If the Range has Electric Ignition

Installation Instructions

5LIGHT THE PILOTS (cont.)

BAdjust the Surface Burner Pilots if Necessary

1.Raise the cooktop.

2.Use a small flat-bladed screwdriver to turn the adjusting screw (accessed through a hole in the front right side of the burner box).

Pilot adjustment

CAUTION — Make sure the surface burner control knobs are in the OFF position before attempting to adjust the pilots.

3.Observe lit burners. Compare the flames to pictures in the Before you call for service section. If any flame is unsatisfactory, call for service.

4.To avoid pilot outage, slowly lower the cooktop after lighting the pilots.

7LIGHT THE OVEN PILOT (on standing pilot models)

ABe sure the OVEN TEMP knob is in the OFF position.

BOpen the oven door and remove the oven bottom. See the Removable Oven Bottom section in Care and Cleaning.

CFind the oven pilot port at the back of the oven.

DTo light the oven pilot, push in

and hold the OVEN TEMP knob while lighting the pilot with a long match or match in a match holder. Once the oven pilot is lit, continue holding the OVEN TEMP knob in for one minute before releasing.

There are separate ignition devices for the left and right hand surface burners. Both of these ignitors are ON when any knob is turned to the LITE setting. The ignitors will spark as long as any of the top burner knobs are at the LITE setting.

In the event of an electrical power failure, the top burners can still be used. To light a burner, hold a lit kitchen match adjacent to the top burner to be used and turn valve knob to LITE. USE EXTREME CAUTION.

8ADJUST THE OVEN BURNER AIR SHUTTER IF NECESSARY

	Blue flames	1/2″
	Natural gas	Bake/broil
		Bake/broil
	Inner cone	burner
	Inner cone	1″
	of flame	1″
	L.P. gas

For Natural Gas:

The oven burner flame should be a clean, blue flame with distinct inner cones approximately 1/2 inch long.

A soft, lazy flame with indistinct cones means too much gas or not enough air. A noisy lifting flame means too much air.

RGA720, RGA724 specifications

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