Where to put battery for stove ignition

[wookiebreath]

Howdy,

I've moved into an old house whose auto ignition stove top doesn't work.. on closer inspection I discovered that it doesn't have a battery attached to the ignition wires.

I've tested it with a 9v battery and it works.. the one question I have is where should I put the battery?? is it ok for it to sit on top of the oven or does that get way too hot?

Cheers
Wook

[wookiebreath]

or do I need to drill a hole into the cupboard next door and keep the battery in there?

[wonderplumb]

Mate they usually have a holder for the battery, but I reckon somewhere out of sight and away from the cooktop would be the go, BTW the majority of stoves with battery ignition Ive come across have the battery stashed behind the kick panel.

[wookiebreath]

Mate they usually have a holder for the battery.

yeah this one is supposed to but it doesn't look like the original owner of the house I've moved into ever installed it....
All I've got is two 15cm wires that have a sticker attached that says

"Connect these two wires to the battery holder"

with no battery holder to be seen.... not knowing where to get my hands on a stove top battery holder I've just got myself a standard 9V battery cap thingo from Dick smiths. I've tested it out and it works... I'm just not too sure how hot it gets between the stove and the oven, and where the manufactures battery holder would go even if I had one.

BTW the majority of stoves with battery ignition Ive come across have the battery stashed behind the kick panel.

Ahh ok ... that sounds likely... I'll pull the oven right out and have a better poke around.
Thanks for the suggestion.

[wookiebreath]

Here are some photos of the battery wires and the space between the stove top and the oven..... there certainly isn't any obvious place for the battery to go..






Plus here is the battery wires up close...

[Sturdee]

Why don't you contact the manufacturer ?


Peter.

[wookiebreath]

Why don't you contact the manufacturer ?

Good call.... just fired off an enquiry to electrolux (who now owns Chef)... if I don't get a response back by tomorrow I'll try and call them.

I'm guessing they will try to sell me a replacement battery holder for $30 or something

[wookiebreath]

In the end I played it safe... and drilled a small hole through into the cupboard next to the stove and I have put the battery there.

[elkangorito]

Is the battery a "dry dell" type?

[wookiebreath]

Is the battery a "dry dell" type?

Um I don't know what a "dry dell" is... but I'm guessing you posted that for a reason....

The instructions just asked for a regular 9V battery.... and that is all I used... same as what would go in a smoke alarm or a remote control car control.

[Sturdee]

In the end I played it safe... and drilled a small hole through into the cupboard next to the stove and I have put the battery there.

Probably the simplest and best solution. Good outcome.


Peter.

[elkangorito]

Um I don't know what a "dry dell" is... but I'm guessing you posted that for a reason....

The instructions just asked for a regular 9V battery.... and that is all I used... same as what would go in a smoke alarm or a remote control car control.

If it's the "normal" type, it is dry cell (no liquid in it).

You may like to bear a thought of what could happen if the battery leaks, as they tend to do sometimes as they get old.