We have a Wedgewood Gas Stove in our camper. My husband went to turn a burner on and didn't know how to work it. He turned the burner on first to lite but didn't know what to do after that. By the time he figured out to turn the striker to lite it the gas had built up, so when he turned the striker it like exploded, but now it won't spark to lite. The only way I can lite it is with a hand held striker. Any ideas what happen & how I can fix it without a repair bill?
Luvglass said
02:02 PM Jul 8, 2011
I guess if the explosion was strong enough, you might have dislodged one of the wires to the starter, or maybe changed the distance between the electrodes. That spacing is rather critical for the spark to jump.
The sparking can be initiated without the gas flowing, so you can play with it in safety.
We have a Wedgewood Gas Stove in our camper. My husband went to turn a burner on and didn't know how to work it. He turned the burner on first to lite but didn't know what to do after that. By the time he figured out to turn the striker to lite it the gas had built up, so when he turned the striker it like exploded, but now it won't spark to lite. The only way I can lite it is with a hand held striker. Any ideas what happen & how I can fix it without a repair bill?
The sparking can be initiated without the gas flowing, so you can play with it in safety.
Good luck,