Englander Igniter not getting hot at tip. Would you replace it?

Hello
25-pdvc
Mfd = 08/08

Stove is hard starting but runs fine.
Replace Igniter? Oui? Non?
See pics

 

Oui - that igniter doesn't owe the stove anything..

Have a 25-PDVC sitting in the workshop, has a bad igniter, co-worker has (2) 25-PDV stoves, both have bad igniters.. Seems to be a common failure part.

 

Hello
Still taking 12-15 mins to fire up. I checked the air hole in the bottom of the igniter tube and it was clear. I also removed the drill cap on top of the igniter tube for more air flow.
Then I pulled the burn pot and hammered out the top ridge so it was flat. The original OEM burn pot gasket was mostly desintergrated so I cut a new one.
Also made sure the igniter tip was centered in the igniter tube and pulled back a bit.
See pics
Then I found the lower 3 buttons were set for 4-4-4 ! ! ! So I changed them to 4-6-1 and shut the stove down.
Now we will see how long it takes to fire.

 

Cool - nice work there Don.

Interested to read if the gasket, igniter mod, and settings change fixed it ..

If you don't mind me asking: what type / brand of gasket material did you cut / use for the burn pot?

Thanks,
Cleanfire

 

Hello

After changing the 3 buttons to 4-6-1 the stove went from pressing the ON button to a FLAME in 6 Minutes flat! ! !

For the Burn pot gasket, I use 1/8" white Lytherm good for 1,000 degs. Same as OEM but stays together a little better.

 

Well that's spiffy, and fast!

So you just left this piece off then?

 

Yes I did.
So if the bottom hole gets blocked, it will still work.

 

Gotchya.

Don, you sell the gasket material used to make the burn pot gasket, correct?

Edit: I'll PM you.

 

Correct