Heartland 3530 - Manual (Page 52)

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Section 8: Troubl Shooting
Gas Trouble Shooting Chart
P ro b lem C a u se R em ed y
N o sparks w hen
any control knob
is turned to
“light”
N o pow er to spark m odule -
m odule sw itch faulty C heck electrical supply to spark m odule
w ith voltm eter - replace m odule
N o sparks w hen
one or som e
control knob(s) is
(are) turned to
“light”
R e-ignition electrode
controlled by knob sw itch is
grounded or has a high
resistance leak C heck high voltage w ires carefully for
loose connections or pinches in the
w ires; if connections are tight, replace
high voltage w ire
Sparking occurs at
electrodes w hen
all control knobs
are turned off
D isconnected sw itch lead or
short in sw itch lead C heck all sw itch lead connections for
looseness and w ires for dam age
A ll burners that
are turned on
have lighted but
electrodes are still
sparking
H igh resistance or open
connection betw een spark
output term inal and H .V. w ire
receptacle (spark w ill jum p
sm all gap but sensing current
w ill not)
Push receptacles firm ly onto all
term inals
C heck positioning of shrink sleeving on
receptacle – should be flush w ith end of
receptacle – trim if necessary
D efective m odule R eplace m odule
G round/Earth lead to m odule
disconnected or range chassis
not properly connected to
ground/earth by ground/earth
lead or through third prong of
pow er cord plug, com bined
w ith reversed pow er supply
polarity
C heck ground/earth connection of range
chassis and ground/earth lead
connection to m odule
Flam e jetting off
outer head burner
ring or inner head
burner ring
Too m uch air
Pots too large
R educe size of air shutter opening until
flam e is no longer jetting off burner
head
N uisance sparking
w hen one or both
grill burners are
on
Too m uch air
Pots too large
R educe size of air shutter opening until
flam e is no longer jetting off burner
head.(Flam e jetting off burner)
Note: Random sparking after burner lights or uneven flame from burner - please refer to
page 36 for proper burner assembly (burner rings not properly positioned on burner
base). Some ticking is normal from time to time.