--- title: "Fontana Forni Er8: the Volta pizza oven spark igniter is not working" description: "What Er8 means on Fontana Forni Er8: the Volta pizza oven spark igniter is not workings, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er8/" --- # Fontana Forni Er8: the Volta pizza oven spark igniter is not working The Volta lights its burner with an electric spark igniter. ## What Er8 actually means. The Volta lights its burner with an electric spark igniter. Er8 appears when the igniter's power wires are disconnected or the device itself is not working properly, and Fontana's fix is to check those wires or replace the igniter. Fontana Forni pizza oven display · also shown as ER8 What to do when Er8 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, troubleshooting error code table Volta 70 and Volta 90 smart gas ovens, USA and Canada manual. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Fontana Forni's own guidance for Er8 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 switch off and close the propane cylinder. 02 Do not try to light the burner with a match or lighter; the Volta manual gives no hand-lighting method. 03 Book a visit to have the igniter wiring checked and the igniter replaced if needed. ### 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 Er8 is the spark device itself; when the spark works but no flame is proven, the Volta shows Er2. It is also unrelated to the AA battery push-button igniters on Fontana's hybrid and Maestro ovens, which have no display. ## What you may notice with it. The pizza oven problems Er8 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 Er8 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/) [Er2](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er2/) [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/) [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 > The spark ignitor power wires are disconnected, or the device is not working properly. [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. ## Fontana Forni Er8 pizza oven repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Hold the power button for three seconds to switch off and close the propane cylinder. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Does my Fontana Volta igniter use a battery like the hybrid ovens? No. The Volta's igniter is powered through the oven's 12-volt supply and controlled by the board, which is why a problem with it shows as Er8. The battery igniter belongs to the hybrid and Maestro ovens. ### Can I light my Fontana Volta by hand while Er8 is showing? No. The Volta has no hand-lighting procedure in its manual, and its controller manages the gas. Leave it off until the igniter is repaired. ### What is the difference between Er2 and Er8 on a Volta? Er8 means the igniter itself or its wiring is not working. Er2 means the ignition attempt ran but no flame was proven, which can be the electrodes, the valve wire or a closed tank. --- **[Read on the site: Fontana Forni Er8: the Volta pizza oven spark igniter is not working](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/error-codes/fontana-forni-er8/)** **[Book a visit with PizzaOvenRepair.center](https://pizzaovenrepair.center/schedule/)**