Customer Questions and Answers for Bake Igniter (Gas Oven) by Whirlpool

This oven bake igniter lights the bake burner so your oven can reach and maintain temperature. A weak or failed igniter causes no heat in bake or very long preheat times. What it does:

• Heats and ignites the gas at the bake burner
• Draws the correct current to open the oven safety valve
• Helps restore normal preheat and consistent baking performance
• Common symptoms: no bake heat, igniter glows but burner won't light, long or incomplete preheat

• One bake igniter assembly

• Disconnect power and shut off gas supply before servicing
• Handle the igniter by the ceramic base; avoid touching the carbide element
• Transfer any mounting hardware from the original if needed and route wires away from heat
• Restore power/gas and test for proper ignition