MINOR ADJUSTMENTS YOU CAN MAKE
Surface Burner Air Adjustment Shutters
An air adjustment shutter for each surface burner | Air Adjustment | Shutter | |
regulates the flow of air to the flame. | I | i I | |
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burner, the flame will be steady, relatively quiet and |
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have approximately 3/4” sharp blue cones. This is |
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usually the case with factory preset shutter settings. |
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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 may see yellow tips, and soot may accumulate on pots and pans.
The air adjustment shutters set 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
Oven Burner Air Adjustment Shutter | — |
The air adjustment shutter for the oven burner regulates the flow of air to the flame.
The shutter for the oven burner is near the back wall of the oven behind the broiler drawer.
To determine if the burner flame is proper, light the burner. The flame should have 1/2” to 3/4” blue cones
Ilk with no yellow tipping, and should not extend out over the baffle edges.
Loosen
Air
Adjustment
Shutter
To reach the shutter, remove the broiler drawer.
To adjust the flow of air to the burner, loosen the Phillips head screw and rotate the shutter to allow more or less air into the burner tube as needed.
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