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Customer Questions and Answers for Oven Igniter by Whirlpool

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By: Whirlpool
Part Number: OEM18041961
Manufacturer Part Number: WP9758079

The Oven Igniter is an OEM part for Whirlpool ovens. It is designed to ignite the gas in the oven burner, providing the heat necessary for baking or broiling. This igniter is critical for the oven’s functionality, as it must heat up to a specific temperature to open the gas valve and begin the combustion process.

Symptoms of a bad Oven Igniter include:

  • The oven failing to heat up despite the gas being turned on.
  • A gas smell indicating that gas is being released without ignition.
  • Intermittent heating, where the oven fails to maintain a consistent temperature.

Causes of a bad oven igniter can include aging and wear that reduce the igniter’s ability to reach the required temperature, electrical issues such as faulty wiring or connections, or a malfunctioning safety valve that doesn’t open properly.

This OEM part is also compatible with Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and Kenmore models.

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Sean Fay for Model Number GS563LXSB0

We have had our safety valve replaced already once, but the new one only lasted about 6 months. To bake we need to keep turning off the oven and then back on. It seems to cycle once or twice and then stops cycling but showing us the temperature we set the oven to. Sometimes it works for a few days even. Yesterday the oven got worse, now only the broiler and the range works. Oven ticks like it is trying to ignite but no ignite, it then stops trying after a few ticks. No gas smell thankfully. Figure safety valve has gone totally now. What do you think?

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Sean, You will want to check the burner to make sure that there is no rust building up around the ports which could cause the issue. Also check the resistance of the safety valve. The resistance should be 216 ohms from bake to common. If not then the valve is bad and would need to be replaced.

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Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com   |   Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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