Whirlpool Gas Oven Round Igniter (4342528)

The Whirlpool Gas Oven Round Igniter is the component responsible for lighting the gas burner in your oven each time you start a bake or broil cycle. It draws electrical current to heat up, which opens the gas valve and ignites the burner, allowing the oven to reach and maintain the set temperature.

The Whirlpool Gas Oven Round Igniter can weaken or fail over time due to normal heat cycling, oxidation, or physical cracking of the igniter element. When the igniter draws too little current, the gas valve will not open fully or at all, leaving the oven unable to light or heat properly.

Look for these symptoms to help determine if your igniter needs to be replaced:

- Oven does not light or takes a long time to ignite

- Igniter glows orange but the burner never lights

- Oven shuts off shortly after igniting and will not stay lit

- Oven takes much longer than usual to reach the set temperature

- Visible cracks or breaks on the igniter element

- Gas smell without the burner lighting

- Oven works intermittently, lighting on some attempts but not others