An oven igniter replacement is the fitting of a new igniter to the bake or broil burner of a gas oven that no longer lights promptly or at all.
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01 Costs · Edmonds
Cost to Replace a Viking Oven Igniter
For a Viking owner in Edmonds the band answers the price question before anyone visits, and the $89 diagnosis settles whether the igniter really is the failed part.
Igniter or burner assembly
$190–$410
parts and labour, published band
$89 diagnosis, credited The $89 diagnostic visit is one flat charge for the trip and the complete fault-finding, and it is credited in full against the repair you approve.
- A gas valve that fails its own testquoted after the diagnosis
- The spark module on a spark-lit ovenquoted after the diagnosis
| What varies | How it moves the figure |
|---|---|
| Bake burner or broil burner | Each has its own igniter; which one failed decides how much of the oven comes apart to reach it |
| Glowing igniter or spark electrode | Viking has used both across its gas ovens, and the parts differ; the model number settles which yours has |
| Range with two ovens | Each cavity has its own burners and igniters, and only the failed one is replaced |
| Access at the range | A range that must come forward to reach the wiring adds time within the band, not a different band |
Before the band applies
An oven that lights late, or not at all, is not always an igniter. The gas oven igniter entry in the Care Handbook sets out what normal lighting looks like on both kinds of Viking ignition, and the visit first proves which part failed: the igniter, the gas valve it works with, or the module on a spark-lit oven. Only the igniter itself is priced from this band; the other two are quoted after the diagnosis.
Where it sits on the scale
The same band covers the burner igniters on the cooktop above, which are priced on their own page, because the parts and the labour are of a similar size. Where the oven fault turns out to be the thermostat or a control instead, Viking oven repair carries it into the band that fits.
An oven igniter replacement: cost questions
- Why replace an igniter that still glows?
- On Viking ovens lit by a glowing igniter, the igniter also carries the current that opens the gas valve, and Viking's service manual notes it can glow and still be defective. Too little current means a slow or partial valve opening. Viking Appliance Repair Edmonds measures that current before quoting — (206) 210-3547.
- Is the $89 diagnosis added on top of the igniter band?
- No. The $89 diagnostic visit covers the trip and the full fault-finding, and it is credited in full against the repair you approve, so it is not added on top of the igniter figure. Decline the repair and the visit is all you pay. Viking Appliance Repair Edmonds, (206) 210-3547.
- Can a range stay in use while the oven igniter is ordered?
- The cooktop burners have their own ignition, so they normally keep working; the oven should stay off until it lights reliably. If you smell gas, turn the oven off; if the smell is strong, get everyone out first and phone the gas utility or 911 from there. Viking Appliance Repair Edmonds books the repair on (206) 210-3547.
07In their words
Edmonds kitchens, in their words
Written up after the invoice and edited only for length. Names are shortened at the customers' request.
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The band is public; your written figure comes from the visit.
A call to Viking Appliance Repair Edmonds reaches a person at any hour; the booking page lets you choose a visit window yourself, and a technician rings to confirm the appliance before the day. The diagnosis is a flat $89, deducted from any repair you approve.
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