failure electronic control board problem.

Below are the most common gas range igniter problems we see in the appliance industry. Obviously the most concrete sign is when your oven isn t producing heat. Some of these conditions are dangerous. When the oven or broiler is switched on the thermostat passes that 120v back to the thermovalve which in turn sends it down to the appropriate oven or broiler igniter which in turn connects directly to the neutral wire from the plug.

Though often signs of the igniter going outcome before this happens. This video demonstrates on how to test an igniter on a gas oven. Gas cook top igniter diagnosis.