Range oven not sparking

bunser · 15 Jul 2007

When i turn the oven on my range oven does not always spark to ignite the gas. The gas is coming through but the auto ignition spark does not always work. The gas rings are fine, they have a button to press for ignition.

Tried cleaning the electrodes but still same

thanks

jj4091 · 15 Jul 2007

Is the centre electrode shorting to earth & how big is the gap between the centre electrode & the earth electrode? Do the oven & hob use the same spark generator?

bunser · 15 Jul 2007

jj4091 said:
Is the centre electrode shorting to earth & how big is the gap between the centre electrode & the earth electrode? Do the oven & hob use the same spark generator?

cant see any shorting and electrodes look clean. The gap is 3mm. Not sure if they are using the same spark generators havn't got that far yet. The cooker is a Leisure Rangemaster 110.

Thanks

jj4091 · 15 Jul 2007

You will need a multimeter to test for a short circuit , sorry cannot suggest anything else until you eliminate those things for certain.

bunser · 15 Jul 2007

jj4091 said:
You will need a multimeter to test for a short circuit , sorry cannot suggest anything else until you eliminate those things for certain.

I have a multimeter, can i test from the electorde?
Is the 3mm gap ok?

Thanks

jj4091 · 16 Jul 2007

yes, set the multimeter to resistance/ohms & check that there is no conductivity between the centre electrode & earth.3mm is fine

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