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I have a DCS SC305 range with a 5 burner cook top.
The oven portion is not lighting. I'll get a slight amount of warm heat from time to time, but most often not. On the convection setting, the fan is running and the lights on the front of the display are working fine. I gather the igniter is burnt out. The oven is approx 8 years old.
Also, on the cook top, the ignitors sometimes will click and light, but other times not and I have to manually light them.
The range is operated off of propane.
Need to get the range working for Thanksgiving and willing to do the work myself.
Also, a reference to reasonable parts would be helpful. It appears that parts for this over are pretty expensive.
Craig
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Intermittent igniters are usually caused by a poor ground or poor conductivity to ground from the igniter electrode. Clean each igniter tip with sand paper, as well as the area of the burners they spark to. That should help the top burners. As for the oven, there is a generic igniter that is much less expensive than the OEM, it is available below. Frigidaire 5303935067 Oven Igniter - AppliancePartsPros.com
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Appliance Ninja...
I want to be sure this part is for the DCS (Fisher & Paskayl) brand ovens? Just to double check.
Thanks for your input.
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That igniter is not an OEM igniter, but a generic one that will fit many different models and brands. It is a low cost alternative to OEM but of the same quality and likely from the same manufacturer with different labeling.
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Also, I was going through some other forums and someone else had the same issue. It was recommended that they check the Limit Fuse which is apparently behind the door lock and to see if it was tripped. The other possible cause was the thermostat?
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If the limit was tripped, the igniter would not energize at all. You stated that the oven will produce a slight amount of heat (likely from the igniter) so that would mean power is getting to it. Do you have a meter to test voltage at the igniter leads? Can you see it glow red, even though the oven does not light?
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Now it doesn't produce any heat. I pulled the cover off to look at the limit fuse. It appears to be a small black colored part with a square red button in the middle. It appears to be up, but not sure if it typically protrudes? I will shut the power and see, but just trying to press it as is, it's hard to push. Also, should I reset the breaker?
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If that limit was open, that red button would have pushed easily and produced a slight click when it reset. I suspect the oven igniter is faulty. You can confirm that by measuring the voltage at the two wires leading to the igniter. If you read 120 VAC and the igniter is not glowing, it is faulty.
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I'll do a test.... I gather I have to pull off the plate at the inside of the over to access the igniter?
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