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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12thgen (or anybody with an Atwood who has done this...)
I found the Char-Broil igniter at Lowe's today for about $18 (close to the Amazon price plus shipping) so being somewhat impatient I went for it.
I think the unit I purchased is slightly different than the picture in the original post, though...it would undoubtedly work, but there's no "mounting plate" -- or even screws to hold the unit on the stove front sheet-metal; the only thing to tighten the unit in the hole at all is a plastic nut beneath the threaded battery cover/pushbutton. That would be fine except it leaves the original 2 screw holes uncovered.
So my questions are: Does the unit everyone's been using (which Amazon still has in stock) mount with screws? Does it have an elongated plate that would cover the screw holes in my Atwood stove (They are 1 3/8" OC)
If the unit @ Amazon attaches a little more substantially -- and also addresses the "naked screw-holes" problem I'll go for it...otherwise I'll have to cobble together some cover.
Philip
I found the Char-Broil igniter at Lowe's today for about $18 (close to the Amazon price plus shipping) so being somewhat impatient I went for it.
I think the unit I purchased is slightly different than the picture in the original post, though...it would undoubtedly work, but there's no "mounting plate" -- or even screws to hold the unit on the stove front sheet-metal; the only thing to tighten the unit in the hole at all is a plastic nut beneath the threaded battery cover/pushbutton. That would be fine except it leaves the original 2 screw holes uncovered.
So my questions are: Does the unit everyone's been using (which Amazon still has in stock) mount with screws? Does it have an elongated plate that would cover the screw holes in my Atwood stove (They are 1 3/8" OC)
If the unit @ Amazon attaches a little more substantially -- and also addresses the "naked screw-holes" problem I'll go for it...otherwise I'll have to cobble together some cover.
Philip
