Round Carborundum Oven Igniter

I have removed the bottom floor of the oven before to clean after a major spill, so I knew I could do this. I removed the oven racks. Located the two screws in the back on the floor of the oven, removed them, I used a screw driver (could use a nut driver)remove these two screws (they are about 1.5 inches long). Slightly guide the floor ... Read more forward to release the two front clips and "jimmy" the floor a bit to remove. (Also, a good time to clean the floor). Now you will see the burner cover remove the two short screws and there is the igniter. Find the wires that feed through the hole in the bottom. Remove the bottom oven drawer; get a flash light; find the clip release on the plastic connection squeeze and pull. Now remove the two nuts that attach the igniter to the bracket on the oven. (I did have a nut driver, but if a person was very careful not to strip the head of the nut -you could use pliers or vise grip). Put the new igniter in place (I used the existing bracket and screws) thread the new wires through the hole in the oven floor clip together. I tried the oven at this point and within 30 seconds oven ignited. Put burner cover and oven floor back in and bake a cake! Also a good time to clean under the stove when you have the drawer out. I found a receipt from 10 years ago when the igniter was replaced and that bill was $163 the igniter and shipping from this site was $55. I imagine it would have been well over $200 to have a repair man come out today.

Replace the ignition glowbar. Remove the drawer below the oven and disconnect the 2-wire plug near the back of the unit. Then open the oven and remove the racks. Release the 2 screws that hold the bottom plate of the oven in place and, lifting from the back of the oven, remove the bottom plate. You are now looking at the burner distrib ... Read more utor. Remove the 2 retaining screws near the front of the oven and, with an upward motion, pull the distributor toward you to free it from the back of the oven. Then push it away from you and remove it . The ignitor is now in view at the back of the oven on the right side of the burner. Remove the 2 retaining screws and pull the wires up through the hole in the bottom of the oven. Installation is simply reverse of this procedure.

The short aluminum tube was damaged in the removal. Tried to buy a new yellow flexible tube , nothing was compatible after five hardwares and home center visits. I then found brass fittings online to make the yellow tube work.. Wired in the igniter in the back. Piece of cake. If you have to move oven, be sure to bubble test the fittings.

Removed the oven bottom by removing two screw, removed the diffuser by removing two screws, removed two screws and unplugged the igniter. Ordered the part in the afternoon and received it the next morning. Replaced in opposite order as removal. Oven lit

Remove all grates and side brackets, pull bottom of the oven out and lift out tray to get access to oven and burner. Remove old igniter and installed new igniter per instructions.

Remove oven racks, bottom oven plate, broiler drawer to get to existing igniter. Then unplugged the fit only-one -way igniter electrical connection, then remove igniter which is held in place with two 5/16 machine screws, obtained part number, checked local department store on price, checked internet pricing and selected this site for th ... Read more e item.
When part arrived removed from package, installed the reverse of removal then tested by turning on oven and new part did what it was meant for -ignite the oven burner.
Works great!