Sealed Top Burners - Amana rs2310004-aro3100 Service

Troubleshooting Procedures
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Sealed Top Burners

Spark Ignition
Problem
Burner will not light.
"SPARK" at top burner
ignitors.
Burner will not light. No
"SPARK' at top burner
ignitors. Burner knob
pushed in and held in
"LITE" position.
No spark or only random
spark at one ignitor.
Intermittent or
occasional spark after
unit is turned off.
Unit continues to spark
after it is turned off.
Sooting from burner
flame.
RS2310004 Rev. 1
WARNING
Possible Cause
• Burner venturi, caps or ignition
ports clogged.
• Poor ground on burner cap.
• Weak spark module.
• Low gas pressure.
• No 120 VAC to unit.
• Micro switch contacts not closing.
• Failed wiring or poor connection at
burner cap electrode and electrode
socket.
• Failed spark module.
• Electrode dirty, burner cap dirty.
• Cracked or broken electrode,
electrode wire or electrode socket.
• Cracked ignitor or a pinched ignitor
lead wire.
• Poor connection of ground or lack
of continuity to ground of ignitor.
• Cracked or broken ignitor extension
lead.
• Crossed polarity. When polarity is
correct, no voltage is present at
neutral to ground and no voltage to
spark module with switch in "OFF"
position.
• Shorted valve switch.
• Switch has been pulled up and off
of fixed position on valve so that it is
not turned to "OFF" position with
valve stem.
• Too little primary air.
• Burner head bent.
• If using LP gas, range may not be
properly converted.
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death,
disconnect power and gas supply before servicing,
unless testing requires it.
• Clean burner venturi, caps, and ignitor
ports.
• Clean burner cap.
• Replace spark module.
• Verify correct gas pressure.
• Verify electricity at wall outlet.
• Verify correct wiring and connection
are tight.
• Verify correct wiring and connection
are tight.
• Verify operation of spark module.
Replace if failed.
• Clean electrode and burner cap.
• Replace electrode wire or burner cap.
• Replace ignitor lead or electrode.
• Tighten ground connection and correct
any breaks in ground path from ignitor
to unit ground.
• Replace ignitor.
• With all switches in the "OFF" position,
verify voltage at "N" terminal of the
spark module to ground. If voltage is
present, polarity is reversed.
• Replace switch.
• Carefully reposition switch on valve
stem and rotate valve from "OFF" to
"HIGH" several times to verify switch is
not broken.
• Open air shutter.
• Level burner head.
• Verify correct conversion procedures.
Some yellow tipping is normal on LP.
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Correction