Adjusting Surface Burner Flame; Adjusting Surface Burner Low Flame Size; Adjusting Oven Burner Flame; Broiler Flame - Amana ARGS7650 Service Manual

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Installation Instructions for Slide-In Ranges

Adjusting Surface Burner Flame

Ignite burner according to "Operating Surface Burners"
section. Properly adjusted burner flames are clean and
blue with a distinct inner cone approximately ½ inch
long.
Inner cone
A—¼ inch to ½ inch long
1. Ignite burner.
2. Remove access covers located under burner control
panel.
• Each cover is attached with a screw.
A
A—Access covers
B—Air shutter
3. Adjust air shutter using small screwdriver. Use small
screwdriver to slide air shutter.
• If burner flame is blowing or noisy, reduce airflow to
burner. Repeat until flame is properly adjusted if
necessary.
• If burner flame is yellow and does not hold its
shape, increase airflow to burner. Repeat until
flame is properly adjusted if necessary.

Adjusting Surface Burner Low Flame Size

1. Push and turn burner control knob to "LITE" position.
• Burner sparks until turned from "LITE".
2. Set burner control knob to low setting.
3. Remove burner control knob.
4. While holding valve stem stationary, turn screw in
center of burner control stem until flame is adjusted.
• Use small standard screwdriver.
A
Burner
B
5. Replace burner control knob.
6. Turn surface burner control on and off to test burner
flame.
7. If flame is adjusted too low, flame may be easily
extinguished. Burner can be extinguished by drafts,
door opening or closing, heating and cooling vents,
ceiling fans, etc.

Adjusting Oven Burner Flame

Properly adjusted oven burner flames are clean and blue
with a distinct inner cone approximately ½ inch long.
• If burner flame is blowing or noisy, reduce airflow to
burner.
• If burner flame is yellow and does not hold its shape,
increase airflow to burner.
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.
C
A—Air shutter lock screw
B—Orifice hood
C—Air shutter
3. Loosen air shutter lock screw and open or close air
shutter.
• Tighten air shutter lock screw after adjusting.
4. Replace cover plate and storage drawer.

Broiler Flame

Broiler flame should appear hazy or fuzzy. Haze should
3
be approximately
/
inch thick. Because broiler has a
8
fixed orifice it can not be adjusted. Broiler does not have
an air shutter.
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A
B
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