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MAINBURNERADJUSTMENTS
Satisfactoryovenperformanceandburnerlifearedependentoncorrectburneradjustment.Before
shipment,burnershavebeenadjustedforproperoperationwiththetypespecifiedontheratingplate
locatedinsidethecontrolcompartmentabovethelightswitch.Iffurtheradjustmentisnecessaryproceed
asfollows:
Adjustprimaryairshutteratthefrontoftheburnercompartmenttoobtainastableandquiet
flame.
Iftoomuchprimaryairispresent,flameswillliftfromtheburnerparts.Areductionin
primaryairwillcorrectthiscondition.
Toolittleprimaryairwillcauseyellowtippingoranentireyellowflametoappear.This
conditionindicatesincompletecombustionandmaycausecarbonsootingtoappearonmetal
partsneartheflame.
Whenaflameraisesofftheburneritisimportanttodetermineifitisa“liftingflame”ora
“floatingflame”:
o“Liftingflames”risefromtheportstoburnsomedistanceabovetheports.Insome
casestheseflameswilldropbacktotheportandliftagainintermittently.Theyare
causedbytoomuchprimaryair.Decreasingtheshutteropeningwillstoplifting
flames.
o“Floatingflames”arelongandlazyinappearance,poorlydefined,quietflames
whichrollaroundthecombustionchambersometimescompletelyofftheports.
Floatingflamesresultfromtoolittlesecondaryair.Lackofsecondaryairiscaused
byincorrectventing,cloggedflueways,blockedsecondaryairinletopenings,orlack
ofnaturalroommakeupairtotheoven.
BYPASS(MINIMUMBURNERFLAME)ADJUSTMENTS
ARobertshawFDTH300°‐650°F(149°‐343°C)typethermostatisused.Thisisathrottlingtypegas
thermostatwithbypassflameadjustmentcontrol.Forbypassadjustmentproceedasfollows:
1. Preheatovento500°F(260°C).Whenthermostathasthrottledtobypasstheglameonthe
mainburnershouldhavedecreasedtoaflamenolargerthan1/8”(6mm)
2. Ifflameistoohigh,removedial,insertscrewdriverinscrewmarked“B”onthethermostatand
turnscrewclockwisetolowerflame.
3. Ifflameistoolow,removedial,insertscrewdriverinscrewmarked“B”onthethermostatand
turnscrewcounterclockwisetoincreaseflame.