![]() ![]() If we have determined that the electrodes are fine then we test the module. Just as when the button is depressed, crossing the spades closes the circuit so the module will fire as though igniting. When the module has a battery but is wired to a button we can simple lay a steel blade across the steel spades designed to connect to the button. Many modules do not have a button but there will be wires that connect a button. These modules will spark if they are working properly. When a shelf or collector box is installed over the igniter electrode, the cleanliness of the electrode and collector box is the first part to check and the gap between the tip of the electrode and a spot to spark against is the second item to check.Īll in one ignition module can be tested with a new battery by pressing the button while directing the electrode connections towards anything steel. Most barbecue grill electrodes are installed inside a protective collector box or simple shelf designed to affect the flow of gas but also designed to protect the electrode from drippings. ![]() The first step to repairing BBQ grill ignitors is to check the sparking electrode for dirt and to check for the distance between the tip of the steel post of the electrode to ensure the tip of the electrode is close enough to a steel surface to spark against. Electrodes are exactly like the spark plug in a car and even look very similar. Electrodes are the steel rods that spark inside the gas grill and they are commonly dirty. ![]() When customers call or email about an ignition the most obvious first response is to look at and probably clean the electrodes. This video exists to help our clients narrow down the parts of the ignition assembly so we only have to replace the parts that need to be replaced in order to ignite the grill again. While it is very common for greases, marinades, sauces and built up carbon fumes to stop ignitor electrodes from firing, in some instances it is common for the battery to fail or for the module to fail or for the wiring to have been damaged or any of a dozen other possible problems that could stop the spark from igniting gas emitting from the grill burners.ĭCS BBQ Grill Ignitor electrode on smoker burner is too rusty and dirty to spark and the burner is too rusty for the electrode to spark against even if the electrode was clean. We created this video because it is common for clients to contact to request more ignitor replacement parts than is usually needed. The other side of that dramatic statement is that if One Well Placed Drop Of Grease has stopped your electrode from sparking to ignite your barbecue burner then one quick spray and wipe with a good degreaser will get the ignition firing again! Even very strong and very technologically advanced ignitors can be interrupted by One Well Placed Drop Of Grease. Clients contact us about the Ignition Assembly more than any other part of any barbecue grill.Įven though some BBQ grill manufacturers put a lot of thought and technology into the barbecue ignition process the nature of the appliance is that the sparking electrodes have to be inside the barbecue in order to ignite the burners which places the electrodes inside the firebox with flames, fumes, marinades, sauces, grease dripping, etc. ![]()
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