Amana RST Burner Adjustment, TOP BURNER ADJUSTMENT Above Serial Number F0430127550 TO CONVERT

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

BURNER ADJUSTMENT

No gas input adjustment is necessary as the burner are equipped with fixed orifices. There are no shutters to adjust. NOTE: On LP gas a slight yellow tip will be visible on top burner flames, but will not affect burner perfor- mance.

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TOP BURNER ADJUSTMENT (Above Serial Number F0430127550)

TO CONVERT

Lift off four (4) burner caps. (See Figure 27.) Remove one

(1)screw at each burner body. Pull each burner body upwards and disconnect the ignition wire at the electrode. Mark wires for identification on reassembly. Remove one

(1)flat headed screw at each burner and lift off main top.

Remove plenum box covers (when equipped). Remove two (2) screws from each venturi mounting bracket and remove venturi assemblies.

Turn the orifice hoods onto the pins. The orifices should be turned snug onto the pins careful not to drive pin into the valve or distort the hole through the center of the pin. Reinstall the burner bodies and caps.

The air shutters should be adjusted for a proper flame. Adjust the air shutter so that the flame has an inner cone of bluish-green and an outer mantle of dark blue. The flame should be soft in character. To adjust the air shutter, loosen the lock screw. Move the air shutter to close the opening to decrease the air or enlarge the opening for more air. Tighten the lock screw when the adjustment is com- plete. Reinstall the plenum box covers, main top and main top burners in reverse order of removal. NOTE: On LP gas a slight yellow tip will be visible on top burner flames, but will not affect burner performance.

Figure 27
MODELS WITH CAST BURNERS
TO CONVERT
Lift off four (4) burner caps. (See Figure 28.) Remove one
(1) screw at each burner body. Pull each burner body
upwards and disconnect the ignition wire at the electrode.	16
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Remove one (1) flat headed screw at each burner and lift off main top.

Remove plenum box covers. Remove two (2) screws from each venturi mounting bracket and remove venturi assem- blies.

Turn the orifice hoods onto the pins. The orifice should be turned snug onto the pins careful not to drive pin into the valve or distort the hole through the center of the pin. Reinstall the burner bodies and caps.

The air shutters should be adjusted for a proper flame. Adjust the air shutter so that the flame has an inner cone of bluish-green and an outer mantle of dark blue. The flame should be soft in character. To adjust the air shutter, loosen the lock screw. Move the air shutter to close the opening to decrease the air or enlarge the opening for more air. Tighten the lock screw when the adjustment is com- plete. Reinstall the plenum box covers, main top and main top burners in reverse order of removal. NOTE: On LP gas a slight yellow tip will be visible on top burner flames, but will not affect burner performance.

Figure 28

OVEN BURNER (Upper and Lower Oven) (RST)

ORIFICES

Turn down the orifice hood onto the pin. The orifice should be turned snug onto the pin being careful not to drive pin into the valve or to distort the hole through the center of the pin.

LOWER OVEN FLAME CHARACTERISTIC ADJUSTMENT

The appearance of a properly adjusted oven burner flame is a bluish-green inner cone and a dark blue mantle. The flame characteristics should be clean and soft with no yellow tips. Blowing or lifting of the flame should not occur. The burner flame should be 1/2" long when the air shutter is correctly adjusted. (See Figure 18.)

An electric ignitor is used to light the burner. DO NOT attempt to insert any object into the openings of the protective shield surrounding the ignitor coil. Do not attempt to clean this area.