I have an Amana AGS730 LP range which came with 'ignitors' to light the
oven and broiler elements. These ignitors use electricity to heat up
provide ignition to the gas. When the electricity fails, as it does
sometimes in the country, the oven is useless, although the range top
burners can be lit with a match. Is there a conversion kit to change the
oven ignitors to a spark type ignition system, or even a standing pilot
light? Thank you.
Steve
41N

"Steve IA" wrote

I have an Amana AGS730 LP range which came with 'ignitors' to light the
oven and broiler elements. These ignitors use electricity to heat up
provide ignition to the gas. When the electricity fails, as it does
sometimes in the country, the oven is useless, although the range top
burners can be lit with a match. Is there a conversion kit to change the
oven ignitors to a spark type ignition system, or even a standing pilot
light? Thank you.
Steve
41N

No. There is no practical way to do it.

"Ed" wrote

"Steve IA" wrote

I have an Amana AGS730 LP range which came with 'ignitors' to light the
oven and broiler elements. These ignitors use electricity to heat up
provide ignition to the gas. When the electricity fails, as it does
sometimes in the country, the oven is useless, although the range top
burners can be lit with a match. Is there a conversion kit to change the
oven ignitors to a spark type ignition system, or even a standing pilot
light? Thank you.
Steve
41N

No. There is no practical way to do it.

If you have room for a second range:
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...ab=spe#tablink

$249.99, has a pilot.

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 08:01:26 -0600, Steve IA wrote:

I have an Amana AGS730 LP range which came with 'ignitors' to light the
oven and broiler elements. These ignitors use electricity to heat up
provide ignition to the gas. When the electricity fails, as it does
sometimes in the country, the oven is useless, although the range top
burners can be lit with a match. Is there a conversion kit to change the
oven ignitors to a spark type ignition system, or even a standing pilot
light? Thank you.
Steve
41N

There may be a conversion kit, but probably not worth the expense.
The igniter is wired in series with the gas valve, and that's a safety
feature. We lose electricity from time to time, with outages rarely
lasting more than 12 hours.

Could you use a computer UPS? I don't know how many amps the oven igniter
uses.

"Steve IA" wrote in message
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I have an Amana AGS730 LP range which came with 'ignitors' to light the
oven and broiler elements. These ignitors use electricity to heat up
provide ignition to the gas. When the electricity fails, as it does
sometimes in the country, the oven is useless, although the range top
burners can be lit with a match. Is there a conversion kit to change the
oven ignitors to a spark type ignition system, or even a standing pilot
light? Thank you.
Steve
41N

Steve IA wrote:
I have an Amana AGS730 LP range which came with 'ignitors' to light
the
oven and broiler elements. These ignitors use electricity to heat up
provide ignition to the gas. When the electricity fails, as it does
sometimes in the country, the oven is useless, although the range top
burners can be lit with a match. Is there a conversion kit to change
the
oven ignitors to a spark type ignition system, or even a standing
pilot
light? Thank you.
Steve
41N

Hi,

Is there a conversion kit to change the
oven ignitors to a spark type ignition system, or even a standing
pilot
light?

Nope.

Sorry!

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

Cliff Hartle wrote:

I don't know how many amps the oven igniter
uses

Oven ignitor uses 3.2-3.6 amps.

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

This from memory, but last year I got the pleasure of replacing a HSI on an
Amana. I am remembering the HSI has to draw between 3.1 and 3.3 amps for the
gas valve to open.

About four hundred watts or so. Should oughta run on a UPS that will provide
500 or so watts -- figure some for the clock, etc.

--

Christopher A. Young
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"Cliff Hartle" wrote in message
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Could you use a computer UPS? I don't know how many amps the oven igniter
uses.

"Steve IA" wrote in message
...
I have an Amana AGS730 LP range which came with 'ignitors' to light the
oven and broiler elements. These ignitors use electricity to heat up
provide ignition to the gas. When the electricity fails, as it does
sometimes in the country, the oven is useless, although the range top
burners can be lit with a match. Is there a conversion kit to change the
oven ignitors to a spark type ignition system, or even a standing pilot
light? Thank you.
Steve
41N