Electronic Ignition for Stovetop (w/pics)
I finally got tired enough of the piezoelectric igniter on my Atwood stovetop that I decided to replace it with a battery-powered igniter unit. You know what I’m talking about. You twist the knob; bam...
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HSIKES wrote:
I'm confused :h, but then again that doesn't take much.
I don't have an oven, just the counter top burners. My ignitor is a turn to the right, click click click. The new ignitor does what? Push in to light vs turning or is it powered by a battery?
Yes, the ignitor is battery powered and simply put, the only difference is pushing a button vs "click,click,click".
HOWEVER, the push-button igniter (IMHO) seems more reliable than the clicker to light the burners, but the major advantage is for those (like me) with Atwood ovens ... I guess to save a few pennies in production, they elected NOT to put an ignitor in the oven - you have to manually light it with a flame (it's difficult to light since it is under a metal shelf in the rear of the oven). The electronic ignitor has a FOURTH output that can be run to the oven's pilot and then you can have electronic ignition for your oven!
So, if you have only burners, it's probably no big advantage, but if you have an oven, it's one of the best "bang for the buck" (no pun intended!) mods you can do!
Regards,
John
