Oven starter not sparking....

[NYSail]

hello all,
I have a tasco propane oven...... starter quit this season.... still works but needs a lighter. Being that tasco is no
Longer making stoves is there a fix for these?
Thanks

 

[Ken Cross]

I'm not familiar with Tasco ovens, but can you use BBQ parts for an ignitor?

Ken

 

[NYSail]

interesting thought...... not sure

 

[Chief RA]

Make sure the electrical contacts are connected properly. Hopefully it is something of this nature. Failing that, you might remove and open it up to see if you can fix or replace the pizzo unit as Ken suggests. Chief

 

[MitchM]

our Eno stove has an electric igniter for oven and burners which igniter takes 2 AA batteries. even after replacing batteries with fresh, the igniter doesn't reliably work. we found corrosion on the terminals of the igniter so even the fresh AA batteries were not able to provide enough of a spark. after sanding off the corrosion from the battery terminals and dielectric greasing them at start and end of every season, we just gave up because the location of the igniter was too hard to get to. now we use a cheap butane igniter or a long stem kitchen match...

 

[Chief RA]

MI: Most all grease will serve as a diaelectric grease unless it is very dense and thick. Chief

 

[kloudie1]

Ya might give these guys a call too.. maybe they'd have a diagram that details the ignitor system
http://tasco.us/marine/

 

[Mark Maulden]

I gave up fixing these things yrs ago both at home and the boat. I just use a handheld lighter

 

[NYSail]

Ya might give these guys a call too.. maybe they'd have a diagram that details the ignitor system
http://tasco.us/marine/

Yea I sent them a couple emails to see what they have

 

[mmeador]

This gas appliance sparker solved the problem for us. Pricey at $18 but well made and no butane.

 

[Doug4bass]

CAN'T STAND electric piezo lighters. On a stove below deck they don't work until the bilge is full of propane. ..or a rail grill they dont work until the dome is full of gas and it blows up in your face. I second the flame thrower method.

 

[mmeador]

This gas appliance sparker solved the problem for us. Pricey at $18 but well made and no butane.

BTW, in contrast to the single-spark piezo igniters, this one generates a continuous stream of sparks as long as you hold the trigger. Works well on both our top burners and oven. After one season, we're still on our first AA battery.