Maytag AGS1740BD series Service page 12

Troubleshooting Procedures
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect power and gas to range before servicing,
unless testing requires power and/or gas.
Problem
No gas flows to burner.
Ignitor glows red.
Gas flows to bake/broil
burner, but burner does not
light.
Broil burner shuts off shortly
after the start of self-clean
operation. Bake and broil
functions operate normally.
Fan motor does not operate.
Oven smokes/odor first few
times of usage.
Failure Codes.
Oven not operating.
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Possible Cause
Failed ignitor. ...........................................
Gas pressure too high .............................
Failed gas valve ......................................
Loose wire connection or broken wire.....
Ignitor positioned too far from burner ......
Dirt or grease in orifice or burner ............
Insufficient gas pressure .........................
Power outage ..........................................
Power outage ..........................................
Control Error ............................................
No power to fan motor.............................
Failed fan motor or winding/frozen
shaft.........................................................
Normal ..................................................... • Minor smoking and/or odor is normal
Electronically Controlled.......................... • See the applicable "Fault Code Chart"
Programming error ..................................
Power outage ..........................................
Unit in Sabbath mode..............................
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Correction
• Check ignitor current draw, 3.2 – 3.6
Amps. Replace ignitor, if it fails test.
• Check for correct gas pressure.
Natural gas pressure should be 4"
WCP and LP gas pressure should be
10" WCP.
• Check gas valve for continuity.
• Verify all connections are clean and
tight, replace broken wire.
• Reposition ignitor closer to bake/broil
burner.
• Clean orifice or burner.
• Check for correct gas pressure.
Natural gas pressure should be 5"
WCP and LP gas pressure should be
10" WCP.
• Verify power is present at unit. Verify
that the circuit breaker is not tripped.
• Replace household fuse, but do not
fuse capacity.
• Verify power is present at unit. Verify
that the circuit breaker is not tripped.
• Replace household fuse, but do not
fuse capacity.
• Replace control.
• Check for 120 VAC supplied at fan
motor. If no voltage is present, check
for broken or loose wiring between
fan motor and relay board. If voltage
is present at fan motor, go to the next
step.
• Check motor winding for continuity.
Check for a frozen motor shaft. Check
for broken wiring between motor and
neutral terminal block.
the first few times of oven usage.
in Testing section.
• Switch circuit breaker off to oven for
five minutes and try oven again.
• Verify power is present at unit and
circuit breaker is not tripped.
• Replace household fuse, but do not
fuse capacity.
• Refer to Use & Care manual and
remove unit from Sabbath mode.
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