Ideal Burner Plate Gasket 171785

The Ideal 171785 is a burner plate gasket manufactured for Ideal Commercial appliances. It sits between the burner plate and the mating face of the heat exchanger or combustion chamber, forming a gas-tight seal at that joint. The gasket is a service item: it is compressed and heat-cycled in use, so it is normally renewed whenever the burner plate is removed for inspection, cleaning or repair.

• Visible hardening, cracking, flattening or crumbling of the gasket material
• Soot streaking or staining around the burner plate joint
• Combustion readings drifting outside the expected range for the appliance
• Unstable or lifting flame at the burner after the plate has been disturbed
• Localised heat damage or discolouration at the burner plate face

• Confirm the appliance model and serial number against the compatibility list, as gasket profiles differ between Ideal Commercial ranges.
• Compare the old gasket with the replacement before fitting; a gasket that has been compressed in service can look different from a new one.
• Check whether any other seals disturbed during the same job also need renewing, so the appliance is not left waiting on a second order.
• This part is fitted to a gas appliance; installation must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer.