Cooking Appliance Terminology - Atwood 33 Service Manual

Cooking Appliance Terminology

Terminology
ANSI
Burner Electrode
Calibration
CSA
Main Burner
Orifice
Manifold
Oven Thermostat
Piezo Ignitor
Definition
American National Standard for
Recreation Vehicle Cooking Gas
Appliances
The spark source to light top
burners with piezo/12
electronic ignition. Replaceable for
33 range series.
The condition that
whether the thermostat is registering
temperatures properly.
Certification Agency
(Canadian Standards Association)
A precision drilled thimble shaped
component that meters gas flow to
the main burner.
The constantly pressurized tube or
pipe that supplies gas to the burner
valves.
It is the component that regulates
the temperature of the oven at the
desired cooking temperature and
supplies gas for both the standby
and heater pilots.
An electro-mechanical device that
can be used to ignite a top burner.
Terminology
Pilot Orifice
Regulator
VDC
determines Sealed Burner
Standby Pilot
Thermal Bulb
Thermocouple
Yellow Tipping
Definition
A precision drilled thimble shaped
component that meters gas flow
to the pilot.
Device that reduces the high
pressure from the LP bottles to a
lower pressure for the appliances
A burner head attached directly to
the porcelain main top which
prevents spilling to the burner
box.
The oven pilot that
constantly and provides the base
for the oven burner.
The bulb located in the oven and
connected to the thermostat that
contains thermal fluid and causes
the thermostat to close and open
based on the set
temperature.
Senses pilot flame for the oven
and controls safety valve and
thermostat.
A burner flame with excessive
yellow tipping can be caused by
improper gas/air mixture caused
by improper alignment, restriction
of the orifice, or blockage of the
venture tube.
burns
cooking
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