jetboil ignition problem

Wassid82

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A hunting buddy accidentally dropped my jetboil in the creek. pulled it out and dried it off by the ignition button doesn't light the flame. He had to use a lighter. Any thoughts on how to make it work again?
 
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The spark wand may have gotten bent too close to the burner. Make sure it has enough space for a big enough arc.
 
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My ignition button went out almost immediately. For something like 6 years I always just used a lighter. Then one day I hit the ignition button and it worked fine and has ever since.
 
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Southwestern Alaska
I dropped mine this year and had to use a lighter for the last weekend. Made it ten years.
I bought a spare igniter maybe 6 years ago and I swapped it out. Not igniting. So I’m using this opportunity to look at a new system possibly or another jet boil.
 

Jason_F

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Oct 1, 2019
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The spark wand may have gotten bent too close to the burner. Make sure it has enough space for a big enough arc.
Thank you @AkMtnRunner this solved my problem exactly. I kept repositioning the igniter electrode thinking it wasn't centered enough, but no, it was too close. that hadn't even crossed my mind.
 

creekchub

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Glad to see I wasn't the only one. Pretty disappointed because I only got to use my jet boil on one trip and now the striker does not work but a lighter does work just as well I guess.
 
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