Non-Sealed Top Burners - Amana rs2310004-aro3100 Service

Troubleshooting Procedures
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Non–Sealed Top Burners
Spark Ignition
Problem
Burner will not light.
"SPARK" at top burner
ignitors.
Burner will not light. No
"SPARK' at top burner
ignitors. Burner knob
pushed in and held in
"LITE" position.
Intermittent or
occasional spark after
unit is turned off.
Unit continues to spark
after it is turned off.
No spark or only random
spark at one ignitor.
Sooting from burner
flame.
Flame blows away from
burner.
Flames flash back into
mixer head.
Floating flame.
Gas smell in the kitchen.
WARNING
Possible Cause
• Burner venturi, caps or ignition
ports clogged or dirty.
• Air shutter out of adjustment.
• Burner flame not correctly adjusted
for LP gas.
• Poor ground on ignitor grounding
bracket or gap between ignitor and
bracket dimple is too large.
• Low gas pressure.
• No 120 VAC to unit.
• Micro switch contacts not closing.
• Failed wiring or poor connection.
• Failed spark module.
• Ceramic ignitor dirty, spark gap out
of adjustment.
• Cracked or broken ignitor extension
lead.
• Reversed polarity. When polarity is
correct, no voltage is present at
neutral to ground and no voltage to
spark module with switch in "OFF"
position.
• Shorted valve switch.
• Switch has been pulled up and off
of fixed position on valve so that it is
not turned to "OFF" position with
valve stem.
• Cracked ignitor or a pinched ignitor
lead wire.
• Poor connection of ground or lack
of continuity to ground of ignitor.
• Cracked or broken ignitor extension
lead.
• Too little primary air.
• Burner head bent.
• If using LP gas, range may not be
properly converted.
• Too much air.
• Gas pressure too high.
• Draft around cooktop area.
• Too much air.
• Blocked burner.
• Not enough air.
• Leak in pipe joints.
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death,
disconnect power and gas supply before servicing,
unless testing requires it.
• Clean burner venturi, caps, and ignitor
ports. Clean ports with a pin, NOT
toothpicks.
• Adjust air shutter.
• Verify correct conversion procedures.
• Tighten bracket and verify correct gap.
• Verify correct gas pressure.
• Verify electricity at wall outlet.
• Verify correct wiring and connection
are tight.
• Verify correct wiring and connection
are tight.
• Verify operation of spark module.
Replace if failed.
• Clean ceramic ignitor and verify gap.
• Replace ignitor.
• With all switches in the "OFF" position,
verify voltage at "N" terminal of the
spark module to ground. If voltage is
present, polarity is reversed.
• Replace switch.
• Carefully reposition switch on valve
stem and rotate valve from "OFF" to
"HIGH" several times to verify switch is
not broken.
• Replace ignitor lead or electrode.
• Tighten ground connection and correct
any breaks in ground path from ignitor
to unit ground.
• Replace ignitor.
• Open air shutter on burner.
• Level burner head.
• Verify correct conversion procedures.
Some yellow tipping is normal on LP.
• Slightly close air shutter to burner.
• Verify correct gas pressure.
• Eliminate source of draft.
• Close air shutter slightly.
• Check for possible blockage in burner.
• Open air shutter.
• Verify gas connections and tighten if
necessary.
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Correction
RS2310004 Rev. 1