Troubleshooting - Vulcan-Hart E24L Service Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM
Range is completely dead.
Oven section elements are dead but top surface
elements are working.
Top element of the oven section is dead.
Bottom element of oven section is dead.
French plate or high speed element dead.
Griddle element dead.
Hot top section is dead.
Circuit breaker trips as soon as appliance
is turned on.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Check to insure the main store power supply is on.
Check to insure the appliance is wired to power
supply.
Check to insure that the appliance power switch is
on and that switch is not bad.
Check for proper voltage and connections between
oven section circuit breakers and thermostat.
Check to see if the oven breaker has tripped or is
defective.
Check for proper connections to the terminal block
and main power supply.
Check voltage of top oven element infinite switch.
Check for voltage at the top oven element terminals.
Check for defective infinite switch.
Check all wiring associated with the element for
good connections.
Check oven thermostat and wire connections.
Check oven thermostat and wire connections.
Check for voltage at the bottom oven element
terminals.
Check all wiring associated with the element for
good connections.
Check for voltage between H1 and H2 terminals of
the french plate infinite switch in the HI position.
Check for defective element or wire connections.
Check voltage between the L1 and L2 terminals of
the infinite switch. If you have voltage the switch is
bad. If no voltage, check the supply connections to
the L1 and L2 terminals.
Check for defective griddle thermostat.
Check for voltage at the griddle element terminals.
Check for bad wire connections of the elements and
thermostat.
Check for defective 4-heat and on-off switches.
Check for element voltage.
Check for bad wire connections of the element, 4-
heat and on-off switches.
Check for short circuit to ground and between lines.
With power off check for resistance between each
line and chassis ground.
With power off check continuity with ohmmeter
between line phases.
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