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Continuous sparking on all burners due to broken ignition switch
1. I accessed the burner ignition switches by lifting off stove top, sliding off burner knobs and oven knob, and removing the front switch cover (secured with 4 screws on top and 2 screws underneath).
2. I diagnosed which switch was broken: all four switches are wired together, so one faulty switch will affect sparking on both
... Read more the left and right sides of the stove. I suspected a particular switch because that burner had occasionally struggled to ignite in recent weeks and felt "loose" when turned on.
After unplugging the stove from the electrical outlet and turning on the range fan, I slid several of the switches off their gas valve stems. When comparing the suspect switch to two other switches, the suspect switch felt "loose" when rotated and didn't have the same places of resistance that the other two had.
Feeling more confident that I had found the broken switch, I used pliers to pull out the four wires connecting the suspect switch to the other switches -- it took a good bit of force, there's no convenient release. Now I could access the switch terminals, so I used a multimeter to confirm that the suspect switch didn't have any change in electrical resistance when turned on/off -- it was broken.
3. I removed the broken switch and wired its neighbors together. I plugged the stove back in and checked that this had solved the problem -- no more continuous sparking, and the other three burners still worked.
While I waited several days for the replacement switch to arrive, I reassembled everything besides the broken burner's knob (to remind me to not use that burner), and continued using the other three burners normally.
4. When the replacement switch arrived, I inserted the original four wires into the new switch's terminal holes in the original configuration (again, it took a little force), reassembled everything, and was good to go.
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Hannah from AMHERST, MA
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers
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Burners would no longer work without using a match or lighter
I replaced all the burner switches as well as the spark ignition module. It was necessary to solder small terminals to use the existing wires with the new spark ignition module. Otherwise, this was a pretty straightforward job. My wife, an excellent cook, is now even happier than usual.
To get to the switch I had to remove the knobs and the front panel of the burner valves. There were some dozen screws, top and bottom holding the panel in-place. The switch slid off the burner valve stem easily but removing the wires I had to pull with the pliers. There seamed not to be a wire release that I could see. Replacin
... Read moreg the wires was no problem. They slid into place by just pushing them in. Assembly was the reverse.
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Roman from West Caldwell, NJ
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers
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Ivan
June 28, 2019
Hi, I have a Magic Chef model 83ln 3k top griddle and the burner spark ignition switch doesn’t work on three burners. I showed your switch to a technician and he told me that I need the one with all the switches connect in serial order, this is connected through a cable in sequential order. How do I install this? Does the cable need to be torn apart and then weld into the new switch? thanks.
For model number 83LN-3K
Hello Ivan, Thank you for the question. Some appliances have the switches attached together with the wire harness, this appliances does not have that option. The wires just plug into the new switch for this model. You will need to pull the wire connectors from the old switch and plug them into the new one, taking note and pictures of the wiring as you go. Hope this helps!
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John E.
September 15, 2017
We have a 1989 Magic Chef cook top and one of the igniter switches does not work. Do you have one or one that will work in they older model?
For model number 8 2HA-2K
Hello John, thank you for contacting us. This would be the correct switch for your model. Good luck with the repair!
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Omar
May 9, 2019
Does the ignititor switch come with all four ignighters or just one
For model number Stm25095-14. 7403p368-60
Hello Omar, thank you for asking. This Burner Spark Ignition Switch is sold individually.
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