The piezo(?) electronic lighter on my P. Cowan Sonata 50 GLX has nearly packed up. It will just about 'click' to light the grill and ovens but won't click on for any of the gas burners on top. It's not plugged in to the electricity so is it worked by a battery? If so can I replace the battery or even the whole unit?

J Grant, October 2007

Parkinson Cowan Strata no ignition and no timer and clock

I muir, October 2017

I don't have the answer, I just would like to know if my cooker is battery operated, the ignition is very slow, do I just replace a battery? Thankyou Yan Gauld.

yan, October 2014

We had the same problem - I searched the net for a manual and found one at http://www.instruction-manuals.co.uk/category/cookgas/PARKINS.htm - where it showed the location of the battery for the ignitor - 1no AA battery - swapped - problem sorted. The battery on ours is located at the front left - underneath.

Matt, December 2007

I have the same problem with my parkinson cowan.. 2 of my hobs have stopped working. Is it a battery problem, or something that requires fixing on each hob?

Tom, December 2007