- Supco® IG series flat hot surface igniters offer dependable ignition in all heating applications, including furnaces, boilers, rooftops, unit heaters, water heaters, swimming pool heaters and many other types of heating equipment. The Supco® Flat Igniters offer an efficient, stronger more reliable hot surface Silicon Carbide (SIC) composition that uses a PATENT PENDING NANOTECHNOLOGY, compared to the existing Silicon Carbide design that has been used in heating equipment for years.