Englander 25-PDVC Ignitor problem and fix

[Stewbass1]

Greetings,

I was also experiencing issues with the ignitor not lighting the stove, so I went through the stove and did the following procedure and wanted to show step by step what I did to address the situation.

1. Unplug stove and remove back panel (check vacuum lines for any degraded hoses, 1 of Mine was bad and replaced)

2. Remove Blower motor by removing the 4 bolts.



Label motor connection wires for proper re-assembly.




3. Great time to examine and clean and PM motor (Preventive Maintenance) Mine was dirty and needed a thorough cleaning.



4. Now we have excellent access to the ignitor section of the stove, so I removed the ignitor and top air cap.
Now we can clean out the air passage to assure a good volume of air flow across the ignitor.




5. I went shopping to see what I could find to properly clean the air passage, and I found this product is the perfect length and diameter for this job (I found this product at Lowes)



6. Insert the brush into the top cap passage.



7. Push brush all the way in and spin a few times (This product works perfect, as almost if it was designed for this task) Pull brush out and re-insert a few more times to thoroughly clean the air passage.



8.Use the brush to clean the ignitor hole and any air passage that need cleaning.



9. Blower motor cleaned and lubed using shop vacuum, shop towels, and old toothbrush.



10. Re-assemble parts back into stove and center ignitor and lock into place(I utilized a 2nd person to help me center the ignitor)

11. Test fire...All is well... Back to playing the bass...Hope this helps...

 

[doghouse]

Nice.

 

[Pete Zahria]

wanted to show step by step what I did to address the situation.

What a great post!!

Dan