Repair Ignitor on Atwood Stove

[@yvonnerucker5093]

Thank you! We watched your video and saw how you lifted the stovetop .. we had wire loose and fixed it! Yay! Thanks again!

[@dman3349]

Thank you kind Sir for the quick and precise tutorial!!! I found a new igniter I had ordered a year ago in my bin. I was able to replace the malfunctioning igniter in minutes thanks to you. 🙌 I did find one of the three igniter lines disconnected when opening the top. Funny how we’ll live with something damaged and ignite using a Bic lighter, however when we go to sale our camper we repair for new buyer. 😂

[@KardenW]

Thanks for your kind words, Dman! I appreciate them. KZbin videos have samed me many hours and also many dollars by showing me how to fix things. I'm glad that this video helped you complete a DIY project quickly. Happy RVing!

[@193322009]

Thank you for this helpful video. As a retired Human Factors Engineer I always cringe when folks give directions, etc. For instance, at 4:03 you said to remove the top part of the stove you "push" it. Push it, means away from you. I think you meant you pull it towards you to remove the cover. I have the same stove and IMHO I think it's a crappy Chinese stove with plastic parts that break too soon. I really wish the RV industry would give us the option of ordering metal parts Made In The USA instead of plastic. I would be more than willing to pay the extra dollars. RVs going down the road are in a constant earthquake and they need stronger parts, especially on our Kalifornia roads. Open message to the RV industry . . . leave the ugly vinyl striping off of the exterior and put that dollar amount into stronger metal parts that will last longer. Nuff said, carry on ~

[@KardenW]

Thanks for the comment, Mr. CA! The confusion might come because one could argue that I left out a step. First, you DO push it back, against a spring(s). That "unengages" the front of the top. This is a necessary step for removal of the top. Then Step 2, which wasn't mentioned but is true and necessary, you lift the front and remove it by pulling it toward you. I suspect I did not include this step because, once the top is pushed back and released, it was obvious (to me, at least) how to remove the top. The real key is pushing it back at the beginning of the process. No one gets more disgusted with incomplete or, worse yet, incorrect instructions than I do. I guess it is in the DNA of all engineers. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. I hope you Subscribe, too, as I only need about 850 more subscribers before I can start posting ads again and making a few bucks on KZbin

[@marine7289]

We have a similar stove in our new Keystone Cougar. Last week the igniter stopped functioning. I removed the stove top and found the individual wires from the igniter to each burner was arcing on the bottom tray. And this is a 2017 RV...bad wires! Thought I would mention this in case the burners fail to ignite. Thanks for the video!

[@KardenW]

You are welcome, Tom. Did you fix it by rerouting the wires or by changing wires? This sort of information might help others.

[@marine7289]

No, not yet. I called Atwood today. They are sending new wires so, hopefully that will take care of the fix.

[@KardenW]

Good! Please let us know how it turns out.

[@kenchomic79]

I was struggling to get the top off my range. Your video demonstrated a little push at the back and presto! Turns out a wire had come loose. I pushed it in and, again, presto! Thank you! You are a prince among men.

[@artlashbrook5322]

I just had the identical problem with our Atwood 3 burner stove. Rear right burner would not ignite. I could see tiny breaks in the wire that leads to the burner and they would arc each time I flipped the peazo dial. I wrapped the wire with some electrical tape. Problem solved. Atwood must have been using cheap wire shielding.

[@KardenW]

Apparently Atwood didn't spec the wires correctly and certainly didn't test them to see if they could withstand the high voltage required for the spark.. That's too bad, as it isn't like they just started building stoves! Little things like can be very aggravating and give manufacturers a bad name. Thanks for the comment!