GE Range Ignitor Glowbar (WB13X25263)

The GE Range Ignitor Glowbar is the component in your gas range that heats up to ignite the gas in the oven burner, allowing the oven to reach the set temperature. It draws electrical current to glow hot enough to open the gas valve and light the burner, making it essential to oven operation on gas and dual fuel models.

The GE Range Ignitor Glowbar commonly fails due to normal wear over time, as the repeated heating and cooling cycles cause the element to weaken and eventually crack or burn out. Exposure to grease, moisture, or oven spills can also degrade the ignitor, and a weakened glowbar may draw too little current to open the gas valve even if it still glows faintly.

Look for these symptoms to help determine if the ignitor glowbar needs to be replaced:

- Oven does not heat or ignite when set to bake or broil

- Ignitor glows but the oven burner never lights

- Oven takes much longer than normal to preheat

- Ignitor glows very dimly or inconsistently

- Smell of gas in the oven area without ignition occurring

- Oven burner lights sometimes but fails randomly

- Visible cracks or breaks on the ignitor element