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6.1 FAULT DIAGNOSIS
Short in high tension lead
If repeated sparking of the piezo shows
intermittent sparking at the electrode, then the
lead should be traced to find area of short.
This can normally be visually seen as the
spark arcs. If the lead is shorting the best
solution is to replace it, as the electrical
insulation strength of the lead may have
deteriorated.
If the spark arc can be seen at the electrode
insulator at the pilot burner instead of at the
electrode tip, then the insulator probably has a
fracture and should be replaced.
Piezo ignitor faulty
If no spark at all can be generated, remove
piezo ignitor and hold close to the hob body,
depress piezo ignitor and if a spark cannot be
generated to hob body the piezo ignitor is
faulty and should be replaced.
NOTE: If piezo ignition fails, the pilot can be
manually lit in the interim until the piezo circuit
is repaired. A standard taper torch or
matches/lighter can be used for manual
back-up ignition.
6.1.3 PIEZO IGNITOR NOT SPARKING
6.1.1 HOB BURNER GOES OUT WHEN
KNOB RELEASED
Thermocouple faulty
Inspect thermocouple for build-up of carbon or
food deposits on the tip. Clean off any
deposits, taking care not to scratch off the
aluminium coating on the thermocouple.
Check that the thermocouple tip is in the
flame zone of the burner. When the burner is
lit, the flame should impinge on the top 5mm
of the thermocouple tip.
NOTE: The thermocouple should not touch
the burner.
Check thermocouple connection to gas
control is firm (loose connections will cause
resistance in millivolt circuit and result in flame
outage).
If connection is OK, then disconnect the
thermocouple from the gas control, light the
burner, and whilst holding the control knob in,
measure voltage between the thermocouple
and earth (e.g. the body of the gas control).
This should read approximately 30mV. If this
reading is less than 10mV then the
thermocouple is faulty—replace.
Gas magnet faulty
If thermocouple milli-voltage is above 10mV,
and the burner still will not hold, then the gas
magnet is faulty - replace.
6.1.2 PILOT GOES OUT WHEN CONTROL
KNOB IS RELEASED
Pilot flame too small
If pilot can be lit but the flame is too small to
impinge on the thermocouple, then check the
gas pressure. If ok, remove pilot injector from
pilot burner and check for blockages and/or
correct size.
Thermocouple faulty
Inspect thermocouple for build-up of carbon or
food deposits on the tip. Clean off any
deposits, taking care not to scratch off the
aluminium coating on the thermocouple.
Check that the thermocouple tip is in the
flame zone of the pilot burner. When the
burner is lit, the flame should impinge on the
top 5mm of the thermocouple tip.
NOTE: The thermocouple should not touch
the burner.
Check thermocouple connection to gas
control is firm (loose connections will cause
resistance in millivolt circuit and result in pilot
outage).
If connection is OK, then disconnect the
thermocouple from the gas control, light the
pilot, and whilst holding the control knob in,
measure voltage between the thermocouple
and earth (e.g. the body of the gas control).
This should read approximately 30mV. If this
reading is less than 10mV then the
thermocouple is faulty—replace.
Gas magnet faulty
If thermocouple milli-voltage is above 10mV,
and the pilot still will not hold, then the gas
magnet is faulty - replace.