Range gas igniter foolishness
 

We have a gas range that has worked flawlessly for many a year.

Now, on one side, when the front burner is activated, the electronic spark
igniter for the BACK burner comes to life! When the back burner is
activated, the back burner acts normally. The front burner doesn't spark at
all (full disclosu I haven't tried to light the front burner by turning
on the oven).

Before I disassemble the range, is there a spell or blessing that will cure
the no-front-burner-spark issue?

Thanks.

Range gas igniter foolishness
 

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:06:56 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

We have a gas range that has worked flawlessly for many a year.

Now, on one side, when the front burner is activated, the electronic spark
igniter for the BACK burner comes to life! When the back burner is
activated, the back burner acts normally. The front burner doesn't spark at
all (full disclosu I haven't tried to light the front burner by turning
on the oven).

I had a similar problem earlier this year with our gas range. I'd had
a boilover on the stove, and the liquid clogged up the tiny hole in
the burner that the gas goes through to be ignited. Just lift off
your problematic burner (if this is a sealed burner, there's probably
a lid, and then the burner itself) and look for a pinhole. Take a
safety pin and ream it out. That ought to do it.

Range gas igniter foolishness
 

On Aug 28, 8:06*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
We have a gas range that has worked flawlessly for many a year.

Now, on one side, when the front burner is activated, the electronic spark
igniter for the BACK burner comes to life! When the back burner is
activated, the back burner acts normally. The front burner doesn't spark at
all (full disclosu I haven't tried to light the front burner by turning
on the oven).

Before I disassemble the range, is there a spell or blessing that will cure
the no-front-burner-spark issue?

Thanks.

you may also want to take a piece of emery cloth or a small file to
the end of the ignitor and clean it up.

Range gas igniter foolishness
 

KLS wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:06:56 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

We have a gas range that has worked flawlessly for many a year.

Now, on one side, when the front burner is activated, the electronic
spark igniter for the BACK burner comes to life! When the back
burner is activated, the back burner acts normally. The front burner
doesn't spark at all (full disclosu I haven't tried to light the
front burner by turning on the oven).

I had a similar problem earlier this year with our gas range. I'd had
a boilover on the stove, and the liquid clogged up the tiny hole in
the burner that the gas goes through to be ignited. Just lift off
your problematic burner (if this is a sealed burner, there's probably
a lid, and then the burner itself) and look for a pinhole. Take a
safety pin and ream it out. That ought to do it.

Thanks for the pointer.

You're suggesting, then, that when either knob is turned to "light" that
BOTH the front and back igniters fire?

Weird. Oh well, I'll check.

Thanks again.

Range gas igniter foolishness
 

Limp Arbor wrote:
On Aug 28, 8:06 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
We have a gas range that has worked flawlessly for many a year.

Now, on one side, when the front burner is activated, the electronic
spark igniter for the BACK burner comes to life! When the back
burner is activated, the back burner acts normally. The front burner
doesn't spark at all (full disclosu I haven't tried to light the
front burner by turning on the oven).

Before I disassemble the range, is there a spell or blessing that
will cure the no-front-burner-spark issue?

Thanks.

you may also want to take a piece of emery cloth or a small file to
the end of the ignitor and clean it up.

Another good idea. Thanks.

Range gas igniter foolishness
 

On Aug 28, 9:09 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
KLS wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:06:56 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

We have a gas range that has worked flawlessly for many a year.

Now, on one side, when the front burner is activated, the electronic
spark igniter for the BACK burner comes to life! When the back
burner is activated, the back burner acts normally. The front burner
doesn't spark at all (full disclosu I haven't tried to light the
front burner by turning on the oven).

I had a similar problem earlier this year with our gas range. I'd had
a boilover on the stove, and the liquid clogged up the tiny hole in
the burner that the gas goes through to be ignited. Just lift off
your problematic burner (if this is a sealed burner, there's probably
a lid, and then the burner itself) and look for a pinhole. Take a
safety pin and ream it out. That ought to do it.

Thanks for the pointer.

You're suggesting, then, that when either knob is turned to "light" that
BOTH the front and back igniters fire?

Weird. Oh well, I'll check.

Thanks again.

Typically, all ignitors fire when you turn any of the knobs to "light"
and only the one with gas going to it lights. This is standard
operation.

JK

Range gas igniter foolishness
 

On Aug 28, 10:38 pm, Big_Jake wrote:
On Aug 28, 9:09 am, "HeyBub" wrote:



KLS wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:06:56 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

We have a gas range that has worked flawlessly for many a year.

Now, on one side, when the front burner is activated, the electronic
spark igniter for the BACK burner comes to life! When the back
burner is activated, the back burner acts normally. The front burner
doesn't spark at all (full disclosu I haven't tried to light the
front burner by turning on the oven).

I had a similar problem earlier this year with our gas range. I'd had
a boilover on the stove, and the liquid clogged up the tiny hole in
the burner that the gas goes through to be ignited. Just lift off
your problematic burner (if this is a sealed burner, there's probably
a lid, and then the burner itself) and look for a pinhole. Take a
safety pin and ream it out. That ought to do it.

Thanks for the pointer.

You're suggesting, then, that when either knob is turned to "light" that
BOTH the front and back igniters fire?

Weird. Oh well, I'll check.

Thanks again.

Typically, all ignitors fire when you turn any of the knobs to "light"
and only the one with gas going to it lights. This is standard
operation.

JK

I though "no way" when I read that, but I just went to my stove and
turned on one burner (but not to ignition), waited a second, and then
turned on another burner -- bam, they both lit. Pretty cool.

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Big_Jake wrote:
On Aug 28, 9:09 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
KLS wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:06:56 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:
We have a gas range that has worked flawlessly for many a year.
Now, on one side, when the front burner is activated, the electronic
spark igniter for the BACK burner comes to life! When the back
burner is activated, the back burner acts normally. The front burner
doesn't spark at all (full disclosu I haven't tried to light the
front burner by turning on the oven).
I had a similar problem earlier this year with our gas range. I'd had
a boilover on the stove, and the liquid clogged up the tiny hole in
the burner that the gas goes through to be ignited. Just lift off
your problematic burner (if this is a sealed burner, there's probably
a lid, and then the burner itself) and look for a pinhole. Take a
safety pin and ream it out. That ought to do it.
Thanks for the pointer.

You're suggesting, then, that when either knob is turned to "light" that
BOTH the front and back igniters fire?

Weird. Oh well, I'll check.

Thanks again.

Typically, all ignitors fire when you turn any of the knobs to "light"
and only the one with gas going to it lights. This is standard
operation.

JK
You have described every gas range with electronic ignition I have ever
seen and I don't believe they manufacture them any other way. There is
one igniter module for the burners and the switches on each knob are
connected in parallel and there is another igniter for the oven/broiler.

Range gas igniter foolishness
 

Pat wrote:

We have a gas range that has worked flawlessly for many a year.

Now, on one side, when the front burner is activated, the
electronic spark igniter for the BACK burner comes to life! When
the back burner is activated, the back burner acts normally. The
front burner doesn't spark at all (full disclosu I haven't
tried to light the front burner by turning on the oven).

I had a similar problem earlier this year with our gas range. I'd
had a boilover on the stove, and the liquid clogged up the tiny
hole in the burner that the gas goes through to be ignited. Just
lift off your problematic burner (if this is a sealed burner,
there's probably a lid, and then the burner itself) and look for a
pinhole. Take a safety pin and ream it out. That ought to do it.

Thanks for the pointer.

You're suggesting, then, that when either knob is turned to "light"
that BOTH the front and back igniters fire?

Weird. Oh well, I'll check.

Thanks again.

Typically, all ignitors fire when you turn any of the knobs to
"light" and only the one with gas going to it lights. This is
standard operation.

JK

I though "no way" when I read that, but I just went to my stove and
turned on one burner (but not to ignition), waited a second, and then
turned on another burner -- bam, they both lit. Pretty cool.

Thanks for confirming that I was not the only one for which this concept was
a new.