PROBLEM
BURNERS DO NOT
LIGHT OR SPARK
RANDOMLY
BURNERS HAVE
YELLOW OR
YELLOW-TIPPED
FLAMES
BURNER FLAMES
VERY LARGE
OR YELLOW
BURNER CONTROL
KNOB WILL NOT
TURN
18
The Problem Solver
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Electrical plug is not plugged into a live power outlet.
• Gas not turned on.
• Burner parts not replaced correctly.
• Holes in the simmer rings or slits in the burner rings are clogged.
• Clogged orifice, or wet burners or electrodes.
• Burner parts not replaced correctly.
A. Yellow flames: Call for
B. Yellow tips on outer
service.
• If burner flames look like (A), call for service. Normal burner flames
should look like (B) or (C), depending on the type of gas.
• The rangetop may be connected to the wrong fuel type. Contact the
person who installed your rangetop or made the conversion.
• When the knob is at the OFF position, it must be pushed in before
it can be turned, and it can only be turned in a counterclockwise
direction. When the knob is at any other position, it can be turned
in either direction without being pushed inwards.
Professional Rangetops
C. Soft blue flames:
cones: Normal for LP gas.
Normal for natural gas.