Igniter question

LittleT

I replaced my old allenson (big square) igniter with a smaller more efficient Beckett igniter. What are the benefits of doing this? any help would be great .



Thanks

billtwocase

you may want to

run the new ignitor interupted ignion if possible. Your old transformer would run intermittent (constant) ignition just fine, but the new electronic ignitors don't live a long life that way. 

LittleT

Igniter question

ok thanks for the help

earl burnermann

There are a few benifits.

First, they are much lighter, but you know that already. They consume less electricity. And when they fail, they fail. Although this may not sound good, it really is. Cuts down on missing a bad transformer on a not automatic call. As already mentioned, you do not want to maintain the spark through the whole cycle.

SchenleySeven

Interrupted setting

How does one determine if an ignitor (installed by the fuel company technician under a service contract to replace a failing transformer)) has been set to run interrupted?



He installed the ignitor on the Wayne burner on my Bock water heater. The original primary remains. I guess a 30 year old primary will only run constant spark?



Thanks.