GE Oven Ignitor (WB13X25633)

The GE Oven Ignitor is the component responsible for lighting the gas burner in your oven, allowing it to reach and maintain the temperature you set. When you start a bake or roast cycle, the ignitor draws electrical current, heats up to a glowing temperature, and opens the gas valve so the burner can ignite and heat the oven cavity.

The GE Oven Ignitor can weaken or fail over time due to normal heat cycling, gradual element degradation, or electrical faults within the circuit. A weak ignitor may still glow but no longer draw enough current to open the gas valve, which is one of the most common reasons a gas range or dual fuel oven fails to heat properly even though the ignitor appears to be working.

If you are experiencing any of the following with your gas range or dual fuel oven, a faulty ignitor may be the cause:

- Oven does not heat up at all when bake or broil is selected

- Ignitor glows orange but the burner never lights

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

- You smell gas briefly before the oven lights or without ignition occurring

- Oven ignites inconsistently or only on certain cycles

- Visible cracks, breaks, or damage on the ignitor element