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Stove burner won't light: clean and dry the cap and igniter

Only with no gas smell: let it cool, seat the burner cap, and clean and dry the igniter. A coil that won't heat may just need reseating.

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Turn every knob to Off and let the burners and the grates cool.
Smell gas? Don't touch the stove or any switch: leave and call the gas utility from outside.
Lift the grate off. Set the round cap flat and centred on the burner: a cap that's off by a little won't light.
A boil-over leaves the burner wet. Take the cap off, pat everything dry, and let it dry right through.
Brush the small white igniter beside the burner with a dry toothbrush. Clear the burner's slots with a toothpick.
Put the cap and grate back, then push and turn the knob to Light. It should click and catch in a few seconds.
No flame after a few seconds? Turn it off, wait a minute, then try once more.
On an electric coil stove, lift the coil a little, pull it out of its socket, and push it firmly back in.
Only with its knob off and the coil cold.
An induction ring heats only a pan a magnet sticks to, set in its middle. A lock light may be on: hold the lock button.
Clicking with no flame, a flame that's yellow or lifts off the burner, or a coil or ring that won't heat: switch it off and ask Handyman for an appliance repair pro. Smell gas? Leave, and call the gas utility from outside.

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