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GE cooktop takes forever to light nobody 08-02-2005
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Posted by nobody on August 2, 2005, 10:29 am


We have a GE glass cooktop with 4 natural gas burners in our
home. The cooktop has an electric spark igniter. Over the
past year, we have noticed that the burners are taking
longer and longer for gas to reach them and be ignited by
the spark. Turning on several burners initially helps some.
There has never been the odor of gas, by the way, just a
progressive delay in the gas reaching the igniter.

What is the problem and how can it be solved?
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Posted by Appliance Repair Aid on August 2, 2005, 11:21 am



nobody wrote:
> We have a GE glass cooktop with 4 natural gas burners in our
> home. The cooktop has an electric spark igniter. Over the
> past year, we have noticed that the burners are taking
> longer and longer for gas to reach them and be ignited by
> the spark. Turning on several burners initially helps some.
> There has never been the odor of gas, by the way, just a
> progressive delay in the gas reaching the igniter.
>
> What is the problem and how can it be solved?
> --
> Thanks to spammers
> Most of us now use false
> ID's to cut down on unsolicited
> Email.

Hi,

> We have a GE glass cooktop with 4 natural gas burners in our
> home.

Model#?

> Over the
> past year, we have noticed that the burners are taking
> longer and longer for gas to reach them and be ignited by
> the spark.

Weak spark from the spark module, restricted gas flow ( something
clogging ), poor gas pressure ( maybe regultator ), cracked igitors and
the spark is getting lost are -some- possible trouble makers.

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/



Posted by Duane Bozarth on August 2, 2005, 1:04 pm


nobody wrote:
>
> We have a GE glass cooktop with 4 natural gas burners in our
> home. The cooktop has an electric spark igniter. Over the
> past year, we have noticed that the burners are taking
> longer and longer for gas to reach them and be ignited by
> the spark. Turning on several burners initially helps some.
> There has never been the odor of gas, by the way, just a
> progressive delay in the gas reaching the igniter.
>
> What is the problem and how can it be solved?

Sounds like orifice(s) in supply line getting plugged and reducing
flow...


Posted by Ulysses on August 2, 2005, 1:16 pm



We have a GE glass cooktop with 4 natural gas burners in our
home. The cooktop has an electric spark igniter. Over the
past year, we have noticed that the burners are taking
longer and longer for gas to reach them and be ignited by
the spark. Turning on several burners initially helps some.
There has never been the odor of gas, by the way, just a
progressive delay in the gas reaching the igniter.

What is the problem and how can it be solved?

I had one of those and finally ended up lighting it with a lighter. I
fiddle around with it and finally gave up.

I also had a GE electric oven. I hated it. It was not possible to roast
chicken and potatoes at the same time. It would respond by flashing F2 or
F3 at me. Well F2 to it too. Sometimes it would just stop working and I'd
have to go and reset the circuit breaker and hope that it would come back
on.

GE makes (used to anyway) some very good qualilty appliances but oven and
stoves are not among them.

Just my F2 cents worth ;-)
.




Posted by Charlie S. on August 3, 2005, 12:43 pm



We have a GE glass cooktop with 4 natural gas burners in our
home. The cooktop has an electric spark igniter. Over the
past year, we have noticed that the burners are taking
longer and longer for gas to reach them and be ignited by
the spark. Turning on several burners initially helps some.
There has never been the odor of gas, by the way, just a
progressive delay in the gas reaching the igniter.

What is the problem and how can it be solved?

Sorry, can't solve your problem as I don't know anything about these stoves.
Maybe I can help a little.
I had a problem with a GE Stove where it would only light in only one point
when I turned the knob. Normally, it would light throughout a range of
about an inch when I turned the knob to the right. I replaced the part the
goes in back of the knob.... see part #716 in the web site below. It solved
the problem in one of the burners, but not another.

http://www.appliance-parts-warehouse.com/general-electric-parts/General-Electric-Range-Stove-Oven-Hood-Parts/General-Electric-Parts-JGBP26GEJ6/General-Electric-Parts-19209.cfm

Remember to unplug the stove before starting work. I got zapped forgetting
that there's electricity running through some parts.




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