Minor Adjustments You Can Make
Broil and Oven Burner | approximately 1“ blue cones and | |
Air Adjustment Shutters | should not extend out over the | |
Air adjustment shutters for the | edges of the burner baffle. | |
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broil and oven burners regulate the |
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flow of air to the flame. |
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easier, protect the oven bottom | — |
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from excessive spillovers. This is |
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particularly important when baking |
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a fruit pie or other foods with high |
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acid content. Hot fruit fillings or |
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foods that are acidic (such as milk, |
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tomatoes or sauerkraut, and sauces |
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with vinegar or lemon juice) may |
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cause pitting and damage to the |
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porcelain enamel surface. |
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If a spillover does occur on the |
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oven bottom, allow the oven to cool |
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first. You can then clean the oven |
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The air adjustment shutter for the top burner is in the center of the rear wall of the oven.
The shutter for the bottom burner is near the back wall behind the storage drawer.
To adjust the flow of air to either burner, loosen the Phillips head screw and rotate the shutter to allow more or less air into the burner tube as needed.
The flames for the top (broil) burner should burn steady with
To determine if the bottom burner flames are proper, remove the oven bottom (see below) and the burner baffle. The flames should have 1/2” to 3/4” blue con. with no yellow tipping. When the baffle is back in place, the flames will resettle.
Visually check the color of the flames every six months. If they look like illustration (A) on page 26, call for service.
Removable Oven Bottom
The oven bottom can be removed to clean large spills, but oven bottom must be replaced before using self- cleaning cycle.
To remove:
1.Slide the tab at the center front of the oven bottom to the left.
2.Lift the oven bottom up and out.
To replace:
1.Slip the oven bottom into the oven so the tabs in the rear of the oven bottom fit into the slots in the oven back.
2.Lower the front of the oven bottom into place and slide the front tab to the right to lock the oven bottom into place.
The oven bottom has a porcelain enamel finish. To make cleaning
bottom with soap and water, a mild |
abrasive cleanser or |
abrasive pads. Rinse well to remove |
any soap before |
Surface Burner
Air Adjustment Shutters
An air adjustment shutter for each surface burner regulates the flow of air to the flame.
When the right amount of air
flows into the burner, the flame –
will be steady, relatively quiet and will have approximately 3/4” sharp blue cones. This is usually the case with factory preset shutter settings.
With too much air, the flame will be unsteady, possibly won’t burn all the way around, and will be noisy, sounding like a blowtorch.
With not enough air, you won’t see any sharp blue cones in the flame; you
Air adjustment shutter
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The air adjustment shutters sit on the hood of the valves and are positioned on the burner tubes by friction fit.
To adjust the flow of air to the
burners, apply a
shutters, allowing more or less air into the burner tubes as needed.
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