[steelman]

Hi, we've been having the same problem described in this thread with our Viking oven not heating up fast enough. We had it serviced a few years back and the guy replaced the ignitors and charged us $350, so doing it myself sounds like the right plan.

I opened the oven and removed the bottom panel to expose the ignitors just to see what the job looks like. And it looks fairly simple to remove and replace those ignitors.

However, I turned the oven on to observe what is happening. Both ignitors turned on and started glowing pretty well. After several minutes the flames finally lit on one side, but not the other. And even the flame that lit would die out and then restart, almost like it had a bad gas flow.

Is this a sympton of bad ignitors or is there possibly another problem I should look at?

Thanks!

Steve

[Gene]

Steve,

If the igniter does not light the flame within 60-70 seconds then the igniter is bad.

Instead of paying to Viking very high price for the new igniters, you can use any flat igniter made by GE, Whirlpool or Frigidaire. They all are identical beside prices.

- The igniter Part number: AP2634719




Gene.

[steelman]

Thanks Gene. Will this part also replace the Viking Ignitor? It looks idential and I was told by someone else its the same part.

#12400035 Maytag Universal Flat Gas Range Oven Ignitor

[Gene]

Yes, it will. As I said - all flat oven igniters (excluding the igniters with blue ceramic) are the same.

But the igniter with the Part number: AP2634719



which I posted in my previous reply is more than $7 cheaper than the igniter with
the Part number: 12400035

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Gene.

[knaqib@gmail.com]

I just tried replacing the ignitors in my Viking Oven with two 12400035 parts. All went smoothly. However, both of them failed to light. Any idea what could be wrong? Someone mentioned to me that the ignitors can have different amperage (current) requirements, but I haven,t seen any spec. Also, do the wire connections have a polarity, or are they exchangeable??

[Gene]

Originally Posted by knaqib@gmail.com

I just tried replacing the ignitors in my Viking Oven with two 12400035 parts. All went smoothly. However, both of them failed to light. Any idea what could be wrong? Someone mentioned to me that the ignitors can have different amperage (current) requirements, but I haven,t seen any spec. Also, do the wire connections have a polarity, or are they exchangeable??

What was the original problem with the oven? Did the old igniters (both) glow?

Gene.