Testing a faulty ignitor on your range or oven. Troubleshooting a gas odor.

In this video, we share how to test a fault ignitor on your range or oven. Your oven may not be heating or you may have a gas odor in the event your ignitor has failed. A faulty igniter can cause a poor air to fuel mixture and create a gas smell while running the oven. The igniter itself should draw more than three amps, glow red and create ignition within 60 seconds or less. The oven burner itself should have an even flame on either side. The flame itself should have minimal orange tipping. This is an indicator that the air to fuel mixture and gas supply quality is good. After the ignition is achieved, the igniter will continue to stay on until the oven reaches temperature and cycles off.

[richardcarver]

Put a new igniter in oven. Worked 2-3 times now nothing.

[stansliva]

Hi there. Have a GE Profile XL 44 that often i cannot get to heat much past 375/400. Ignitor goes on, burner burns blue. I noticed that when it gets to that high 300s low 400s range, the blue flame actually will at ties flicker or get smaller. Any tips?

[rephaelreyes]

Hi question, my gas burner produces flames that was way smaller than the video and the oven would only ignite when I wack it a few times. I’ve completely closed the air shutter though since it wasn’t putting enough gas pressure