Kitchen Gas Appliances - Help! [Shorted Spark Ignition Problems]
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akrebekah
12-10-05, 05:22 PM
I need help! I am housesitting and I was cleaning the gas range stove. I took the dials off to clean them. To clean them I put them in the sink and washed them (I do this to my electric range at home all the time). When I placed them back on the stove I noticed a ticking noise, like it was trying to start. I couldn't figure out what was going on. I then saw smoke coming from one of the dials! I quickly grabbed all the dials off and took the actual range out of the stove. Then there was a large POP with many, many sparks! When I tried to start the stove the gas is flowing, but there is no longer a ticking noise and it won't light. HELP, they come back Tuesday and I really don't want to tell them I broke their stove!
Sharp Advice
12-11-05, 09:18 AM
Hello akrebekah and Welcome to the Do It Yourself Web Site and my Gas Appliances topic.
Although you're work to clean the stove was well meaning, some water must have gotten onto the electrical switches beneath the knobs. Which caused an electrical short in the sparking igntion system.
At this point, the only solution is to unplug the stove if any sparking etc. continues. Next would be to disconnect the spark moduel from the electical power of the entire stove. Which will make the sparkers inoperative but all else safe. Use a match to light the top burners.
Oven & broiler also will not work with no electrical. Once spark module is disconnected, stove can be plugged back into electrical power so oven and boiler will work, if burner uses a glowing hot surface ignitor. If the oven uses a spark igniton system, it too well not spark.
About the only positive solution at this point is to inform the owners and have professional service make needed repairs. Not all that of an uncommon problem. Happens when electronic ignition systems are used. Excessive moisture during clean surface gets onto switches.
Does not happen when appliances have constant burning pilots. Which your home stove may have or may not have. Most stoves now have plastic covers over the ignition switches to prevent shorts caused by water, etc.
Cautionary Reminder Note:
Before attempting any repairs, be sure to unplug the appliance from the wall receptacle power source first.
Help Link: Range-Stove-Oven-Broiler Basic Help Information & Manufacturers Web Sites: http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=159808
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Although you're work to clean the stove was well meaning, some water must have gotten onto the electrical switches beneath the knobs. Which caused an electrical short in the sparking igntion system.
At this point, the only solution is to unplug the stove if any sparking etc. continues. Next would be to disconnect the spark moduel from the electical power of the entire stove. Which will make the sparkers inoperative but all else safe. Use a match to light the top burners.
Oven & broiler also will not work with no electrical. Once spark module is disconnected, stove can be plugged back into electrical power so oven and boiler will work, if burner uses a glowing hot surface ignitor. If the oven uses a spark igniton system, it too well not spark.
About the only positive solution at this point is to inform the owners and have professional service make needed repairs. Not all that of an uncommon problem. Happens when electronic ignition systems are used. Excessive moisture during clean surface gets onto switches.
Does not happen when appliances have constant burning pilots. Which your home stove may have or may not have. Most stoves now have plastic covers over the ignition switches to prevent shorts caused by water, etc.
Cautionary Reminder Note:
Before attempting any repairs, be sure to unplug the appliance from the wall receptacle power source first.
Help Link: Range-Stove-Oven-Broiler Basic Help Information & Manufacturers Web Sites: http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=159808
Use the reply button to add additional information or questions. Using this method keeps or moves the topic back up to the top of the list automatically.
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