Gas Fire Place ignitor replacement.

Posted by Purpledawn on November 5, 2009, 12:06 pm

The ignitor on my Desa Gas Fire Place broke and I was able to get a new
part. Just wondering how I would go about installing same. Seems there is
still part of the ignitor switch stuck in the opening. Are there any special
tools I would need?
thanks, Mike

Posted by jamesgangnc on November 5, 2009, 12:57 pm

> The ignitor on my Desa Gas Fire Place broke and I was able to get a new
> part. Just wondering how I would go about installing same. Seems there is
> still part of the ignitor switch stuck in the opening. Are there any spec=

ial

> tools I would need?
> thanks, Mike

Unless someone else in the group happened to have a similar model,
it's not likely anyone will be able to tell you. But if removing the
ignitor is a challenge for you them maybe this task is beyond your
ability.

Posted by DD_BobK on November 5, 2009, 1:27 pm

ial

> tools I would need?
> thanks, Mike

Mike-

As James stated, unless someone has first had experience you that
model / unit ....its going to be pretty hard to advise "from the
keyboard".

Any chance you could use a photo posting site and provide a couple
shots of the new part and the installation location.

Typically, we experienced "fixers" look at the new part & that will
give clues to removal and installation. The problem is that gas
applicances, if damaged or used improperly can cause major problems
downstream.

Be careful.

cheers
Bob

cheers
Bob

Posted by Mikepier on November 5, 2009, 2:21 pm

Usually any gas ignitor I've seen is a ceramic element that glows red
and has 2 wires. It's pretty straightfoward to replace. A model # of
the fireplace or pics would be helpful.

Posted by Tony Hwang on November 5, 2009, 11:14 pm

Mikepier wrote:

> Usually any gas ignitor I've seen is a ceramic element that glows red
> and has 2 wires. It's pretty straightfoward to replace. A model # of
> the fireplace or pics would be helpful.

Hmmm,
All gas fire places have PB Piezzo spark ignitor like gas BBQ. Never sae
HSI which is mostly used in furnace.

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