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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This information is for those of you with a Magic Chef stove that does not have any ignitors.
Last year I investigated doing this project and, like others above have noted, discovered that the four wire ignition kit from Home Depot is too high to fit in the stove.
This year I discovered that WalMart has a three wire ignitor kit which sells for $15.97 in Canada which will fit into the stove. I used a 25mm hole saw kit to cut the circular hole in the front stove panel.
I then thought that that I was having some much fun with the project that for another $15.97 I might as well install a second ignitor which would enable me to wire the oven.
I followed the suggestion from an earlier poster about wrapping the oven wire in aluminum foil tape which I had on hand from another project. I discovered however that if you run the foil tape to the end of the wire where it joins the ignitor, the wire will short circuit to the tape. So I have removed the last 6 or 7 inches of tape which remedied the problem.
But I am now searching for a solution for that last section of wire. I am thinking about wrapping the wire using convention house insulation.
Last year I investigated doing this project and, like others above have noted, discovered that the four wire ignition kit from Home Depot is too high to fit in the stove.
This year I discovered that WalMart has a three wire ignitor kit which sells for $15.97 in Canada which will fit into the stove. I used a 25mm hole saw kit to cut the circular hole in the front stove panel.
I then thought that that I was having some much fun with the project that for another $15.97 I might as well install a second ignitor which would enable me to wire the oven.
I followed the suggestion from an earlier poster about wrapping the oven wire in aluminum foil tape which I had on hand from another project. I discovered however that if you run the foil tape to the end of the wire where it joins the ignitor, the wire will short circuit to the tape. So I have removed the last 6 or 7 inches of tape which remedied the problem.
But I am now searching for a solution for that last section of wire. I am thinking about wrapping the wire using convention house insulation.
