Sears Kenmore 73251 Installation Manual page 39

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,,
Quality of Flames
The combustion quality of burner flames needs to be
determined visually
(A) Yellow flames--
Call for service
Step 5
Check ignition of Surface Burners
Surface Burner ignition
Operation of all cooktop and oven burners should be
checked after the 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 LtTE position.. You will hear a snapping
sound indicating proper operation of the spark mod-
ule.. 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 a_l burners have been
checked.
(B) Yellow tips on
outer cOReS--
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.
With LP gas, some yellow tipping on outer cones is
normal
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Check ignition of Oven Burner
Your oven is designed to operate quietly and automati-
cally To operate the oven, turn the OVEN SET knob to
BAKE and the OVEN TEMP knob to a setting above
300°E. After 30-90 seconds, the oven burner wi]} ignite
and burn until the set temperature is reached. The oven
burner will continue to cycle on and off as necessary to
maintain the oven at the temperature indicated by the
OVEN TEMP knob.
To check ignition of the broil burner, turn the OVEN
SET knob to BROIL and the OVEN TEMP knob to
BROIL_ After 30-90 seconds, the broil burner will ignite.
Electric ignition models require electrical power to
operate_ In case of a power outage, the oven burners
on these models cannot be lit manually with a match.
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-tit until
power is restored.,
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