20 Most Recent GE 30 in. JGP337 Gas Cooktop - Page 11 Questions & Answers

How old is the stove? The igniter does sometimes go bad. Also you need to check the igniter wires. The igniter works on a grounding principal so if the wires outside shield are cracked or eaten by mice the spark then travels to the path of least resistance and probably sparks under the top.
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Here are the common causes.

1. First check that the bake and broil burners/ignitors are working. If not, you may have a bad ignitor.

2. If #1 is ok, then the burners must be short cycling, that is, they are ON for too short a time then OFF again.

#2 can be caused by either a bad temperature sensor or a failure in the control board.

The temperature sensor needs to be checked by disconnecting and measuring it's resistance.

If the sensor is good, then the problem is in the control board. We repair this particular problem with the controller quite often. If you want, I can have a look at it for you, if you can have it removed and sent to us.

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Bruce
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HI there,

Well the problem is probably due to some water on the spark module. This is pretty common. Let it dry out. Once it dries the problem should go away. If not you need to replace the spark module, The spark module is what sends spark to the burners. It sits under the glass.
You have to remove the cook top from the counter. Then remove all the screws around the outter edge that hold the glass on. You cant buy the spark module at home depot

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white and ground are grounds there should be a ground rial in the fuse box, stove is 220 black and red go to 2 seperate breakers, 25 amps, and 15 amp is for 110 regular outlet

This is most likely caused by a wet or dirty spark gap or flame sensor and will probably be fine if you let the unit dry out for a couple of days. You could, at your own risk, light the pilots or burners with a lighter and let the heat dry out the components. They may have to be cleaned.

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Hi,
The knob swtch is the problem .The small particles inside the knob are being form a conductor to line that line that has being ignited. Once you ignite conductance will flow current to bypass switch .So need to clean knob switch.
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Smith.

Yes it sounds as if you have control knob probs ..did it work b4 or is it a new cooker ?

if it stiill click after u put to ignition mode if it starts automatically it could be the pub or manual will be the switch

LP is higher in pressure than NG, so regulator spring pressure has to be greater.

I'll need more information. Model #? Gas/Electric? When does it click? All the time?

they are not lighting they are sparking on there own right? No actual flame? if they are sparking on there own you need a new spark module.

I hade a code 153 also. Changed the element(costly-$200) and had to recalibrate the pan sensors(in the manual). All works fine now.

When you push the knob does it stay down? This problem is usually one of twwo things. Either the spring underneath is not strong enough or the shaft is dry. Sometimes a spray of WD40 can help. Pull off the knob and spray the shaft. Sorry I am partially guessing because I have no idea which top you are using. Hope this helps.