Customer Questions and Answers for Oven Igniter by Whirlpool

Leslie, The correct oven igniter for your unit will be part number W11176454.

Cody, The igniter that is showing on the manufacturers parts list for this model will be part number W11176454.

Steve, You would need to test the oven ignitor for 3.2 to 3.6 amps. This most likely will not be an issue with the igniter and would be recommended to test the oven sensor. The resistance of the sensor should be 1090 ohms at room temp and 1654 at 350 degrees. If the sensor is good then the control board will be the most likely cause for this issue.

Hello Melvin, If the power to the unit has been verified, make sure connections are good at the terminal block and there are no burned spots on the plug prongs which would indicate a loose receptacle. If these check good, replace the control WPW10312660.

Troy, the most accurate way to test this ignitor would be to test for amps. This ignitor should draw between 3.2 to 3.6 amps as it gets to the final heat stage. If the ignitor does not draw 3.2 to 3.6 amps, it will not allow the correct voltage to reach the valve. Amp draw measurements are more accurate than the resistance check due to the resistance range being within a range of 40 to 400 ohms of resistance.

Bobby, at the back of your oven, the only panel you should need to remove to get to the harness is the lower back panel.

Ray, No, there is no "proving thermocouple" in the oven ignition circuit. If the igniter W10918546 doesn't glow at all, it is most likely a cracked or broken glow bar igniter. When you make a selection and input a temperature, 120 VAC is supplied to the igniter and it should glow, The resistance in the igniter, drops the voltage to 3.2 to9 3.6 VAC across the terminals on the gas valve(it also draws 3.2 to 3.6 amps, if you have an ammeter) the low voltage/amp draw causes the interior bi metal switch to open and ignition occurs.

Hello Barry. Test for 3.2-3.6 volts AC at the gas safety valve with the igniter turned on. If the voltage is there, you have a bad safety valve. If the voltage is low, you have a weak igniter and the igniter will need to be replaced. You can test this with a multi-meter TJMA-DMT3. Here is a link on how to use a multi-meter. http://forum.appliancepartspros.com/oven-repair-including-ranges-cooktops/4810-how-check-continuity-ohmmeter.html

Hello Robert. If there is no power there, you will need to order and replace the control board WPW10556710 on the unit. Thanks.

Jackie, You will want to leave the gas off until the repair is completed on your unit.