20 Most Recent GE 30 in. JP385 Electric Cooktop - Page 8 Questions & Answers

Hi,
Here is a tip that I wrote that will help figure out why the burner spark keeps on clicking...

Gas Range Repair Burners Keep on Clicking
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heatman101

This will stop once it dries up.

Hi,
They are not that hard to replace and you can easily buy the part online...
Here is a tip about how to buy appliance parts online.

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heatman101

We must have a model number to help you.

Sounds like a typical case of replacing the ignitor module.
Open the cook top and visually inspect all the porcelain elctrodes for breaks and crud build up etc. be sure the power is off...if all looks fine replace the ignitor module.

Hi,
Here is a tip that I wrote that will help you with that...

http://www.fixya.com/support/r4033033-gas_range_repair_burners_keep_clicking

heatman101

Your "spark switches" have moisture on them. You can dry them out with a blow dryer or remove the knobs and covers and leave an electric fan blowing at the switches all night. After they dry out they will stop clicking. Click on the links below to read more:

http://www.fixya.com/support/t1660649-ge_gas_stove_top_igniters_won_t_stop

http://www.fixya.com/support/t1145792-ge_gas_stove_top_igniters_stop_clicking

You can get the main glass top, the part number is WB62T10525 and it runs just under $300.00, it is shown here as 51. It does take a bit of dis assembly to install it.

Your referring to an electric range I'm assuming. In that case the heating element is only heating to a mid-point then stopping. This typically means the heating element is burnt or is partially burned out. The element is usually user replaceable and requires the old one be unpluggude and replaced with a new one. You'll need to get the element from the manufacturer.

The only way to find out the problem and repair it is to disassemble it..
Most have to be disassembled from the bottom, with the unit pulled and laying on a blanket to protect the top.)

Could be a bad switch, a bad element, or a wire is burnt off.

Good luck....

Hi,
Here is a tip that I wrote about that problem...

http://www.fixya.com/support/r4033033-gas_range_repair_burners_keep_clicking

heatman101

If none of the burners are working but the pilot light does you are having a power problem and only getting 120 volts to it. Check the breakers to make sure they are on correctly. 240 volts is needed to operate the cooktop. Hope this helps. Rick

you must have gotten water down the igniter switches.try drying out underneath the knobs. or leave unplugged till they dry.

Sorry, I have to jump in here, although I cannot read any of the experts advice on here, I think I can intuit most of it. I think you have done some of this, but to be sure here it is. Yes you have to remove the 5 burners, which does entail disconnecting and removing the ignitors with them, making note of which ignitor wires goes to which burner as these can be a pain to feed back up into there respective holes. You cannot lift the range top off without removing these burners, stupid design as our biggest problem is usually that the heat corrodes the screws or nuts that hold the burners to the cooktop. We then have to drill out these screws, damaging the burners themselves, and turning what should be a cheap repair, into a very expensive repair. Once the top is removed or set to the side on some models, you can get to the spark module. When you are done repairing this model, make sure you plug it into a 2000 joule or higher surge protector to help prevent this type of repair in the future. Good Luck, Appliance Specislists