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Doug Beman Posted on Feb 09, 2007

Igniters don't ignite

My sister has had one of these for 3-4 years. A few weeks ago the right-front (max power) burner's igniter stopped clicking, and recently the other igniters have become intermittent. Do they just need to be cleaned, or do the igniter parts (the ceramic resistor and spark electrode) need to be replaced? Thanks DjB

  • John Francis Dec 09, 2007

    Have the same problem with the igniter not working on the front right Max. I find that when I press the knob in on the top while it is in the LITE position the igniter works a little better. So it is not the igniter but the knob that is the problem.

  • tprizzo Sep 29, 2008

    I have a GE profile gas stove about 5 years old about a year ago the sparker for the Max front burner just stopped working and must be ignited with a match, now a year later the other front burner the sparker has stopped working, now only the sparkers on the two rear burners work. I found that when i turn on the gas all sparkers that still work spark but not the front two. If I light the two front burners with a match and then adjust controls to spark then while the gas is burning I can see a spark from the sparkers but without the gas being lite with a match there is no spark, what is wrong?

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I would try cleaning them first. Generally, they should be cleaned periodically. If this does not work then check the igniter.

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