--- title: "Cooktop Spark Module and Gas Valve Repair" description: "The parts deeper in a gas cooktop: the spark module that fires the electrodes, the switches on the valve stems, the valves that meter the flame and the…" url: "https://cooktoprepair.center/services/spark-module-and-gas-valve-repair/" --- # Cooktop Spark Module and Gas Valve Repair The parts deeper in a gas cooktop: the spark module that fires the electrodes, the switches on the valve stems, the valves that meter the flame and the regulator. ## What the cooktop spark module and gas valve repair involves. Cooktop gas valve repair covers the gas path and the ignition controls that sit below the top surface. Each knob turns a valve on a common manifold, and on the same stem a small switch tells the spark module to fire. The module, a small box on the underside, sends a high-voltage pulse to every electrode at once. A module that weakens gives a faint spark; a switch soaked by a spill keeps the whole top ticking; a valve worn at its seat holds no low flame, sticks, or will not close fully. The regulator where the gas line enters sets the pressure, and on a converted unit it must match the gas. All valve and regulator work starts with the gas closed below the counter and ends with every joint leak-tested. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low to moderate · Spark module, gas valve or regulator A spark switch or module sits toward the lower end. A valve or a regulator comes out higher, because the cooktop is raised from its cutout and every joint that was opened is leak-tested before it goes back. ### Answers 6 problems Cooktop Igniter Keeps Clicking Cooktop Burner or Element Won't Turn Off · Cooktop Simmer Too Hot · Cooktop Gas Smell · Cooktop Burner Won't Light · Cooktop Flame Yellow or Uneven ### Comes up most on Gas cooktop Rangetop ## Spark module and gas valve repair, step by step. Reopen the gas, test every opened joint for leaks, and set each low flame so it holds steady before the top goes back. 01 Confirm the complaint knob by knob and watch whether the spark, the flame or the setting is the problem. 02 Close the gas shutoff in the cabinet below and unplug the cooktop or switch off its power. 03 Lift the cooktop out of the counter, or take off a rangetop's front panel, and test the module, the switches and the valve stems. 04 Replace the module, switch, valve or regulator that failed, with the orifice and setting that match your gas. 05 Reopen the gas, test every opened joint for leaks, and set each low flame so it holds steady before the top goes back. ## The problems it answers. 6 of them, from cooktop igniter keeps clicking to cooktop flame yellow or uneven. [All problems](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/) Most common ### Cooktop Igniter Keeps Clicking 5 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. Whether the clicking continues after the flame lights, or with the knobs off 2. Whether a knob is stiff, loose, or turns without changing the flame 3. Whether the cooktop burns natural gas or propane 4. Whether you ever notice a gas smell near the cooktop It also answers - [**Cooktop Burner or Element Won't Turn Off** 6 causes · gas, fire, broken glass or live current](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/burner-or-element-wont-turn-off/) - [**Cooktop Simmer Too Hot** 5 causes](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/simmer-too-hot/) - [**Cooktop Gas Smell** 5 causes · gas, fire, broken glass or live current](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/cooktop-gas-smell/) - [**Cooktop Burner Won't Light** 6 causes](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/burner-wont-light/) - [**Cooktop Flame Yellow or Uneven** 6 causes](https://cooktoprepair.center/problems/flame-yellow-or-uneven/) ## Low to moderate, on the site's scale. A spark switch or module sits toward the lower end. A valve or a regulator comes out higher, because the cooktop is raised from its cutout and every joint that was opened is leak-tested before it goes back. [Read the full cost guide](https://cooktoprepair.center/cost/) | Repair | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | [Burner head, cap or electrode](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/burner-and-igniter-repair/) | | | **Spark module, gas valve or regulator** | low to moderate | | [Radiant element or limiter](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/radiant-element-repair/) | | | [Glass-ceramic top](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/glass-top-replacement/) | | | [Coil element, receptacle or drip bowl](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/coil-element-and-receptacle-repair/) | | | [Induction power board, coil or sensor](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/induction-board-and-coil-repair/) | | | [Touch control board or key panel](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/touch-control-repair/) | | | [Infinite switch or knob](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/infinite-switch-and-knob-repair/) | | | [Cooling fan, downdraft blower or lift motor](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/cooling-fan-and-downdraft-repair/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Gas cooktop, Rangetop. [All cooktop types](https://cooktoprepair.center/types/) Often the same visit - [**Burner and igniter repair** 4 problems in common · low](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/burner-and-igniter-repair/) - [**Infinite switch and knob repair** 2 problems in common · low](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/infinite-switch-and-knob-repair/) - [**Touch control repair** 2 problems in common · moderate](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/touch-control-repair/) ### Gas cooktop ### Rangetop ## The makes we see it on. 29 makes on this site, and the cooktop spark module and gas valve repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 29 brands](https://cooktoprepair.center/brands/) ## Spark module and gas valve repair, where we come out. The kitchen, the climate and the building all change how the cooktop spark module and gas valve repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas The spark module on a Tampa Bay gas cooktop sits under the burner box and can be hit by a summer surge, so when every burner clicks at once or none will spark, the module and its switch harness are tested before the igniters. - [Hyde Park](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas In Orlando's gas-piped subdivisions the same builder cooktop repeats from house to house, and a spark module that clicks all burners nonstop after a spill is a repeat repair, done with the gas closed and the cooktop unplugged under the counter. - [Winter Park](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas South Florida humidity and salt reach the spark switches on a gas cooktop's valve stems, which then keep clicking long after the burner has lit, and the repair replaces the switch or the valve it rides on. - [Brickell](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas In New York apartments a cooktop gas valve that turns stiffly or will not hold a low flame is replaced only with the supply closed at the cooktop's shutoff, and every joint is leak-tested before the burners are lit again. - [Upper East Side](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas After a Houston outage, the jolt as the grid comes back can knock out a gas cooktop's spark module, so a top whose burners all stopped sparking after an outage usually needs the module rather than a set of new igniters. - [River Oaks](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas Chicagoland gas cooktops that have served for decades may have valves that turn hard or drift, and the repair replaces the valve and checks the manifold joints under the burner box, finishing with a leak test before cooking resumes. - [Lincoln Park](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas Los Angeles rangetops with automatic reignition depend on the spark module sensing each flame, so a burner that keeps sparking once lit, or relights itself when a door lets in a draft, points the repair at the module and its sensing. - [Beverly Hills](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas In coastal San Diego homes the spark module's terminals and the leads to each electrode corrode, and weak or missed sparks there are fixed by replacing the module or the leads rather than every igniter on the cooktop. - [La Jolla](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas European gas cooktops and pro rangetops in Bay Area remodels use flame-failure valves with a thermocouple at each burner, so a burner that dies when the knob is released needs its thermocouple or valve replaced, with the gas shut off first. - [Pacific Heights](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://cooktoprepair.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the cooktop spark module and gas valve repair. ### Is a burner that will not go out an emergency? Yes. If the knob at off leaves a flame burning, close the shutoff in the cabinet below if you can reach it without leaning over the flame. If that shutoff is out of reach, or there is any smell of gas, get everyone out of the house and phone the gas utility once you are outside. ### Can I replace a spark module myself? The module is a plug-in part, but reaching it means lifting a gas appliance out of the counter with its supply connected below. With gas fittings that close, the work belongs with a technician who tests the connection afterward. ### Why is my lowest setting still too hot to simmer? Each valve has a low-flame adjustment that must suit the gas you burn. If the cooktop was converted to propane without resetting the lows, or a valve has worn, the smallest flame stays too large. Most models can be adjusted; a worn valve is replaced. ### What changes on my cooktop if I switch from natural gas to propane? The burner orifices are swapped, the regulator is set for the new gas, and each low flame is adjusted. The kit has to be the one the maker lists for your model, and the burners are lit and checked one at a time afterward. --- **[Read on the site: Cooktop Spark Module and Gas Valve Repair](https://cooktoprepair.center/services/spark-module-and-gas-valve-repair/)** **[Book a visit with CooktopRepair.center](https://cooktoprepair.center/schedule/)**