Customer Questions and Answers for Oven Igniter (Hot Surface Glow Bar) by Whirlpool

This hot-surface oven igniter heats and lights the gas burner to start your bake or broil cycle. Replacing a weak or failed igniter restores reliable ignition, faster preheat, and consistent oven temperatures.

• Heats to ignite the oven burner and allows the gas safety valve to open
• Common fixes: oven won't heat, very long preheat, burner lights intermittently, or igniter glows but no flame
• Designed to light the bake or broil burner, depending on model
• Restores proper burner startup and temperature recovery

• Disconnect power and shut off gas before servicing
• Handle by the ceramic base; do not touch or strike the heating element
• Mount with the existing bracket/screws and route leads away from hot surfaces
• Restore utilities and verify prompt ignition and a steady blue flame