{"id":495,"date":"2010-06-27T10:27:54","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T03:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appliancefactoryparts.com\/blog\/?p=495"},"modified":"2024-11-16T23:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T16:27:08","slug":"ignitor-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliancefactoryparts.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/ignitor-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Maintain Your Gas Grill Igniters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grill igniters endure a lot of wear inside a gas grill. Positioned right at the burner, these miniature “spark plugs” face intense heat every time the gas grill is fired up.<\/p>\n

Over time, grease and residue coat the burner’s grounding surface, and the heat can crack the porcelain insulator on the igniter\u2019s electrode.<\/p>\n

When this happens, gas grill igniters may “bleed” sparks through the crack, leading to delayed ignition after gas has built up \u2013 or sometimes, no ignition at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For safety reason, grill ignitors should be replaced<\/a> when this occurs, and burner surfaces cleaned up in the ignitor area.<\/em><\/p>\n

Burner portholes in this area should be kept clean and open. The spark gap between electrode and burner is about 3\/16″.<\/p>\n

An ignitor sends a high voltage along the wire to the ignitor electrode inside the collector box. The collector box collects gas which sparks the light.<\/p>\n

If your grill has an ignitor that no longer works:<\/strong><\/h3>\n