Kenmore 141.16322, 141.16324 manual Troubleshooting If the grill fails to light, Correction

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Troubleshooting

If the grill fails to light :

1.Turn gas off at source and turn Control Knobs to OFF. Wait at least 5 minutes for gas to clear, then retry.

2.If your grill still fails to light, check gas supply and connections.

3. Repeat lighting procedure. If your grill still fails to operate, turn the gas off at source, turn the Control Knobs to OFF, then check the following:

[] Misalignment of Burner Tubes over Orifices

Correction: Reposition Burner Tubes over Orifices.

[]

Obstruction

in

gas

 

line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correction:

Remove

 

fuel line

from

grill.

Do

not

 

smoke! Open gas supply for one second to clear

 

any obstruction from fuel line. Close off gas supply

 

at source and reconnect fuel line to grill.

 

 

 

[]

Plugged

Orifice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correction:

Remove

 

Burners

from

grill

by

remov-

 

ing the screw from the rear of each Burner using a

 

Phillips

Head

Screwdriver.

Carefully

 

lift

each

 

Burner up and away from gas valve Orifice.

 

 

Remove the Orifice from gas valve and gently clear

 

any obstruction

with a fine wire. Then reinstall all

 

Orifices,

Burners

and

cooking

components.

 

 

[]

If

an

obstruction

is

suspected

in

Gas

Valves

or

 

Manifold, call the

Grill

Information

 

Center.

 

 

[]

Obstruction

in

Burner

 

Tubes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correction:

Follow the Burner Tube cleaning

 

procedure on page 23 of this Operator's Manual.

[]

Misalignment

of Ignitor

 

on

Burner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correction:

Check

 

for

proper

position

of

the

 

Electrode Tip as shown in step 14 page 16. The

 

gap between the Spark Electrode Tip and Spark

 

Receiver

should

be

approximately

 

3/16".

 

Adjust

 

if

necessary.

With

 

the

 

gas

supply

closed

and all

 

Control Knobs set to OFF press the Electric

 

ignitor cap and check for the presence of a spark

 

at

the

Electrode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[]

Disconnected

 

Electric

 

Wires

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correction:

inspect

the

Electric

ignitor

(see

Parts

 

List) found behind the Control Panel. Connect loose

 

Electric wires to Junction Box and try to light the grill.

[]

Weak

AA battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correction:

Unscrew

 

the

ignitor

Cap

and

 

replace

 

the battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[]

If

the

 

grill

still

does

 

not light you may need to

 

purge air from the gas line or reset the

 

 

regulator

excess

gas

 

 

flow

device.

 

Note:

 

This

 

procedure

should

 

be

 

done

every

 

time

a

new

 

LP Gas tank is connected

 

to

your

grill.

 

 

To purge air from your gas line and/or reset

the regulator excess gas flow device:

[] Turn Control Knobs to the OFF position.

[] Turn off the gas at the tank valve.

[] Disconnect regulator from LP Gas tank.

[]

Let

unit

stand

5

minutes

to

allow

air

to

purge

 

from

gas

line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[]

Reconnect

regulator

 

to the LP Gas tank.

 

[]

Open

the

Grill

Lid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[]

Turn

tank

valve

on

SLOWLY

1/4

of a

turn.

 

[]

Push

and

turn

the

LEFT

Control

Knob

to

HIGH.

[]

Press

Electric

Ignitor

for

3-4

seconds

to

light

 

the

burners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should a FLASHBACK fire occur in or around the Burner Tubes, follow the instructions below. Failure to comply with these instructions could result in a fire or explosion that could cause serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.

Shut off gas supply to the gas grill.

Turn the Control Knobs to OFF position.

Open the Grill Lid.

Put out any flame with a Class B fire extinguisher.

Once the grill has cooled down, clean the Burner Tubes and Burners according to the cleaning instructions in this Operator's Manual.

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