SGR4001 Igniter for Stove Range, Replaces Viking PB04001

Both of the stoves old oven ignitors were still glowing but the right bank on my wifes Viking stove (model VGI3656BSS the 6 burner gas job) didn't ignite. I replaced the right one only with this Supco model and the intensity of the new glow was close to double the brightness of the one on the left that didn't replace. Furthermore, when I turned it on, there was much more gas flame on the new one! That told me that the left ignitor would soon need replacing as well. Regardless, took the oven right up to 500 degrees, sonthing we hadn't seen for years (wife would fire the broiler and get it up to temp). With a short phillips screwdriver, you basically take the old one off, screw this on in it's place, pop first one lead off, put the new one on, other lead off, new one on. Woof! (the sound of the oven firing up)

I purchased these as replacements for the viking range that was in the house I recently purchased. The oven was taking FOREVER to heat which was making it very difficult to cook anything. Turns out one of the igniters wasn't working - so we replaced both with these. We also replaced the safety valve. These installed perfectly and the oven heats so quickly now!

I was skeptical about this product due to it being built a little different. Have had installed on a 17 year old Viking oven for about 4 weeks and no problems. Also installed new burner tubes, oven heats like a brand new oven! Don't spend the money for the Viking brand, these are just as good!!

Perfect fit, great quality, and easy to install for my 25 year old Viking VGIC305. I replaced my previous set of ignitors with the https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EZHIRS6 however one failed must after 3 years.

The first two I received were bad. One was broken, the other burned out as soon as I turned it on. I received two more and when I tested them with an electrical meter before installing, one had a much higher reading than the other. When turned on, one instantly glowed very brightly and the other took a while to glow half as bright. The stove did work, but one burner lit much faster than the other. I don't expect them to last too long.

I now feel bad about this review I wrote a year ago when I gave the product 3 stars. I had to replace the igniters again because I had bad burners (that I now know I should have replaced a year ago). These igniters do fit fine -- it was my mistake to say they didn't fit. It's simply necessary (and easy) to temporarily remove the burners when installing new igniters. ==== original review 2019 ==== >>>> Even though Viking's parts list for my Viking VGIC365 (mfg in 2000) shows that it uses only PB04001 igniters, the igniter for the broiler is a different size than the two igniters used by the oven. The Supco igniter (shown in photo) matched the size of my broiler igniter but was too big to replace either of the two smaller oven igniters (also shown in photo). The Supco igniter is simply too big to fit . (Maybe I should be rating Viking down for poor documentation rather than Supco, but I don't understand the claim that this is "used on all Viking...bake or broil".)

The oven in my Viking range couldn't maintain temperature because only one oven burner was working. I replaced both igniters, and my oven works properly again. They are far less expensive than the Viking OEM igniters but work just as well. As a couple of reviews note, these were slightly larger than the OEM ones, but I had no problem installing them. The gas pipes on my range won't pull out or push in through the opening below the oven with these new ignitors attached, but it wasn't hard to unscrew the pipe stop and push the pipe forward rather than pulling it back.

So far so good for this igniter! It was easy for my husband to install on our Viking Range griddle. This is a fraction of the OEM price and clearly worth trying. I am very thankful it has worked out. I will give it more time and update the review for longevity in a few months.

One side of my oven was not igniting so I purchase 2 of these igniters. They don’t look exactly the same as the OEM but function the same. I had to replace both as replacing just one did not resolve my issue (the other one was likely on its last legs anyways). Once installed, the oven ignited much quicker than before, success!

Fit perfectly. Given the short length of the leads needed to splice to existing, would have been nice to have the ceramic nuts that were in the description. Not easy to find just 2.