Magic Chef 3442XRA Repair Manual page 21

Service
BEFORE CALLING A SERVICE TECHNICIAN, CHECK THE FOLLOWING:
PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION
1. Surface burnerfails to light a. powersupplynot connected a. connectpower,checkcircuitbreakeror
(pilotlessignition) fuse box
b. cloggedburnerport(s) b. clean portswith straightpin
c. burnersnot placed correctlyonto gas c. remove and reinstallburnerproperly
valve
d. surface controlnot completely turnedto d. turn control t o the LITE positionuntilthe
the LITE position or turned too quickly burner ignites,then turn controlto de*
fromthe LITE position (pilotless ignition) siredflamesize
e. powerfailure (pilotlessignition) e. see page5 tolightburnerduring a power
failure
2. Bumerflame uneven a. cloggedburnerport(s) a. clean portswith straightpin
b. burner not properlypositioned b. see page 12 to correctlyreplaceburner
3. Surface burnerflame a. air/gas mixturenot proper a. call servicemanto adjustburner
• lilts Oft port
• yellowin color NOTE: Some yellowtippingwith LP gas is
normaland acceptable.
4. Oven burnerfailsto light a. powersupplynot connected a. connectpower,checkcircuitbreakeror
(pilotlessignition) fuse box
b. powerfailure (pilotlessignition) b. ovenwillnotoperateduringapowerfail-
ure
c. oven incorrectly set c. be sure to set boththe thermostatand
the selector knobs.See page 7
d. automaticoven cookingfeature incor- d. See page 9
rectly set
5. Poppingsoundheardwhen burner This isa normalsoundthat occurswith sometypes of gas when a hot burneristurned off.
extinguishes The poppingsoundis not a safety hazard and will not damage the appliance.
6. CIockand/orovenlightdoesnotwork a. powersupplynot connected a. connect power supply, check circuit
breakeror fuse box
b. bulb may be looseor burnedout b. tightenor replace lightbulb
c. malfunctioning switch,starteror ballast c. call servicemanto check
d. maffunctioning c lockor loosewiring d. call servicemanto check
7. Moisturecondensationon oven a. itis normalfor the windowto fog during a. leavedoorajarforoneortwominutesto
window,if equipped the firstfew minutesthe oven ison allowmoistureto escape
b. cloth saturated with water is used to b. Use a damp cloth to clean window to
cleanthe window preventexcesswater from seeping
betweenthe panelsof glass
8. Oven temperatureinaccurate a. oven notpreheated a. preheatoven 10 to 15 minutes
• food takes too long or cookstoo b. incorrectrack position b. see page 8
fast c. incorrectuse of aluminumfoil c. see page 15
• pale browning d. oven bottomincorrectly replaced d. replaceoven bottomcorrectly
• food over-done on outside and e. oven thermostatsensingdevice out of e. reinstall sensing device securely into
under-done in center holdingclip(s) clip(s)
• over browning See ProblemChart on page 10
See bakingtips on page 9
9. Ovensmokesexcessivelyduringa a. foodtoo close to burner a. movebroiler pan downone rackposition
broiloperation b. meat has too muchfat b. trimfat
c. sauceappliedtoo earlyor marinadenot c. apply sauceduring last few minutesof
completelydrained cooking.If meat has been marinated,
drainthoroughlybeforecooking
d. soiledbroilerpan d. alwaysclean broilerpan and insertafter
each use
e. broilerinsertcoveredwith aluminumfoil e. never cover insertwith foil as this pre-
ventsfat from drainingto pan below
10. Poor bakingresults See pages 8 to 11 for informationon
baking
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