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They will stack up and be placed unevenly when
you locate wrong direction. See the illustration
below.
Left Grate
a
Right Grate
b
7. Checking Ignition of Surface
Burners
Operation of all cooktop burners should be
checked after the cooktop and gas supply lines
have been carefully checked for leaks.
Electric Ignition
Select a top burner knob, push down and then
turn counterclockwise to the LITE position.
You can hear a clicking sound indicating proper
operation of the spark module.
Once the air has been purged from the supply
lines, burners should ignite within 4 seconds.
After the burner ignites, rotate the knob out of the
LITE position. Try each burner in succession until
all burners have been checked.
The combustion quality of the burner flames
needs to be confirmed visually.
Yellow flames — Call for
a
service
Yellow tips on outer cones —
b
Normal for LP gas
Soft blue flames — Normal for
c
natural gas
If burner flames look like
is normal for burner flames, depending on the
c
type of gas you use.
With LP gas, some yellow tipping on outer cones is
normal.
, call for service.
or
a
b
8. Adjusting the Surface Burner Low
Flame (Simmer) Setting
1
Light all surface burners.
2
Turn the knob on the burner being adjusted
to LO (LOW).
3
Remove the knob.
4
Remove the knob by lifting it straight up.
5
Using a small flat-bladed screwdriver
adjust the bypass valve screw
the valve stem.
6
Turn the adjustment screw until the flame
reaches the desired size.
7
Replace the knob.
8
Test the flame stability.
Test 1
• Turn the knob from HI to LO quickly.
• lf the flame goes out, increase the flame
size and test again.
Test 2
• With the burner on a LO setting, open and
close the oven or cabinet door quickly.
• If the flame is extinguished by the air
currents created by the door movement,
increase the flame height and test again.
9
Repeat steps 1 - 6 for each surface burner.
INSTALLATION
11
.
a
in the base of
b
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