--- title: "Fontana Forni Er2: the Volta pizza oven burner did not light" description: "What Er2 means on Fontana Forni Er2: the Volta pizza oven burner did not lights, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er2/" --- # Fontana Forni Er2: the Volta pizza oven burner did not light When you confirm a temperature, the Volta sparks its burner and watches for flame with a sensor electrode; the flame icon flashes during those ten seconds. ## What Er2 actually means. When you confirm a temperature, the Volta sparks its burner and watches for flame with a sensor electrode; the flame icon flashes during those ten seconds. If no flame is proven, the controller stops and shows Er2. Fontana lists four causes: a disconnected or broken spark electrode, a disconnected or broken flame sensor electrode, a broken valve power wire, or a propane cylinder that is closed. Fontana Forni pizza oven display · also shown as ER2 What to do when Er2 shows on the pizza oven ### Kind of code Ignition and flame The oven tried to light its burner and never proved a flame, or proved one and then lost it. The usual reasons are ordinary: a gas shutoff not fully open or a tank running dry, an igniter cracked or crusted with flour dust, a flame sensor or thermocouple that no longer reads the heat, or a draft that pulls the pilot away from it. Checking the shutoff and the tank and running the restart the manual names are fair first steps; if you smell gas, get outside first, and the valve, the sensor and every fitting stay with a technician. ### Usually leads to Pizza oven burner and igniter repair Pizza oven burners cleared or replaced and igniters fitted and gapped, so the flame lights first time and burns blue and steady under the stone. ### Shows up as Pizza Oven Error Code on a Deck, Conveyor or Rapid-Cook Display A pizza oven error code shows as letters or numbers on the display of a conveyor, deck or rapid-cook oven, a flashing light on its panel, or a message about ignition, heat, belt or airflow. ### Make Fontana Forni A Fontana Forni visit leaves time for the door and the dial thermometer, two small parts that decide whether an owner trusts the fire at all. ### Source Fontana Forni Volta 70 and 90 manual, USA and Canada edition, lighting the burner Volta 70 and Volta 90 smart gas ovens, USA and Canada manual. The burner is expected to light within 10 seconds of confirming a temperature. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Fontana Forni's own guidance for Er2 on its pizza ovens. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Hold the power button for three seconds to clear Er2. 02 Check that the propane cylinder valve is open and that the tank still has gas. 03 Leave the oven door open and wait a few minutes before one more try, so any gas from the first attempt clears the chamber. 04 If Er2 appears again with a full, open tank, stop and book a visit for the electrodes and valve wiring instead of trying again and again. ### Still there? It usually turns into [pizza oven burner and igniter repair](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/services/pizza-oven-burner-and-igniter-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do Er2 is shown before the burner has ever lit. A burner that lights and then goes out during cooking gives Er6, and a broken spark generator gives its own Er8. ## What you may notice with it. The pizza oven problems Er2 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the pizza oven before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Pizza Oven Error Code on a Deck, Conveyor or Rapid-Cook Display](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/problems/pizza-oven-error-code/) [All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/problems/pizza-oven-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Gas Pizza Oven Won't Light: Clicks, Gas Hiss, Still No Flame**](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/problems/pizza-oven-wont-light/) Problem ### Pizza Oven Error Code on a Deck, Conveyor or Rapid-Cook Display 7 causes, cheapest first Where Er2 usually leads ## Pizza oven burner and igniter repair. **Pizza oven burner cleared or replaced, spark electrode, hot-surface igniter or spark module · low to moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/services/pizza-oven-burner-and-igniter-repair/) ## Fontana Forni pizza ovens. A Fontana Forni visit leaves time for the door and the dial thermometer, two small parts that decide whether an owner trusts the fire at all. [Fontana Forni pizza oven repair](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/brands/fontana-forni/) More Fontana Forni codes [Er1](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er1/) [Er3](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er3/) [Er4](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er4/) [Er 5](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er5/) [Er6](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er6/) [Er7](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er7/) [Er8](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er8/) [noP](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-nop/) [Flashing flame icon](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-flashing-flame-icon/) [Flashing Wi-Fi indicator](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-flashing-wi-fi-indicator/) Ignition and flame on other makes [Alfresco No igniter glow within 5 to 10 seconds](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/alfresco-no-igniter-glow/) [Kalamazoo No clicking, or slow or faint clicking](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/kalamazoo-slow-or-no-clicking/) [Lynx Igniters do not glow with the knob pushed in](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/lynx-no-igniter-glow/) [Middleby Marshall RESET IGNITION](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/middleby-marshall-reset-ignition/) [Wood Stone chec](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/wood-stone-chec/) [All 9 codes of this kind](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/#family-ignition) Fontana Forni builds this ### Outdoor gas pizza oven A stainless pizza oven on a counter, a cart or set into masonry, fired by propane or natural gas under a stone floor and a low insulated dome. Fontana Forni builds this ### Wood-fired pizza oven A refractory dome over a firebrick or cast hearth, fired with wood and often a gas burner too, with a chimney, a door and thick insulation around it. ## In Fontana Forni's own words > If the burner does not ignite within 10 seconds, an error code will appear on the display [Fontana Forni Volta 70 and 90 manual, USA and Canada edition, lighting the burner](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0599/2356/2589/files/Manuale_VOlta_ENG-FRA_USA_CANADA_041225.pdf) [Fontana Forni Volta 70 and 90 manual, USA and Canada edition, troubleshooting error code table](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0599/2356/2589/files/Manuale_VOlta_ENG-FRA_USA_CANADA_041225.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Volta 70 and Volta 90 smart gas ovens, USA and Canada manual. 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Hold the power button for three seconds to clear Er2. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### My Fontana Volta shows Er2 on the first cook of the season. Is it broken? Not necessarily. A closed cylinder valve or an empty tank is one of the four causes Fontana lists, and it is the most common after storage. Open the tank, check its level, clear the code and try once more with the door open. ### How long should the flame icon flash on a Volta before Er2 shows? About ten seconds. The icon flashes while the oven sparks and turns steady once the flame is proven; if it is still flashing when the ten seconds run out, the controller stops and shows Er2. ### Can a propane regulator cause Er2 on a Fontana Volta? It can. Fontana's gas troubleshooting says the regulator's excess-flow safety device can trip and starve the burner. Close the tank, disconnect the regulator, wait two minutes, reconnect and open the tank slowly before the next try. --- **[Read on the site: Fontana Forni Er2: the Volta pizza oven burner did not light](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er2/)** **[Book a visit with PizzaOvenRepair.center](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/schedule/)**