A Little Longer to Ignite

[camdids]

Just Replaced my Igniter. 8 Years would appear to be a good life. Bought a new one from my dealer and easy install. However, the fire up time has increased. Rarely over the last 8 years has it taken much more than 5 minutes to get the fire going.(smoke/sparks then flame). But since replacement , I'm looking at 10-15 minutes. Same settings, same Pellets.
I notice on the Receipt for the Igniter, its listed as 306W/120V Igniter. Is this lower ,maybe than the older one. I notice a lot of the replacement ones online seem to be listed as 400W. Were they reduced to help the burnout problems.

Or have I missed something when changing it out?

 

[Harman Lover 007]

Double check and make sure the igniter is properly seated in the cradle and right up against the underside of the burnpot.

 

[camdids]

Double check and make sure the igniter is properly seated in the cradle and right up against the underside of the burnpot.

Good point. The new one had a protective heat cover on the wires at the igniter. Maybe its not seated as good as the original. I'll check the weekend. Thanks