Fontana Forni Er8: the Volta pizza oven spark igniter is not working
The Volta lights its burner with an electric spark igniter.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Ignition and flame
- Pizza oven burner and igniter repair
- Source: Fontana Forni
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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 ovenKind of codeIgnition 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 toPizza 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 asPizza 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.
MakeFontana 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.
SourceFontana 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.
Hold the power button for three seconds to switch off and close the propane cylinder.
Do not try to light the burner with a match or lighter; the Volta manual gives no hand-lighting method.
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. 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
Where Er8 usually leads
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 repairMore Fontana Forni codes
Ignition and flame on other makes
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.
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.
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.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about Er8.
Can I clear Er8 myself?
Does my Fontana Volta igniter use a battery like the hybrid ovens?
Can I light my Fontana Volta by hand while Er8 is showing?
What is the difference between Er2 and Er8 on a Volta?
Back to your everyday
Still showing Er8?
A booking with a code goes further when it has the code copied as shown, the model and serial from the rating plate, and a note on whether the oven still lights, heats or moves its belt. With those three, the office can match the likely part to your oven the same day.