GE Range Igniter Glowbar (WB28X28780)

The GE Range Igniter Glowbar is the component in your gas range that lights the oven burner by heating up to an extreme temperature, causing the gas valve to open and the burner to ignite. It works by drawing electrical current until it glows bright enough to signal the safety valve, allowing gas to flow and the oven to light and reach the set temperature.

The GE Range Igniter Glowbar is one of the most common parts to fail on a gas range, typically from normal wear over time as the element weakens and can no longer get hot enough to open the gas valve. Exposure to grease, moisture, or repeated heating cycles can cause the igniter to crack, break, or lose the ability to draw sufficient current.

These symptoms can help you determine if the igniter glowbar is the source of your oven problem:

- Oven does not light or heat up at all

- Igniter glows but the burner never ignites

- Oven takes much longer than usual to preheat

- Igniter glows dimly or orange instead of bright white

- You smell gas briefly but the oven still does not light

- Igniter is visibly cracked, broken, or burned out

- Oven lights occasionally but fails inconsistently