Paul for Model Number JGP328WEC1WW Right rear igniter is weak, with all burner caps off and a screwdriver held close. If no screw driver held near the right front will spark, right front seems to do this when any burner is trying to ignite without burner heads . All was working fine until she cleaned the area with soft scrub. Tried removing the burner screws and got things loose but not able to remove burner or igniter. Spark seemed stronger after putting screws back but not strong enough, bad ground at that one burner? Cracked igniter? Thanks
Answer Hello Paul, All ignitors are designed to spark any time any of the surface burners are started. This is normal operation. It sounds like you are losing ground to the surface burner section of the top. The ground is completed where the screws connect the metal sections together. Corrosion forms between the sections and spills and cleaners cause the ground to be affected. This is many times corrected by removing the screws and sanding the area around where the screw connects the two pieces of metal. If you want to prove this to yourself first, you can use a piece of wire connected to a screw near the base of the stove where it is clean and shiny and connect the other end of the wire to a screw near the ignitor. It is possible that an ignitor is cracked or an ignitor wire could be failing. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Friday, November 21, 2014