Furrion stove top doesn't spark

[Bronxj15]

Hey I have a furrion stove top model F1S21L02A-BL in my 2020 cougar 27sgs half-ton fifth wheel. It's a 3-burner stove top and the one in the middle doesn't spark. It will release the propane and I can use a lighter to get the flame going, and then use the stove. The other 2 burners toward the rear are still sparking with a twist of the knob. Why isn't the middle burner in the front sparking any suggestions as to how I can fix this without taking it to the shop?

[JRTJH]

The "sparker" is a standard piezo-electric device. It requires a gap for the spark to jump and a "grounded spot" to jump to. So, I'd first check the end of the wire on the middle burner "sparker" to make sure it's connected, check the wire to make sure the insulation isn't cut or pinched under something, then check the contact element (bare rod in the middle of the sparker) to make sure it's close enough to the burner so the spark jumps the gap. If it is sparking, then the propane may not be flowing into the gap. In that case, you'll need to reposition the "sparker" so it's in an area around the burner where the propane flows out of the burner.

If you check, you'll find a couple of holes where the propane is vented into the "spark gap". Make sure there's no grease blocking those holes.

[dutchmensport]

Check the wire that runs from the turn knob and track it to the burner starter. I've had 4 different trailers, and each one, those black wires would crack. Once it cracked, the spark was still sparking, but it was arching ... um ... not at the burner. It was arching wherever the crack in the coating of the wire occured.

Take a careful look at the wire. If you find a crack in the wire coating, wrap it with electrical tape. Or better yet, replace the wire.

[Bronxj15]

I took the top of the stove off and looked at the wires and didnt see a discharge or ground anywhere else. I took into account that maybe it was the cable so I switched the port for the middle and back left burner. Now the middle one in the front works but the back left does not. The wires for the sparker fit into this grey housing that is behind the turner knob to cause the spark. If facing the stove the right most port seems to be the one that doesn't produce spark.

[JRTJH]

If your trailer and/or the range itself are still under warranty, report the issue to your dealership and request either they repair the range or possibly process the warranty to get you a replacement part. If you're handy enough to change it out, that may be the fastest way to get the stove repaired. If your range is not in warranty, then you'll need to decide if the issue is worth paying to repair it or buying the replacement part. Some people (maybe even many people) have a piezo-electric starter and never use it, other's can't function without using it... Depending on your use, either ignore it or repair it.

[DewDog]

Did you ever solve this issue? I am having exact same thing happening?

[wiredgeorge]

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