Converting Oven Burner For Use With Natural Gas; Converting Broiler Burner For Use With Natural Gas; Gas Supply Pressure; Gas Connection - Amana ARGS7650 Service Manual

Freestanding/slide-in gas ranges
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Installation Instructions for Slide-In Ranges
3. Adjust air shutter using small screw driver.
• Slide air shutter until shutter is approximately
1
/
inch open.
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4. Replace access cover and screw.
Converting Oven Burner for Use with
Natural Gas
1. Remove storage drawer.
• See "Removing Storage Drawer" section.
2. Locate and remove screws attaching Z-shaped cover
plate.
• Cover plate located in center, rear of storage drawer
cavity.
• Removing cover plate exposes oven burner orifice
and air shutter.
3. Turn orifice hood counterclockwise 2 full turns,
support tubing/fitting with wrench while turning.
4. Replace cover plate and storage drawer.
Converting Broiler Burner for Use with
Natural Gas
1. Locate orifice spud attached adjacent to pressure
regulator and remove for later use.
• Orifice spud used for natural gas is brass and is
stamped "52".
2. Open oven door and locate broiler burner on oven
ceiling.
• Remove oven door to make conversion easier. See
"Removing Oven Door" section.
3. Remove screws securing front of burner to oven
ceiling and remove broiler.
• Be careful not to damage ignitor as you remove
broiler.
4. Unscrew LP/Liquid Propane burner spud stamped "58"
5
with
/
inch socket wrench and replace with natural
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gas burner spud stamped "52".
5. Reinstall broiler and, if necessary, oven door.

Gas Supply Pressure

!
To avoid property damage, maximum gas supply
pressure must not exceed 14" WCP.
• Appliance and individual shutoff valve must be
disconnected from the gas supply piping system during
any pressure testing of that system at test pressures
in excess of ½ psig (3.5kPa)(14" WCP).
• Appliance must be isolated from gas supply piping
system by closing manual shutoff valve during any
pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at
test pressures equal to or less than ½ psig (3.5kPa)
(14" WCP).
• Gas supply pressure for checking regulator setting
must be at least 1" WCP above manifold pressure
shown on rating label.
WARNING

Gas Connection

Connect gas supply to regulator using hard pipe or a
flexible connector. Pressure regulator supplied with this
appliance has a ½ inch NPT female connection.
• A manual shutoff, not supplied with range, must be
installed in an accessible location outside of range.
• Use joint compound that is resistant to action of
propane gas on all male pipe threads.
• Use supplied pressure regulator only.
• Do not overtighten gas fitting when attaching to
pressure regulator. Overtightening may crack regulator.
• Support pressure regulator with wrench when installing
gas fitting.
!
To avoid property damage or personal injury, only use a
new flexible connector that is AGA/CGA design
certified.
• Do not use an old connector.
• Do not reuse a connector after moving
appliance.
A— To regulator
B—Union
C—Nipple
D—Manual shutoff valve
E—¾ inch to ½ inch reducing elbow
F—¾ inch service pipe stub
A—To regulator
B—Adaptor
C—Flexible connector
D—Manual shutoff
E—¾ inch service pipe stub
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WARNING
RS2310002 Rev. 1

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