--- title: "Range Burner and Igniter Repair | RangeRepair.center" description: "Gas burners that will not light, keep ticking or burn with a weak, yellow or uneven flame, traced to the igniter, the spark switch, the module or the burner…" url: "https://rangerepair.center/services/burner-and-igniter-repair/" --- # Range Burner and Igniter Repair Gas burners that will not light, keep ticking or burn with a weak, yellow or uneven flame, traced to the igniter, the spark switch, the module or the burner itself. ## What the range burner and igniter repair involves. Gas range burner repair covers everything between the knob and the flame. Turning a knob opens a valve and closes a small switch that tells the spark module to fire; the module sends a pulse to a ceramic igniter beside the burner head, and the spark lights the gas as it comes out of the ports under the cap. A spill can soak the igniter or short a spark switch, a cracked ceramic lets the spark jump to the wrong place, and food or cleaner can block the ports so the flame is ragged or lifts off the burner. The repair starts with the cheapest explanation, a cap out of place or a wet igniter, and moves to the switch, the module or the burner head only when the simple answers are ruled out. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low · Gas burner igniter, spark switch or burner head Cleaning ports and reseating a cap costs almost nothing in parts. A new igniter, spark switch or burner head is a small part, and the spark module that feeds them all sits a little higher. ### Answers 5 problems Range Burner Won't Light Range Burner Keeps Clicking · Uneven Range Burner Flame · Range Burner Won't Turn Off · Range Gas Smell ### Comes up most on Gas range Dual-fuel range ### Codes that lead here ER01 · ER05 · ER06 Hestan Smart Burner showing ER01. ## Burner and igniter repair, step by step. Light every burner from high to low, confirming a clean blue flame that stays lit and ticking that stops once it catches. 01 Light each burner in turn and watch where the spark goes, how soon the gas lights and what the flame looks like. 02 Remove the grates, caps and heads, clean the ports and dry the igniter and its wire. 03 Inspect the igniters for cracks and test the spark switches behind the knobs and the module that feeds them. 04 Replace the failed igniter, switch, module or burner head, and check the burner is seated on its valve with no gas escaping. 05 Light every burner from high to low, confirming a clean blue flame that stays lit and ticking that stops once it catches. ## The problems it answers. 5 of them, from range burner won't light to range gas smell. [All problems](https://rangerepair.center/problems/) Most common ### Range Burner Won't Light 6 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. Whether the burner ticks without lighting, lights slowly or keeps ticking once lit 2. Whether one burner or all of them are affected 3. Whether something boiled over or the range top was recently cleaned 4. What color and shape the flame is It also answers - [**Range Burner Keeps Clicking** 5 causes](https://rangerepair.center/problems/burner-keeps-clicking/) - [**Uneven Range Burner Flame** 6 causes](https://rangerepair.center/problems/burner-flame-uneven/) - [**Range Burner Won't Turn Off** 6 causes · gas, fire or electrical risk](https://rangerepair.center/problems/burner-wont-turn-off/) - [**Range Gas Smell** 6 causes · gas, fire or electrical risk](https://rangerepair.center/problems/range-gas-smell/) ## Low, on the site's scale. Cleaning ports and reseating a cap costs almost nothing in parts. A new igniter, spark switch or burner head is a small part, and the spark module that feeds them all sits a little higher. [Read the full cost guide](https://rangerepair.center/cost/) | Repair | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | **Gas burner igniter, spark switch or burner head** | low | | [Surface element, switch or glass top](https://rangerepair.center/services/surface-element-and-glass-top-repair/) | | | [Bake or broil element](https://rangerepair.center/services/bake-and-broil-element-repair/) | | | [Gas oven igniter, safety valve or burner](https://rangerepair.center/services/oven-igniter-and-gas-valve-repair/) | | | [Oven temperature sensor, thermostat or calibration](https://rangerepair.center/services/temperature-sensor-and-thermostat-repair/) | | | [Induction power board, coil or cooling fan](https://rangerepair.center/services/induction-board-and-coil-repair/) | | | [Door hinges, gasket, glass or lock](https://rangerepair.center/services/door-hinge-gasket-and-lock-repair/) | | | [Knobs, keypad or control board](https://rangerepair.center/services/knobs-switches-and-controls/) | | | [Convection fan, blade or ring element](https://rangerepair.center/services/convection-fan-repair/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Gas range, Dual-fuel range. [All range types](https://rangerepair.center/types/) Codes that lead here - [`ER01` Hestan · Burners and ignition](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/hestan-smart-burner-er01/) [All 3 codes that lead here](https://rangerepair.center/error-codes/#family-burner) Often the same visit - [**Knobs, switches and controls** 2 problems in common · moderate](https://rangerepair.center/services/knobs-switches-and-controls/) - [**Diagnostic visit** 1 problem in common](https://rangerepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) - [**Surface element and glass top repair** 1 problem in common · low to moderate](https://rangerepair.center/services/surface-element-and-glass-top-repair/) ### Gas range ### Dual-fuel range ## The makes we see it on. 32 makes on this site, and the range burner and igniter repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 32 brands](https://rangerepair.center/brands/) ## Burner and igniter repair, where we come out. The kitchen, the climate and the building all change how the range burner and igniter repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://rangerepair.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://rangerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas Gas ranges are the minority around Tampa Bay, fed by a utility main in some neighborhoods and by propane in others, and a burner that clicks without catching there often has damp or dirty spark electrodes after a humid stretch. - [Hyde Park](https://rangerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://rangerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://rangerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://rangerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://rangerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://rangerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://rangerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://rangerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://rangerepair.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas Where Orlando subdivisions were piped for natural gas, range burners see heavy family use, and a cracked igniter porcelain or a burner cap sitting slightly off its base is the usual reason one burner refuses to light. - [Winter Park](https://rangerepair.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://rangerepair.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://rangerepair.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://rangerepair.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://rangerepair.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://rangerepair.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://rangerepair.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas South Florida gas ranges are mostly in houses with a utility line or a propane tank rather than in towers, and on the coast the burner repair includes clearing salt deposits from the igniter tips and checking the spark module's connections. - [Brickell](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://rangerepair.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas A New York apartment range has often cooked on gas for many years, and burner ports clogged by boil-overs or a spark switch stuck on after a spill are routine repairs, done with the gas closed at the shutoff behind the range. - [Upper East Side](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://rangerepair.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas Houston households that cook on gas lean on their burners hard, and a flame that lifts, burns yellow or goes out usually traces to a misaligned cap, a clogged port or the air mix, all corrected at the range top. - [River Oaks](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://rangerepair.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas Some older Chicagoland gas ranges still light their burners from a standing pilot rather than an electric spark, so a repair there keeps that pilot clean and adjusted, or tests the spark system on newer models, before any part is ordered. - [Lincoln Park](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://rangerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas Pro-style ranges in Los Angeles remodels run high-output burners and sometimes automatic reignition, and when a burner keeps clicking after it lights, the reignition sensing and the spark module are tested along with the electrode. - [Beverly Hills](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://rangerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://rangerepair.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas Salt air near the San Diego shore can corrode the thin lead that runs from the spark module to each electrode, so a burner that sparks weakly on the coast often needs that lead replaced along with the igniter. - [La Jolla](https://rangerepair.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://rangerepair.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://rangerepair.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://rangerepair.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://rangerepair.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://rangerepair.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://rangerepair.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://rangerepair.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas The Bay Area's remaining gas ranges are largely in established houses, and a burner repair there covers the igniters and burner heads plus a look at the connector behind the range, since an older one may be worth replacing while the range is out. - [Pacific Heights](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://rangerepair.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the range burner and igniter repair. ### All my burners keep clicking even when they are off. What happened? One of the spark switches behind the knobs is closed when it should not be, usually because water or a cleaner ran down the valve stem. Turn the range off at the plug or the breaker and let it dry out for a day. If the ticking returns once power is back, the switch is replaced. ### Can I light a burner with a match when the igniter fails? On most gas range tops you can, holding a long match or lighter at the burner ports and then turning the knob. Do not leave the gas on while you look for a match. It is a stopgap only; a burner that will not spark still needs its igniter or switch fixed. ### The flame lifts off the burner or goes out on low. Why? Partly blocked ports, a cap that is not sitting flat, a draft from a window or fan, or a low-flame setting that was never adjusted for your gas can all cause it. Cleaning and reseating come first, then the valve's low setting is adjusted if the flame still will not hold. ### Is a burner that will not shut off an emergency? Yes. If turning the knob to off does not put out the flame, close the gas shutoff behind the range if you can reach it safely. If you cannot, or if you smell gas, leave the house and call the gas utility from outside. --- **[Read on the site: Range Burner and Igniter Repair | RangeRepair.center](https://rangerepair.center/services/burner-and-igniter-repair/)** **[Book a visit with RangeRepair.center](https://rangerepair.center/schedule/)**