Amana RST, RSS service manual Trouble Shooting Guide, Clean burner venturi, or

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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE

FIRE OR EXPLOSION

TO AVOID THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE SERVICING, UNLESS TESTING REQUIRES IT.

Non-Sealed Top Burners

 

PROBLEMS

 

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

CORRECTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Burners will not ignite.

A.

Burner venturi, burner cap

A.

Clean burner venturi, or i

 

"SPARK" at top burner

 

or burner ignition ports

 

 

 

 

ignitors.

 

clogged.

 

 

 

 

 

B.

Air shutters out of

B.

Adjust air shutter accord

 

 

 

adjustment.

 

instruction.

 

 

C.

Burner flame not correctly

C.

Adjust burner flame acco

 

 

 

adjusted (LP GAS)

 

information in installation

 

 

D.

Poor ground on ignitor

D.

Tighten bracket and /or

 

 

 

grounding bracket or gap

 

0").

 

 

 

 

between ignitor and bracket

 

 

 

 

 

 

dimple is too large.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low gas pressure

 

 

 

 

 

E.

 

E.

Check pressure (6" WCP

 

 

 

 

 

for LP).

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Burner will not ignite. No

A.

No 120 VAC to range.

A.

Check electric at wall ou

 

"SPARK" at top burner

 

 

 

 

 

 

ignitors. Burner knob

B.

Micro Switch contacts

B.

Check micro switch posi

 

pushed down and held in

 

not closing.

 

micro switch contacts (S

 

"LIGHT" position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

Faulty wiring or bad

C.

Check wiring against app

 

 

 

connection.

 

all terminals and connec

 

 

 

 

 

Check module according

 

 

D.

Inoperative spark module.

D.

Replace module.

 

 

 

 

 

Clean ceramic, check gr

 

 

E.

Ignitor ceramic dirty, spark

E.

 

 

 

 

 

gap out of adjustment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace ignitor.

 

 

F.

Cracked or broken ignitor

F.

 

 

 

 

 

extension lead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. An intermittent or occasional

A.

Crossed polarity. When

A.

With all switches in the "

 

spark after unit is turned off.

 

polarity is correct, no

 

voltage at the "N" termin

 

 

 

voltage is present at neutral

 

ground. If voltage is pres

 

 

 

to ground and no voltge to

 

 

 

 

 

 

spark module with switch at

 

 

 

 

 

 

off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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