Kenmore 3050 Installation Instructions - Page 7

Check, Operation

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Check Operation Refer to tile Use and Care Guide packaged with the cooktop for operating instructions and for care and cleaning of your cooktop. Do not touch the burners, They may be hot enough to cause burns, tnstaI] Burner Caps This cooktop is equipped with sealed burners as shown (see Figure 8). A. Unpack your burner heads and burner caps. B. Place burner head over each gas orifice, matching the head with the orifice size. Be careful not to damage the electrode while placing the head over the orifice, Make sure electrode fits correctly into slot in burner head. C. Place a burner cap on each burner head, matching the cap size to the head size. Each burner cap has an inner locating ring which centers the cap correctly on the burner head. D. Be sure that all the burner caps and burner heads are correctly placed BEFOREusing your cooktop. Burner C_ Cooktop Burner Head S Gas Opening 2. Turn on Electrical Power and Open Main Shutoff Gas VaIve Check the Igniters Operation of electric igniters should be checked after cooktop and supply line connectors have been carefully checked for leaks and the cooktop has been connected to electric power. To operate the surface burner: A. Push in and turn a surface burner knob to the LITE position. You will hear a small ticking noise; this is the sound of the electric ignitor which lights the burner. B. After the burner lights, turn to the desired flame size. Tile controls do not have to be set at a particular mark. Use the marks as a guide and adjust tile flame as needed. 4_ Adjust the "LO" or "SIMMER" Setting of Surface Burner VaJves (see Figure 9} Push in and turn each control knob to the "LO" (or "SIMMER") setting. The "LO" setting of each burner has been set at the factory to the lowest setting available to provide reliable reignition of the burner. If it does not stay lit on the"LO" setting, check the setting as follows. _Be operation. careful when performing this A. Allow cooktop to cool to room temperature. B. Light all burners by turning each control knob to LITE until burners ignite, and then set them at "HI". C. _turn the knob to the LOWEST POSITION. D. If burner goes out, readjust valve as follows; Remove the surface burner control knob, insert a thin-bladed screw driver into the hollow valve stem and engage the slotted screw inside. Flame size can be increased or decreased with the turn of tile screw. To increase flame size turn the screw counterclockwise and to decrease turn clockwise. Adjust flame until you can quickly turn knob from HI to LOWEST POSITION without extinguishing the flame. Flame should be as small as possible without going out. E. If you need to adjust another burner, repeat tile steps from A to D above until all burners operate properly. Figure 8 NOTE: There are no burner adjustments necessary on this cooktop.

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Check
Operation
Refer to tile Use and Care Guide
packaged with
the
cooktop for operating
instructions and for care and
cleaning of your cooktop.
Do
not
touch
the
burners,
They
may
be
hot
enough
to
cause burns,
tnstaI]
Burner
Caps
This cooktop
is equipped
with
sealed burners as
shown (see Figure 8).
A.
Unpack your burner heads and burner caps.
B.
Place burner head over each gas orifice,
matching
the head with the orifice size. Be
careful
not to damage
the
electrode
while
placing
the head
over
the
orifice,
Make sure
electrode fits correctly into slot in burner head.
C.
Place a burner cap on each burner
head,
matching
the cap size to the head size. Each
burner cap has an inner locating ring which
centers the cap correctly
on the burner head.
D.
Be sure that
all the burner caps and burner
heads are correctly
placed BEFOREusing your
cooktop.
Burner C_
S
Cooktop
Burner Head
Figure
8
Gas Opening
2.
Turn
on
Electrical
Power
and
Open
Main
Shutoff
Gas VaIve
Check the Igniters
Operation
of electric igniters should be checked after
cooktop
and supply line connectors
have been
carefully
checked for leaks and the cooktop
has
been connected to electric power.
To operate
the surface
burner:
A.
Push in and turn
a surface burner
knob to the
LITE position. You will
hear a small ticking
noise;
this is the sound of the electric ignitor
which
lights the burner.
B.
After the burner lights, turn to the desired flame
size. Tile controls
do not have to be set at a
particular
mark.
Use the marks as a guide and
adjust tile
flame as needed.
4_
Adjust
the "LO"
or "SIMMER"
Setting
of
Surface
Burner
VaJves (see Figure
9}
Push in and turn
each control
knob to the "LO"
(or
"SIMMER")
setting.
The "LO"
setting of each
burner has been set at the factory to the lowest
setting available to provide reliable reignition
of the
burner.
If it does not stay lit on the"LO"
setting,
check the setting as follows.
_Be
careful when performing
this
operation.
A.
Allow
cooktop to cool to room temperature.
B.
Light all burners by turning
each control
knob to
LITE until burners ignite,
and then set them at
"HI".
C.
_turn
the knob to the LOWEST POSITION.
D.
If burner goes out, readjust valve as follows;
Remove the surface burner control
knob, insert a
thin-bladed
screw driver into the hollow
valve
stem and engage the slotted screw inside. Flame
size can be increased or decreased with the turn
of tile
screw. To increase flame size turn
the
screw counterclockwise
and to decrease turn
clockwise.
Adjust flame until
you can quickly
turn knob from HI to LOWEST POSITION without
extinguishing
the flame.
Flame should be as
small as possible without
going out.
E.
If you need to adjust another burner, repeat tile
steps from A to D above until all burners operate
properly.
NOTE:
There are no burner adjustments
necessary on
this cooktop.