Gas Stove Igniter Keeps Sparking - Stop The Annoying Clicking Sound !
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- čas přidán 4. 01. 2015
- *Disclaimer gas stove top ranges can be dangerous, tampering with them may result in fire, injury, or even death! Use this information at your own risk!
Quick Fix: Simply Unplug the stove top igniters until the water evaporates if your certain they are clean.
Unplug the igniters
Clean Igniters with a quick evaporating degreaser
(Rubbing Alcohol is a strong suggestion)
Wait until they dry
(could take several hours)
Put back together!
All of the igniters on your stove top range will spark when they get wet.
Be careful when cleaning them. If you did not get your igniters wet, they may need to be replaced or fixed by a professional.
Here are links to the more detailed guide, it also addresses other appliances. Scroll to the center of the page for stovetop ranges.
www.doityourself.com/forum/gas...
www.ehow.com/info_12145173_tro...
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You are the ONLY one that informs us that ALL igniters will spark even if only one is wet or dirty. One of my burner was never used and it also sparked. Without your comment, I might have replaced the whole stove. A through cleaning plus an OVERNIGHT wait did the trick. Thanks.
I'm glad it helped, thanks for your comment!
Excellent and detailed video that actually worked for me. I have a premier stove that has worked great for the past 8 years then today when we turned on the burner the igniter would not stop clicking even though the fire was lit. I turned of the power to the stove, cleaned the igniters with rubbing alcohol and dried with a hair dryer for about 10 minutes. Works like new!
Thanks, Dave! Rubbing alcohol and q-tips - left it overnight and... voila`! Hooray - now I can make my first cup of coffee of the day. Your video is very concise and informative. Again, many thanks! CZcams home repair videos have now helped me save hundreds of dollars.
Great work, I called about 10 different appliance repair guys, no one could come to help immediately, LG gave us an over the phone quote of $250. I owe you man.
Okay while watching a thriller movie alone in the family room @2am, I started to hear a flickering sound just few meters away from me. Kinda funny, I thought the movie was playing on me and I was getting scared. But long story short, it was the stove. I am calling the serviceman early morning but I thought of doing it myself through CZcams and lo! I found your video. I followed everything and it was pure magic. Now I can finish watching the movie. THANK YOU!
I'm glad it worked for you, that's funny about the thriller movie!
I have a LG gas range and heard this clicking coming from all the burners on the stove and first thing to mind was, oh great, have to phone for service. Plus you can’t buy parts for LG appliances in Alberta, only a qualified LG service repair person can order parts. After watching your video I did spill water on one of the burner. When I pulled the covers off I noticed that they was lots of grease splattered on the igniters. Like you said I used Q tips with acetone rubbing alcohol and all is good. Thanks for the simple effective video & saving me from an outrageous service repair bill.
I've had this happen a couple of times. My Sears online repair rep suggested using a hair dryer on each of the igniters to dry them out. Worked every time. Took about ten minutes.
With your comment about "it could take several hours" to dry, you were spot on! Saved our upcoming Thanksgiving!
Oh and if you can't get to the plug (like me) use the circuit breaker
I could kiss you! I was cleaning the knobs, and four of the ignighters were clicking! I frantically looked up “Samsung” stovetop clicking ignighters” and your video just saved my a$$!! I had help pulling it out and unplugging it. Thank you so much.
David, I just want you to know that you probably just saved my and my family’s life. That is all I will say. Thank you. 🙏🏾
I'm glad I could help :)
Thank you so much for this video, it started after cleaning and we cleaned everything and dried it does not stop igniting but my husband used Sand paper to clean white ignites as it was black from oil after watching your video and it fixed the issue. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for the help. After the cleaning girls left, I noticed a clicking noise coming from all of the igniters on the stove. A 15 minute session with a hair dryer on all of the control knobs solved the problem. Nice video.
Thanks for your comment Rick, I'm glad it helped!
Thank you very much! The cleaning worked perfectly. No repair technician needed.
This worked for me; thanks so much! I used rubbing alcohol and left the igniters unplugged overnight.
Brilliant fix. I had already arranged for a $129.00 service call, then saw this. Fixed the problem in one minute and cancelled the service call. THANKS!
You saved me from a huge service charge from GE. Thanks a million, it worked! :)
Great to hear that it worked !
Thank you so very much for this detailed video. I followed all the steps and now my stove is working fine.
Thanks for a simple, quick fix without a bunch of needless talk!
I followed your instructions and low and behold it worked thank you very much. It didnt stop straight away and i thought it hadnt worked but an good ten minutes later it stopped
Thanks for the short clip, very clear and informational. Appreciate the effort put into it.
Thank you ! This saved me a huge expense for a service call!
I really appreciate this - the clicking was driving us both mad!
You can find anything on CZcams! Thanks Dude!!👍🏾
Thanks David; it worked. I used a hair dryer to dry it out (the plumber had sprayed it to check for gas leaks!!). Took no time at all
No problem, I'm glad it helped!
Thank you so much for posting this. Easter Sunday, getting ready to cook and your tip took take of the sparking. I appreciate you taking the time to help!!
and thank you for letting me know it helped :)
Thanks so much it worked :) clicked for about 30min after and then slowly started to stop and now it completely stopped.
thank you so much!!! that clicking was driving us nuts! thank you for the video, i used qtips and alchohol and all is good.
About 45 minutes ago (around 2:30am) one of my burners started clicking. Found your video (thank you for posting it, Dave!!). It was really difficult to pull out the oven to unplug it, but I did it. There is a separate gas line, so I assume it is not leaking....I don't smell any gas. It is a pilotless stove...a GE Profile 12 years old. I have no rubbing alcohol, so I'm hoping it is ok to leave it unplugged until morning when I can get to the store.
Want to thankyou for this vid. I followed yer direction and all ended well.. avoided repairman and or new stove cost. Especially the part you said wait for them to dry after acetone cleaning.
Glad I could help, thanks for the comment!
I just had to do this, and it worked perfectly! Thanks for posting this video!!
No problem, I'm glad it helped!
I thought my problem was the ignitor, but this solved the problem! Thanks!!!
This video is INCORRECT: The sparkers are not the problem. The knob switches you turn are the problem. Water trapped under the control knob can cause constant clicking. Suppose water did get to the sparker on the stoveheads, this will STOP them from clicking and/or working at all if anything. The reason why this video still works is because while the unit is unplugged, the water coincidently dries from under the plastic knobs. For a quick solution, all you need to do is pull of the plastic control knobs for each stovehead and point a hairdryer at the knob unit switches. It may take 10-20 minutes and several sessions depending on how much water is trapped in the switch. As they dry, the clicking should slow down to a stop :)
+DannysWorkouts Great Estate +DannysWorkouts Great Estate Danny, I appreciate your input, but it depends on the stove top build.
Unplugging it will normally solve the sound problem for either, but it
takes a few hours for the water to evaporate. For my stove top, the plastic nob was completely
dry. The stove was being cleaned and water was poured into the area
where the igniter was. I consulted a few experts, and the video is what
they suggested. The continual sparking is a fail safe so there isn't a
gas explosion if the gas is accidentally left on or faulty. Some of the
newer stove tops are more sensitive, but in most it is just moisture near the igniter.
It could also be that when you take the knob off more air flow is
getting to the whole area under the stove and drying it more quickly.
There are no raw wires near the control knob, but there are raw wires at the igniter. If the stove top is set up like the one in this video, taking the plastic knobs
off won't fix the problem czcams.com/video/SaNzFOx7vIM/video.html.
It really depends on your stove top, the manner I suggested in the video
will work for all stove tops, not just ones with the knobs top side. Also the ignters may spark just because they are dirty, not wet. If that is the case your method will not do you any good.
+DannysWorkouts Great Estate why does getting wet cause the clicking?
+Dave P why does getting wet cause clicking?
What you mentioned got me thinking, spilled something and did make its way to the knob and the clicking started. Good video. Good advice from you. Thanks to both of you.
+Greg Dahlen It's a fail safe to prevent a gas explosion. Water conducts electricity very well and acts as a bridge from the switch to the igniter, when the water dries the bridge is not longer there, the connection is no longer complete when the water dries. There is a very small space between the switch and the igniter, (when you turn the knob for the gas, you're tuning the ignter on simultaneously). When water gets in the small space between the igniter and power source it acts as if you have turned on the switch. It will click until the water evaporates. Unless of course the ignter also needs to be cleaned. I hope that clearly answers your question, let me know if not!
Thank you! This saved my Sunday afternoon
This just happened to me. Going to go try the fix right now. Thank you!
Awesome. Thank you Dave!
I can’t even begin to explain the panic when they all started clicking! Thank you so much for this video! Now we just wait for them to dry.
Yeah, the sound is really annoying... my younger sister cleaned the stove once and they just clicked and clicked for hours it drove me nuts so I figured out to how to make it stop lol
I'm glad it helped :)
Big Thanks to you! Your video is very concise and informative.
No problem, I'm glad it helped!
Thank you! The blow dryer did work for me great! Thank you Danny!
What if ine of the knobs is jammed, can that cause the continuous clicking
Worked perfectly! Thank you!
I'm glad it helped!
Thanks so much for this video! I used a blow dryer to dry things quicker.
No Problem, I'm glad it helped!
I have a DCS gas cook top that would not stop igniter clicking. I cleaned the igniters and
the burners, and replaced the re-igniter module (blue box). Did not fix
the problem. Then I found a posting for a GE stove doing the same
thing. Turns out there are two gas jets for each burner, a simmer
burner on the bottom and the main burner on top. The simmer burner MUST
light to heat up the igniter, and tell the circuit that the burner is
lit. Then the igniter will stop clicking. If the simmer burner is NOT
lit the re-igniter thinks the burner is off and constantly tries to
light it. Three out of four simmer jets on my stove were clogged. I
ordered new jet assemblies directly from Fisher and Paykel (DCS
manufacturer), and low and behold the stove works like new.
Great stuff. Thank you.
You've got yourself a bulky stove there, partner. Nice video, thank you. Going to give this a shot
hey thanks for the vid! it works! i was ready to call a technician to fix it, and then i googled it...lol, thank you again!
This worked for me! Thanks!
I have GE range with the same problem. Cleaning all igniters with rubbing alcohol and drying fix the problem.
This seems to be working for us also. Amazing.
Hey, good video, another easy method is to just turn the oven on 350 for about less than 30 min, I spilled water on the stove which caused the clicking! No cleaning or unplugging required
Worked for me! Thanks
Thank you! You saved me hundreds today
Glad I could help!
thanks for the tip! this worked for me and I appreciate it.
Saved my butt today. First time gas range.
Thank you. This saved my life.
And a good spanky
Thank you this worked well
This sorted me right out today! Cheers lad! 👍
No problem, I'm glad it helped!
Awesome product! !!
thank you... this helped me today!
Hi Dave: I have a few questions. I accidentally poured water on stove which caused the clicking sound. And it's still clicking now, I asked the owner and he didn't know where the plug was. Do I have to unplug it or turn off the circuit breaker of the kitchen? If not does it matter?
Thank you ....for sharing 👍👍
Thank you very much for the info it saves me some money, much appreciated.
No problem, I'm glad it helped!
Thank you!!! It worked
For those who tried this and it didn't work, .
That probably means the spark igniter switch needs to be replaced(could be individual or all in a series, 4-5 of them), and once replaced and if it's still sparking, the only thing left is the spark module. Be sure to unplug first!
Wow! Problem solved with acetone and q-tips! I owe you!
thankyou so much its really usefull to me.
Quick, concise and effective solution to an annoying problem! Great job! Thank you😊
It is a little odd that the igniter switch does not deactivate even with the knob turned off. That is some engineering failure and I noticed that it happens mostly to GE appliances.
Thank you, it worked! Very important to unplug the igniters before using a flammable degreaser :)
thank you it finally worked with rubbing alcohol .
This worked. Thank you.
I'm glad it helped!
Worked for me as well. Important is to wipe it clean first to take the excess of the liquid etc, then hairdryer for long time, at least 10 mins. If it doesn’t work straight away, give it some time then hairdryer again. It will work eventually
After cleaning, just boil some water in a pan for all burners. It will dry everything out. If this doesn't work try to dry out the valves under the knobs with compressed air or a blow dryer. This should remediate both possibilities.
Yes!!! Totally fixed us up...
Thanks! Will give it a try
Thank you! Very helpful.I was worriedI'dhave to replace my stove top so I could sell my house.
Thank You...That worked!
Genius. Pure genius.
Same as your comment 😎
Thank you..
David: Where is the link to the more detailed videos?
They are in the description, but I copied them here for convince:
Here are links to the more detailed guide, it also addresses other appliances. Scroll to the center of the page for stovetop ranges. www.doityourself.com/forum/gas... www.ehow.com/info_12145173_tro... www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1db-...
thank you
I tried this with our Viking, and it didn't do anything at first. One burner causes all four igniters to continuously spark. After about five minutes of clicking, they finally stopped sparking. Let's hope it stays that way!
If you continue to have issues, I highly suggest reaching out to these guys www.appliancepartspros.com/
They have a free service call center that's open 24/7. I've found them to be really helpful, I had an issue two weeks ago and had to call them, they told me not to purchase a part and how to fix the issue.
Thank you!!
A serviceman had replaced the electrodes years ago and I refused to pay the $300+ to change them again.
After watching this video, I examined the electrodes and they were really gunked up on my Viking stove and they would never stop clicking. I followed this video and also used a small wire brush to remove the tough stains. I was disappointed that the clicking continued.... but several days later, the clicking stopped. Needless to say, my wife is very happy.
Great video, and I love that you didn't narrate it. It forced me to pay attention to what you were doing.
Hi Dave,
We have a Frigidaire oven, we tried to clean the stains with baking soda, which worked perfect, however one of the burner is making a clicking noise and not igniting. Can you please assist as to what should I do?
It might need replaced...for that the safest bet would be to call your local repair man...seems like a lot of people have found this video useful, czcams.com/video/SaNzFOx7vIM/video.html
It's not one I did, but I'm no expert...hope that helps?
Thanks!!
It may be nice if you told us how to unplug the gas igniters. I don't have any background in gas stoves so did not know how to uplug the gas igniters. thanks
+Liz Goldman Liz, it should be either directly behind or directly underneath the stove. Most are very easy to access, but some builders put the plug behind the counter or in some older homes they could be directly wired into the wall. In that case the only other thing you could do would be to shut off the circuit breaker to your kitchen, which I would not recommend doing unless you know what you are doing. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!
worked. thanks
Ok I cleaned the ignites and wanted to know what If waiting really matters. Cause I didn't wait and it still clicks. Do I need to clean them again and then wait overnight or should I just wait several hours.
Anzil - it should quit clicking as soon as the igniters are dry, they click because it's a fail safe to prevent a gas explosion if there is a gas leak. Once the igniters are dry the clicking should stop. It's perfectly fine to continue to use the stove top right after - they should only need cleaned once.
Use the stove could make them dry faster, but if you cleaned them really well and the clicking doesn't stop after around 24 hours of drying then it's likely a different problem altogether.
If that's the case, I would suggest a repair person, it could be one of the igniter is bad, it could be corrosion under the igniter, there are many different things to trouble shoot if this doesn't solve the issue for you. I wish I could be of more help, but I'm not a stove top repair man and many stoves can be vastly different than each other.
I can say for my stove, years later I had another issue with it and because the stove top was attached to the countertop I was unable to fix it myself and ended up opting to replace the entire stove.
You could also try calling these guys www.appliancepartspros.com/ - they have helped me resolve some issues over the phone - I was going to purchase a part I thought I needed and they walked me through the repair over the phone, I ended up not needing the part. They didn't charge anything for it either, I couldn't recommend them enough.
THANKS!
You're Welcome!
Thanks dude!
No Problem!
Thanks the marvels of You Tube thought I really broke my parents stove.
thank you sir, we were teriffied when the sound started clicking but my friend googled it and found out the problem.
Another cause is the jet in the center of the eye can be clogged. If enough gas doesn't come out of it and the flame not reach the little pointy thing, the stove attempts to relight....causing the sparking click. I had to remove the jet, ream it clean with a sewing needle and re-install to get mine to stop. You'll see this happen more when the gas burner is turned to low/simmer.
❤😂thank you very much, problem solved.
question, please help !!
we have Kayser oven/stove with the electric igniter i spilled tea over the stove and oven , and it started clicking , it didn't stop for 2 hours so my sister unplugged it, hoping it would dry itself out after a few days ( this happened sunday, and now it's wednsday), when it plugged again the sound is still there , we cleaned the oven and stove , ( but not with alcohool) , what do we do please please answer
At this point - I would suggest calling a technician...there could be a few different things that might be wrong and I don't know what to suggest if drying it didn't work - I do have to say the same thing recently happened to my mothers stove top so I might have an answer in a few days but can't promise anything - it likely needs to be replaced by a technician - or at least someone familiar with repairing stove tops...Sorry I can't be of more help!
When you turn on a burner, an electronic igniter generates a spark that ignites gas going to the burner. Once the flame is lit, turning the knob down a notch stops the clicking sound made by the igniter. Will the igniter burn out if left on to long?
+philanna38 They can burn out and or just go bad overtime but they are pretty durable. They are made to last every day use for a number of years. There are commercial ones that you should use if it's going to be used all day all the time that will be more durable and last longer.
+Dave P Thanks Dave for your very quick response!
In my case I spilled water that made it under the knobs and apparently got water in one of the sensors surrounding the valve. After cleaning everything and trying to dry it out it would still spark randomly now and again. I finally had to replace the wiring harness that connects the four valves to the ignitor control module. It was not overly complicated and cost me a little over $40. problem solved.
I'm glad you got it fixed, good to know about the wiring harness :)