2 Remove cooking grids from grill
a. Check to see if the igniter is centered in the hole.
Look inside the grill at the front inside panel where the burner goes through housing.
If your grill still will not ignite, please check the following
Upon inspection, if you find that your igniter is off-centered, follow these steps.
Remove heat tents from grill
Align Igniter with the center of the cut-out hole
If not, Take your hand and push the valve to make the igniter centered
(You can either use a flat head screw driver to align the valve or use your hand by reaching
underneath the control panel and rotating valve to align the igniter with the center of the
hole.) DO NOT PRY ON THE WHITE CERAMIC PIECE
Gas Valve Igniter Alignment
This guide is for the RCS main burners not igniting when the valve clicks over.
Are you waiting pushing in the knob & holding for 2-3 seconds before clicking the
Check to make sure you have your main gas supply open.
Will your grill light manually with a long lighter? If so, proceed with steps below.
Turn off the gas supply to the grill
a RON27a, RON30a, RON36a, & RON42a Grills. Remove clip and burner will slide back
Turn on the gas supply to the grill.
Re-attach the clips you removed from the back of the burner or the bolts you
unbolted from the back of the burners.
Use Pliers to bend the tab down like in the picture below.
Re-Install burners in the same way you removed them
Re-Install the heat tents over the burners
Bend tab on end of igniter
(Clean with a soft brush if necessary.)
Make sure there is no grease or food particles in this area, blocking the spark.
Re-install the cooking grates on the grill.
If igniter is not igniting gas after completing step 1 please continue with step 2 below.
Make sure the venturi tube of the burner is seated correctly over the valve & orifice
There are bolts at the back of the burner holding the burner in place on the RJC26a &
RJC32a Grills. Remove the bolts and the burner will slide back and out of the grill.
This should fix the problem of your burners not lighting with the igniter. If problems persists please contact
RCS Gas Grills at 1-800-833-5998.
Turn off the gas supply to the grill