A burner that clicks over and over without lighting sounds like one problem, but it’s actually two different situations that happen to sound identical — and telling them apart matters.
The Ordinary Version
Most of the time this is nothing more than a worn or dirty igniter, or a burner port clogged with grease and debris, keeping the spark from ever meeting the gas. It’s inconvenient, but not dangerous to leave alone for a day or two while you arrange a repair, provided you switch the burner off between attempts rather than leaving it clicking away unattended.
The Version That Isn’t Ordinary
If a gas smell shows up anywhere near the range — clicking burner or not — the situation changes completely. Shut the control knob off, don’t try lighting it again, get some fresh air moving through the kitchen, and close the gas supply at the shutoff valve. This one waits for a technician, not for you.
Why the Distinction Matters
A worn igniter or a dirty port is a localized, mechanical annoyance at one burner. A gas odor points to gas escaping somewhere in the supply line — a loose fitting, a failing valve — which is a fundamentally different category of problem and not one to troubleshoot on your own.
Booking the Right Kind of Visit
For the ordinary version, our range repair page gets you a standard appointment. For the other version, don’t wait for a scheduled slot — call us and treat it as urgent.