stovetop burner not igniting


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Old 03-19-02, 07:09 PM
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stovetop burner not igniting

I have a GE Stovetop with a spark ignition. Everything was working until a pot spilled over. We cleaned the burner and allowed it to dry (2 days ago). It now sparks, but the flame does not ignite. If I use a match, the burner works. What can I do to fix this? Thank you.
 
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Old 03-19-02, 07:57 PM
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Restricted Burner Ignition Ports

Hello mtw and Welcome to our Do It Yourself Web Site and my Gas Appliances forum.

On stove top burners that have sparkers that are not visable at the burner head, the burner heads have ignition ports. If the sparkers are funtioning and the burners won't lite, chances are the ignition ports are clogged or restricted.

Ignition ports are tiny holes up one side of the burner head. If these holes are restricted, they must be cleared out. Cleaning can be accomplished using one of three methods.

Most commonly, a large sewing straight pin needle can be used. DO NOT enlarge the ignition holes. Doing so will have adverse burner lighting effects.

Burner heads where the flames will not burn completely around the entire circumference of the burner head, the holes which do not have flames are clogged up and need cleaning.

In cases of extremely dirty burner heads, soaking the burners in very hot water with plenty of dissolved automatic dishwasher detergent for several hours, rinsing and drying or a combination of both methods for heavily soiled burners.

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