Cooktop short circuits the electrical fuse when plugged in

Look for a short in the wiring (usually white wires running to the ignitors) or a loose ground wire. (usually green)

Hi,

Here is a tip that I wrote to give details about why your cooktop will not spark to light the burners..

Cooktop Range Stove spark ignition does not work

heatman101

need to replace the ignition coil.no adjusment the unit is power operated 1st check the plug,outlet or main swicth sometimes not properlly connected.

Make sure yo haven't spilled liquid on the ignitor becuase this will cuase all ignitors to spark constantly. If all is dry, the spark module must be replaced.

Unfortunately you have to wait until it dries out. I have tried hairdryer before but most of the time I have had to leave it off overnight. FYI if you dont shut off at the circuit breaker and the sparking continues it will short out and definitely get worse

I am solving the same problem on my thermador cooktop now. From what I can tell there is an electrical box inside the unit that generates the spark. called the ignition control unit or ignition device. I bought a new unit at http://wwaparts.com/index.php and had it on my doorstep the next day. The next trip is taking off the burners to get inside your cooktop so you can replace it.

Something inside is short-circuited. All components look fine thans to burned fuse. Don't try it anymore with new fuses. You need to get a repairman to check it out.

This is definitely an electrical problem. Check the circuit breaker on the wall plate (where the cooktop is plugged in) as well as at the fuse box. If that is not the problem, you may need an electrician.

We have an older Thermador Gas Cooktop type range. It was working fine until the cleaning crew came in, then all the burner igniters were clicking when turning on a single burner. I solved the problem by cleaning off the igniters. I first of course unplugged the power. Then I took a small wire telcom pic tool to scrape the white and brown deposits from the sides of the igniters. You could probably use something else similiar to do the scraping. I noticed a shiny surface underneath. I then went ahead and scraped and brushed clean the mating surface where the spark travels. I then vacuumed up the mess. My burners all worked great after this. Hope this helps!