Kenmore 16657 - 3 Burner Grill Use And Care Manual page 25

Troubleshooting (continued)
ELECTRONIC IGNITION:
•No spark,no ignitionnoise.
•No spark,some ignitionnoise.
•Sparks,but not at electrodeor at full
strength.
Burner(s)will not light
usingignitor.
(See ElectronicIgnition
Troubleshooting a lso)
Burner(s)will not
matchlight.
Suddendrop in gas
flow or low flame.
Flamesblowout,
Flare-up.
Persistent g reasefire.
Flashback...
(firein burnertube(s)),
Unableto fill LP
cylinder.
•See "GAS ISSUES:"on previouspage.
• SeeSectionI of ElectronicIgnitionSystemon the nextpage.
• SeeSectionII of ElectronicIgnitionSystemon the next page.
• SeeSectionIII of ElectronicIgnitionSystemon the next page.
•Matchwill notreach.
•Improper methodof match-lighting,
•Out of gas,
•Excessflow valvetripped.
•Vaporlock at couplingnut/LPcylinder
connection.
•Highor gustingwinds.
•Lowon LP gas,
•Excessflow valvetripped.
,Greasebuildup.
•Excessive fat in meat.
•Excessive cookingtemperature.
•Greasetrappedbyfood builduparound
burnersystem.
•Burnerand/orburnertubes are blocked.
•Somedealershaveolder fill nozzles
withworn threads.
•Uselong-stemmatch(fireplacematch).
•See"Match-Lighting" s ectionof Use and Care.
•Checkforgas in LP cylinder.
•Turnoff knobs,wait 30 secondsfor excessflow valve to reset,and
thenlightgrill. If flamesare still low, turnoff knobsand LP cylinder
valve.Disconnectregulator. R econnectregulatorand leak-test,Turn
on LP cylindervalve,wait 30 secondsfor excessflow valve to reset,
and thenlightgrill.
•Turnoff knobsand LP cylindervalve.Disconnectcouplingnutfrom
cylinder.Reconnect a nd retry.
•Turnfront of grill to face windor increaseflameheight.
•RefillLP cylinder.
•Referto "Suddendrop in gas flow"above.
•Cleanburnersand insideof grill/firebox.
,Trimfat from meatbeforegrilling.
•Adjust(lower)temperature accordingly.
•Turnknobsto OFF,Turngas off at LP cylinder.Leavelid in position
and let fire burnout,After grill cools,removeandcleanall parts.
•Turnknobsto OFF,Cleanburnerand/orburnertubes.See burner
cleaningsectionof Use and Care.
•Theworn nozzlesdon'thaveenough"bite"to engagethe valve.Try
a secondLPdealer.
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