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Gas grill lights with a match only

Match lights, igniter fails: dead battery, cracked ceramic, bad collector module, or a tube too far from the electrode — diagnose spark before you replace the manifold.

easy PT40M Updated 2026-09-14

Igniter electrode gap at a burner port Ceramic insulator, metal tip aimed at a burner port. Spark gap about the thickness of a nickel. SIDE VIEW · ELECTRODE GAP burner tube ports ceramic lead tip spark gap ≈ nickel ~1.8–2.1 mm to a port Tip aims at a port, not the tube wall. Cracked ceramic = replace.
Fig. — Electrode: ceramic, tip, burner port, ~nickel gap.

If a stick or match lights the burner but the igniter button does nothing useful, the gas path is often fine — the spark path is not. Separate “no click,” “click but no snap at the tube,” and “snap but no fire.”

Related: clicks, no spark, repair vs replace failed ignition, grill will not stay lit. Hit models: Spirit II E-310 igniter, Genesis II E-330 igniter, Napoleon Rogue 425 igniter, Char-Broil 463347519 igniter. Finder: /.

Procedure

  1. Lid open. Press igniter. Hear a rapid tick?
  2. No tick: replace batteries first. Still dead → module / collector box.
  3. Tick, no blue snap at a ceramic: cracked porcelain, wet ceramic, or lead off the post.
  4. Snap visible, match still required for fire: electrode gap too wide, or the tube is off the orifice so gas is not at the tip — reseat the tube, then set a nickel gap.
  5. Tank off. Photograph ceramics and the module outlet count before ordering.
  6. Replace one bad ceramic before you buy a whole harness.
  7. All ceramics new, still no tick: module matched to outlet count and connector shape.
  8. Match lights then dies: that is gas/regulator — will not stay lit, not the igniter.

FAQ

Is lighting with a match safe?

Lid open, face away from the box, follow the maker’s match-light instructions. If you smell gas with knobs off, stop — fix leaks first.

Related notes

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Char-Broil igniter replacement

Box-store Char-Broil Performance and Commercial carts: piezo versus AA collector, electrode clips on stamped burners, and why the side burner is a separate lead.

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