Sears Kenmore 73611 Use, Care, Safety Manual page 9

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Step 4
Seal the Openings
Seal any openings
in the wall behind the range and
in the
floor
under
the
range
when
hookups
are
completed,
Step 5
Check Ignition of Surface Burners
Surface Burner Ignition
Operation
of all cooktop
and oven burners
should
be
checked
after the pilots have been lighted
(on some
models)
and range
and gas supply
lines have been
carefully
checked
for leaks,
Electric ignition Models
Select a top burner
knob and simultaneously
push in
and turn to LITE position.
You will hear a snapping
sound
indicating
proper
operation
of the spark mod-
ute, Once
the air has been
purged
from the supply
lines,
burners
should
light
within
4 seconds,
After
burner lights, rotate knob out of the LITE position
Try
each burner in succession
until all burners
have been
checked.
Quality
of Flames
The combustion
quality of burner flames
needs
to be
determined
visually,
A) Yellow
flames--
Call for service
(B) "fellow
tips on
outer cones---
Normal
for LP gas
(C) Soft blue flames--
Normal for natural gas
• if burner flames look like (A), call for service.
Normal
burner flames
should
look like (B) or (C), depending
on the type of gas you use
oWith LP gas, some yellow tipping
on outer cones
is
normal.
Step
6
Check Ignition of Oven Burner
Your oven is designed
to operate quietly and automati-
cally. To operate the oven, turn the OVEN
CONTROL
knob to a setting above 200°R After 30-90 seconds, the
oven burner will ignite and bum until the set tempera-
ture is reached. The oven burner witl continue to cycle
on and off as necessary
to maintain
the oven at the
temperature
indicated
by the OVEN CONTROL
knob,
Electric
ignition
models
require
electrical
power
to
operate_
The
oven
cannot
be lit during
a power
outage.
Gas will not flow unless the glow bar is hot.
if the oven is in use when a power outage
occurs,
the
oven
burner
will shut off and cannot
be re-lit
until
power
is restored
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