Robert Dennis
Recently I fixed 2 oven ignitors in 2 different model of ovens. What I noticed was this: they both looked similar, but the one purchased at Home Depot looked like it was made cheaper. The ignitor rod was thinner… With the better built ignitor all I did was take a fine emery cloth sand paper, clean it off, and it worked just fine. I tried that with the other one and I had to replace it. Here’s my question. Could I have replaced the cheaper made ignitor with the better built one? My thought was that the better built one just needed cleaning, whereas the cheaper one had to be replaced. Perhaps I could save my customer some money, installing the better built one..
Thanks
The heavier built one i just sanded off, like I would a flame sensor. The cheaper one, I had to replace.
- Guest asked 8 years ago
Yes. For the most part igniters are universal. They usually give you wire nuts with a lot of igniter so you can replace many different types that have different plugs this way. Just make sure the metal cage around the igniter is the same or you can use the old one and put it onto the new. I have never heard of cleaning an igniter, unless your talking about the wire terminals if they were dirty or corroded.
- Brian, Ace Appliance answered 8 years ago
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