Why no oven ignitor? Is it easy to add an oven ignitor?
Why do many RVs have an auto-igniter on every other system---including the range burners---but not the oven? Why is the oven the exception? Is it easy to add an igniter to the oven?
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69 Avion wrote:
I have found the igniters on the propane stoves don't work very well when you are on the road. I put them on my 30,000 btu Camp Chef stove and the element will move because of vibration which moves it from it's ideal ignition location. I thought about doing this mod, but after seeing the problem with my outside stove I decided that a simple barbeque lighter is easier.
Besides, I want to make sure the oven door is open when I ignite the pilot light. Imagine what would happen if your igniter doesn't ignite immediately, and then the oven is fairly full of LP gas and it finally ignites. I think I'll stick with the open door and flame igniter.
you can us the electric ignitor with the existing piezo spark gaps.
our electronic one works instantly, every time.
and DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE OVEN. The oven main propane valve will NOT open until the pilot light is lit and allows the main valve to open. You'd have to hold the pilot light button in a LONG time to get any measureable amount of propane into the oven.
In fact, after using our spark ignitor, I'd say less gas is released into the oven than with a flame ignitor. takes maybe 1-2 seconds for the pilot to light with electric ignitor. First time every time. When I was lighting it with a flame, first, push in the pilot button, then with the flame ligther on, try to hit the pilot area, while holding the pilot button on.
