We are having trouble getting the ignitor on our dometic to light the burner when put in gas mode. We have 12 volt at the re-ignitor and 7.7 volt at the ignitor. Any suggestions on what else we could check? The refrigerator will light with a lighter but cannot get the click, click,click.

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Try removing the electrode, lightly sand the tip, wipe the ceramic off with a rag and silicone spray lube, then reinstall, setting the spark gap at 3/16".I wouldn't try measuring the voltage at the electrode, as it is somewhere north of 10,000 volts.

We have tried removing the ignitor and doing all that and it still doesn't work. Any ideas?

cathager wrote:We have tried removing the ignitor and doing all that and it still doesn't work. Any ideas?If you can hear a the reignitor trying to spark if you pull the high voltage lead, it is good, and the problem is the electrode. If you cannot hear that, replace the reignitor , should be in the $40 range.

When someone pushes the button to gas only while someone is outside you can hear the click at the re-ignitor. But then you don't hear the click, click, click. So what you are telling me is that the ignitor or the part that sparks at the burner is bad? Thanks

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Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
May 29, 2015
cathager wrote:
We have tried removing the ignitor and doing all that and it still doesn't work. Any ideas?

If you can hear a the reignitor trying to spark if you pull the high voltage lead, it is good, and the problem is the electrode. If you cannot hear that, replace the reignitor , should be in the $40 range.
cathager
Explorer
May 29, 2015
We have tried removing the ignitor and doing all that and it still doesn't work. Any ideas?
Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
May 29, 2015
Try removing the electrode, lightly sand the tip, wipe the ceramic off with a rag and silicone spray lube, then reinstall, setting the spark gap at 3/16".
I wouldn't try measuring the voltage at the electrode, as it is somewhere north of 10,000 volts.
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May 29, 2015
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