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tim a  
#1 Posted : Friday, August 29, 2008 10:53:41 PM(UTC)
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Today my wife was boiling water and it flowed over the top of the pot and flooded the gas range. All the igniters began sparking non-stop. I dismantled the range and found that after removing the leads from the igniters that the sparking continued from the spark module.

I then removed one of the power leads to the spark module and it stopped - no power, no spark. I cleaned up all the water and allowed all parts to dry, re-attached the positive wire and viola, the arcing between the center leads on the spark module continued. The spark module is a KOOL LITE, Model 6544G10 (223C3201P002), 120VAC, 60Hz, and 4 mA and is manufactured by Harper Wyman.

Is the problem from the spark module, or could it be a spark igniter issue? Any ideas or assistance would be appreciated.
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kayakcrzy  
#2 Posted : Saturday, August 30, 2008 6:22:43 AM(UTC)
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Yes, replace the spark module, and you will have it. Tom ApplianceEducator.com
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#3 Posted : Saturday, August 30, 2008 6:48:04 AM(UTC)
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WB19X00006_Back_sm.JPGIf it is sparking then the module is working. You have a bad switch.
Each burner has a switch mounted on the stem to power up that spark box. It has no way of making itself go without one of thse switchs powering it. To figure out which switch it is you must remove one wire at a time from each switch till it stops popping. You can get a good shock if you are not careful.WB19X00006_Instructions_sm.JPG
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ApplianceJunk  
#4 Posted : Saturday, August 30, 2008 7:12:03 AM(UTC)
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Some good advice from JW.

Did you let it dry out and try it again?
tim a  
#5 Posted : Monday, September 1, 2008 10:51:31 AM(UTC)
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JW is the sublime Master! You rule!!!

Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to try your recommend diagnostic approach by removing one switch wire at a time to find the culprit. I ended up going to work yesterday and the extra day of drying out the switches in this humid (65%) San Diego climate did the trick.

I put everything back together and viola, it worked just like new. This is one of the few times in my life that I actually haven't had to do anything to fix a problem :).

Everyone, thank you for your responses. JW thank you for your spot-on advice. I have learned a lot about gas ranges in a small amount of time, never having taken one apart before. Thanks for guiding me through it. Now onto replacing the starter on our '94 Plymouth Voyager!
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