mived to nuew house year ago ;gas hob is homark and suddenly the ignition keeps sparking in the hob any ideas how to stop it other than switching it off at mains

Janette Barr, May 2007

I agree with Matt - water gets down on to the contacts in the gas ignition switch when cleaning round the cooker. The switch pulls out with the plastic cover/seal. Turn off the cooker main switch first (should be the one on the wall), remove the switch, clean round the cover/seal to make sure there is no gunge round the metal of the hob or round the groove in the seal/cover, then replace it, and turn on the cooker main switch. If it still sparks it is still damp, and you don't have a hair dryer, but have an oven below, put that on to dry out the switch - it might take some time.

robert, December 2007

Hi Jannete,

I had the same problem on our Whirlpool hob. I was just cleaning and I think that some of the water got down the gas knobs. I got my girlfriends hairdrier out and gave it a few mins directly down the area where the water went.
It worked.
I hope this works for you.I am not an engineer so I take no responsibilty if this doesnt work or it causes any other problems.

Good luck.

Matt, May 2007