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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4-7-14 .... today I was able to get back out in the camper and complete the install .... keys to making the project easier for me have been:
1 ... removing the oven door so as to be able to get closer to the oven pilot
2 ... being able to tilt the oven's heat diffuser so as to create work room
the oven door proved to be easy to remove when you know which way to pull .... when reinstalling the oven door the hinges can be dangerous .... they are spring loaded and need to be approached with extreme caution .... I used a pry bar to open them and direct them into the slots in the oven housing .... knowing what I know now, the install is a relatively simple one but in learning the process, lets just say there is a most definite learning curve .... I do want to press the point that this mod doesn't require any changes to the oven's propane system .... it only involves the source of the spark that ignites the surfaces burners and substitutes the same type of spark for igniting the oven pilot .... if we ever go to a different camper or if we ever replace the stove in ours. it is a mod that we will make again
Jim
1 ... removing the oven door so as to be able to get closer to the oven pilot
2 ... being able to tilt the oven's heat diffuser so as to create work room
the oven door proved to be easy to remove when you know which way to pull .... when reinstalling the oven door the hinges can be dangerous .... they are spring loaded and need to be approached with extreme caution .... I used a pry bar to open them and direct them into the slots in the oven housing .... knowing what I know now, the install is a relatively simple one but in learning the process, lets just say there is a most definite learning curve .... I do want to press the point that this mod doesn't require any changes to the oven's propane system .... it only involves the source of the spark that ignites the surfaces burners and substitutes the same type of spark for igniting the oven pilot .... if we ever go to a different camper or if we ever replace the stove in ours. it is a mod that we will make again
Jim
