Kenmore 61011 Use, Care, Safety Manual page 10

Normag nstaHation nnstructions (cont noed)
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Light The Pilots
Stand-By
4, Turn the OVEN CONTROL knob to a setting above
200°F, The pilot flame will increase in size and
impinge on the temperature-response element° The
oven burner will light in 30-90 seconds°
The oven burner will operate until the set temperature
is reached. The oven burner will continue to cycle on
and off as necessary to maintain the oven at the tem-
perature indicated by the OVEN CONTROL knob
Step
G
Check ignition of Surface Burners
Surface Burner mgnition
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.
Standing Piaot Models
Select a top burner knob and simultaneously push in
and turn to HI position° The burner should light within
a few seconds. Try each burner in succession until all
burners have been checked°
Electric Ignition ModeBs
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-
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 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) Yellow 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.
o With LP gas, some yellow tipping on outer cones is
normal.
Step 3'
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°E After 30-90 seconds, the
oven burner will ignite and burn until the set tempera-
ture 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 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 hoL
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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