Atwood water heater igniter, constant?
So this is my first auto-piezo-igniter water heater. When I initially turn on the igniter, it clicks real fast. Both after the pilot is lit and the burner is on, it continues to ignite (click) at ...
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pcoplin wrote:
Yeah, the pilot stays on. The igniter just continues clicking.
So the main burner and the spark module use the same thermocouple? If that's the case then I'm going to guess something in the spark module is bad?
No.... Thermocouple goes to the Thermostat/valve control to hold the valve open for pilot. Your pilot is remaining lit so thermocouple and valve is ok.
The Igniter probe/sensor is one assembly with the wires attached to it.
I would adjust/ remove and clean/adjust the igniter probe... If that does not resolve the issue then the igniter module is the problem most likely.
The igniter probe is used for 2 functions.
1. provide ignition
2. detect flame...
How does it do that? When the flame occurs electrons flow (current) from the burner, through the FLAME to the igniter probe... up the wire into the ignition module.... The ignition module is not seeing that flame.
Jim
