Kitchen Gas Appliances - How to adjust air-gas on Maytag range?
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silverfox9142
03-25-07, 08:20 PM
Our daughter and son-in-law just moved in to a house that had an existing natural gas range - a Maytag model MGS5770ADQ. It's has sealed burners and one in particular is burning with a lot of yellow and leaves soot on the pans and burner. It's just not burning the gas completely. How can I get to the venturi to adjust the air-gas? How do I adjust once I get there? Any special tools? Thanks for any help.
formula
03-26-07, 10:46 AM
I looked on the Maytag website and downloaded the install manual for a similar gas range. They don't tell where the venturi is, but they do say a yellow flame is a sign of not enough air being mixed with the gas. From experience, this can simply be dust or a cobweb in the venturi, or the air shutter may need to be opened to let in more air.
Sharp Advice
03-26-07, 06:37 PM
Hello silverfox9142 and Welcome to the Do It Yourself Web Site and the Gas Appliances topic.
Of the sealed burner units I am aware of, none have adjustable venturi air shutters. The air openings on the burner tube are preset. Non adjustable.
To access beneath the burner, the burner must be removed. Most models have one or more screws beneath the removable burner cap. Once the burner is removed, the burner tube, side air openings and orifice is assessable.
May be a spider web in the venturi tube, prior boiler over debris beneath the cap, restricted ports under the cap, etc. May not even be an air flow problem. Could just be restricted ports where the flames appear or are suppose to be. Or simply dirty burner that needs cleaning.
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Of the sealed burner units I am aware of, none have adjustable venturi air shutters. The air openings on the burner tube are preset. Non adjustable.
To access beneath the burner, the burner must be removed. Most models have one or more screws beneath the removable burner cap. Once the burner is removed, the burner tube, side air openings and orifice is assessable.
May be a spider web in the venturi tube, prior boiler over debris beneath the cap, restricted ports under the cap, etc. May not even be an air flow problem. Could just be restricted ports where the flames appear or are suppose to be. Or simply dirty burner that needs cleaning.
Help Link: Range-Stove-Oven-Broiler Basic Help Information & Manufacturers Web Sites:http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=159808
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