MINOR ADJUSTMENTS YOU CAN MAKE
Broil and Oven Burner Air Adjustment Shutters
Air adjustment shutters
for the broil and oven
burners regulate the
flow of air to the flame. ,
The air adjustment
shutter for the top
burner is in the center
of the rear wall of
Loosen
The flames for the
Air
top (broil) burner
adjustment
should burn steady
shutter
with approximately 1“
blue cones and
not extend out over
the edges of the
burner baffle.
the oven.
To determine if the
The shutter for the
bottom burner is near
the back wall behind
the storage drawer or
kick panel.
To adjust the flow of
air to either burner,
the Phillips head
screw and rotate the
shutter to allow more or
less air into the burner
tube as needed.
bottom burner flames
are proper, remove the
oven bottom and the
burner baffle. The
flames should have 1/2”
to 3/4” blue cones with
no yellow tipping.
When the
back
in place, the flames
resettle.
Visually check the color of the flames every six
months. If they look like illustration (A) on the
Problem Solver in this guide, call for service.
Surface Burner Air Adjustment Shutters
An air adjustment shutter for each surface burner
With not
regulates the
of air to the flame.
enough air, you
When the right amount of air flows into the
won’t see any
burner, the flame will be steady, relatively quiet and
sharp blue cones
will have
3/4” sham blue cones. This is
in the
you
usually the case with factory preset shutter settings.
may see yellow
With too much air, the flame will be unsteady,
tips, and soot
may accumulate on pots and pans.
possibly won’t burn all the
around, and will be
noisy, sounding like a blowtorch.
The air adjustment shutters sit on the hood of the
valves and are positioned on the burner tubes by
friction fit. ‘
To
the flow of air to the burners,
apply a
Air adjustment shutter
—
screwdriver against the friction-fit shutters
and push to rotate the shutters, allowing more or less
air into the burner tubes as needed.
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