Wolf Cooktop Continuous Clicking: Causes & Fix

How Wolf ignition works#

On sealed dual-stack burners like those on the CG304P and CT36G, a spark electrode beside each burner fires from a module under the cooktop. It sparks only until it senses the flame, then stops. Continuous clicking means it never gets that signal, so it keeps striking — a nuisance that wears the module rather than a gas danger.

The usual causes#

• Moisture under the burner. Spills and cleaning water settle beneath the heavy sealed cap and short the electrode until they dry. The most common cause by far.
• A stuck spark switch. Behind each red control knob is a switch that calls for a spark; grease or a weak spring can hold it closed so a burner clicks regardless of the knob.
• Food across the electrode gap. Baked-on spatter conducts current just like water.
• A failed spark module. Shorted internally, the module fires every burner at once even when the cooktop is clean and dry.
• A weak ground. Wolf's spark sensing needs a solid ground; a poor one leaves the module clicking though everything looks clean.

Dry it, then check#

On a cool cooktop, lift the dual-stack caps and burner heads and blot every trace of moisture, then dry the electrodes fully — a fan speeds it, and trapped water can take an hour or two to leave. Ease any hardened food from the gap with a wooden pick and reseat each cap square. If a single burner still clicks bone-dry, its knob switch is stuck; if the whole cooktop clicks, suspect the shared module or the ground, both technician repairs on a built-in Wolf.

Before the holiday cooking season#

A cooktop ticking through every meal is at its most maddening with a full kitchen. If a spill left yours clicking, dry the burners and reseat the caps now so the surface is quiet before the holiday cooking begins. If it keeps clicking dry, book a visit and a technician will test the switches and change the spark module.