Whirlpool Hob ingition switch stopped working

[glennybee]

Hi folks,

The ignition switch has suddenly stopped working on by hob and I was wondering if anyone could offer any advice.

It's not had any abuse or had anything spilled on it, it's just stopped sparking. It still presses down and springs back up ok. I've managed to remove the switch and there's no discolouration or arcing on the contacts. I've metered the contacts and there's zero on AC and DC so I'm assuming there's a problem further back in the line.

The answer I need to know is do I need to lift the whole hob out of the worktop to get to the ignition source? If so, I think I'll just stick with the gun-style lighter to light the burners.

This is a similar hob...I don't know the model number unfortunately.

And THIS is the switch.

Many thanks,
Glen

 

[XtraRaptor]

Some hobs have a battery powered ignition

 

[TicklyT]

If it's mains powered, my first check is to remove all the half-finished jars of marmalade, sandwich toasters, saucepans, frying pans, tins of beans and other sundry kitchen gadgets crammed into the cupboard housing the socket the hob is plugged into, until you find whatever it was that's leaning against the socket switch.... Don't ask how I found that one out!......