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A stainless gas cooktop with five burners and black cast-iron grates is set into a white quartz countertop above a bank of wide drawers in a US home kitchen.

Gas
Cooktop Repair

A gas cooking surface dropped into a countertop cutout, with its gas line and power cord running down into the cabinet underneath.

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  • 4 things that fail on it
  • 26 makes build it
  • 6 problems it shows

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Is yours
a gas?

A gas cooktop is only the top of the cooking job: burners, grates, valves and a spark system in a shallow steel pan that hangs by its rim in a hole cut through the counter. Everything that feeds it arrives from the cabinet directly below, where a shutoff valve, a pressure regulator and a flexible connector meet the manifold, and a short cord plugs into an outlet for the spark module. Many gas cooktops sit above deep drawers or a separate built-in cooking appliance, and some share the counter with a downdraft vent that rises behind the burners. Because the body is only a few inches deep, most parts are reached by lifting the top out of the counter rather than by pulling anything forward, which is what makes gas cooktop repair a job of its own.

A technician kneels at an open base cabinet under a gas cooktop in a US home kitchen, shining a flashlight on the gas shutoff and the flexible connector. What fails on a gas cooktop

How to tell

01

Grates and burner caps sit on a surface that is level with the countertop, with only cabinet doors or drawers beneath it.
02

Opening the cabinet under the cooktop shows a coated or stainless flexible gas line rising to the underside of the unit.
03

Turning a knob clicks a few times and lights a ring of flame, and the knobs sit on the top surface or on its front lip rather than on a panel of their own.
04

The rating plate is stuck to the bottom of the burner box, and a copy often sits on a card taped inside the cabinet or in the owner's packet.

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What fails
on this design.

On a gas cooktop: electrodes soaked by a boil-over, clogged ports under the cap, spark switches on the valve stems, valves and the regulator.

The problems it shows

Electrodes soaked by a boil-over

Water and sauce run down around the burner base and reach the ceramic electrode. The burner then clicks with no flame until the part dries, and a cracked one never lights reliably again.

Clogged ports under the cap

Grease and cleaning spray bake into the slots of the burner head. The flame comes up patchy, tall and orange on one side, or refuses to catch at all.

Spark switches on the valve stems

A switch that stays closed sends the whole top into nonstop clicking. Liquid that seeps past a knob is the usual cause, and the switch sits on the stem beneath the top.

Valves and the regulator

Rare, but serious: a valve that sticks, seeps at its stem or will not hold a low flame is replaced, and the connection under the counter is tested for leaks afterward.

Getting at it,
and whether to.

Grates, caps and burner heads lift off by hand, and the electrode is right below them, so the first look happens without tools.

What repairs cost

On the visit

  1. For the valves, switches and manifold, the cooktop is released from its clips or brackets and raised out of the counter, with the gas closed at the valve in the cabinet first.
  2. The regulator, the connector and the spark module are usually reached from inside the cabinet, so clearing that space before the visit saves time.
  3. When the cooktop sits over drawers or a second built-in appliance, the room for hands underneath is tight, and a job there takes longer.

Repair or replace

Keeping a gas cooktop working is usually the sensible choice. Electrodes, spark switches, burner heads and even a valve are modest parts, and a new cooktop has to match the existing cutout to a fraction of an inch or the counter gets recut. Replacement makes more sense when a model's valves or top are no longer sold, the burner box has corroded, or you want to change fuel altogether.

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The problems
it shows.

On a gas cooktop, most often cooktop burner won't light.

All problems
A stainless gas cooktop set into a granite countertop in a US home kitchen, a hand lifting a burner cap to reseat it, the grate set aside on a folded towel and every knob off.

Cooktop Burner Won't Light

6 causes, cheapest first

 A close view of a gas burner on a black cooktop set into a white quartz countertop, a tiny blue spark jumping from the ceramic electrode beside an unlit burner, its grate lifted aside.

Cooktop Igniter Keeps Clicking

5 causes, cheapest first

 A close view of a lit gas burner on a stainless cooktop set into a dark granite countertop, the flame lazy and yellow-tipped on one side beneath an empty steel pan with soot on its base.

Cooktop Flame Yellow or Uneven

6 causes, cheapest first

 A quiet US home kitchen with a stainless gas cooktop set into a stone countertop, every burner dark and the grates empty, the back door open to a sunny yard where the family stands together outside. Gas, fire, broken glass or live current

Cooktop Gas Smell

5 causes, cheapest first

 A US home kitchen with a coil electric cooktop set into a laminate countertop, one coil glowing bright orange with no pan on it while all its knobs sit at off, the counter around it cleared. Gas, fire, broken glass or live current

Cooktop Burner or Element Won't Turn Off

6 causes, cheapest first

 A black induction cooktop with a raised pop-up downdraft vent behind it, set into a kitchen island with a white stone countertop.

Cooktop Fan Runs Constantly

6 causes, cheapest first

Who builds
a gas.

26 of the makes on this site build a gas cooktop. Each mark opens that make's own page.

All 29 brands

Gas cooktop repair,
where we come out.

9 metros, each with its own page.

All service areas

Tampa BayFL · 31 areas

OrlandoFL · 30 areas

Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas

New York MetroNY · 75 areas

HoustonTX · 36 areas

ChicagoIL · 50 areas

Los AngelesCA · 95 areas

San DiegoCA · 31 areas

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

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Questions about
gas cooktops.

Every burner on my gas cooktop clicks, even the ones I did not turn on. Is that normal?
Yes, while you are lighting one: the module sends its spark to all the electrodes at once, so they tick together. If the clicking continues after the flame catches, or starts with every knob off, a spark switch is stuck closed, often from liquid running down a stem. Unplug the cooktop in the cabinet or switch off its breaker and let it dry before trying again.
Where is the gas shutoff for a cooktop?
Almost always inside the cabinet directly under it, on the pipe where the flexible connector begins. A lever handle crossing the pipe means closed; a handle in line with the pipe means open. If yours is hidden behind drawers or a built-in appliance, ask the technician to show you during the visit.
Can I put a gas cooktop of the same width from another make into my counter?
The width is only the first number. Cutout depth, the spot where the gas inlet exits and the clearance needed below all differ between makes, and a model that needs a bigger opening means cutting stone. Measure the opening itself, not the old cooktop, and compare it with the installation sheet of the new one.
What should I do if I smell gas at the cooktop?
Leave the knobs and light switches alone, do not light anything and do not use a phone in the house. Get everyone outside and call the gas utility from there. Once the utility has made the home safe, a technician can locate and repair the leak.

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