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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Does your Oven have a Safety of some kind to shut the gas to the PILOT off if the Pilot goes out? Ours does not, and for that reason I decided not to do one piezo with an electrode in the Oven as well as three on Stove Top. We've had the Oven Pilot go out, and fill the oven with LPG. I would not want to spark it every time we lit a surface burner and have one of those times ignite an oven full of LPG.
That said, the Oven lights very easily if the Pilot is primed a few minutes before sparking it with a long BBQ lighter. It lights even more easily if I request a baking temperature before lighting. The pilot flares up when the oven goes into baking mode, and that flare up admits more LPG for less delay in lighting.
This oven has "Pilot" as a dial position. No pressing or the like involved.
I might consider a second Piezo, dedicated to the Oven. That and a mirror made from a stainless steel spatula to be able to look at the pilot.
That said, the Oven lights very easily if the Pilot is primed a few minutes before sparking it with a long BBQ lighter. It lights even more easily if I request a baking temperature before lighting. The pilot flares up when the oven goes into baking mode, and that flare up admits more LPG for less delay in lighting.
This oven has "Pilot" as a dial position. No pressing or the like involved.
I might consider a second Piezo, dedicated to the Oven. That and a mirror made from a stainless steel spatula to be able to look at the pilot.
