Kenmore 415.165059 Gas Grill User Manual


 
Troubleshooting - Electronic Ignition
,Battery not installed
properly.
SECTIONI
Nosparksappearat
anyelectrodeswhen
controlknobturnedto
_" ; nonoisecanbe
heardfromspark
module.
SECTIONII
Nosparksappearat
anyelectrodeswhen
controlknobturnedto
; noisecanbe
heardfromspark
•Checkbatteryorientation. •Installbattery(makesurethat"+"and"-"
connectorsareorientedcorrectly,with "+"endup
•Deadbattery. •Hasbatterybeenused
previously?
and"-" enddown.)
•Replacebatterywith newAA-sizealkalinebattery.
•Buttonassemblynot
installedproperly.
•Faultysparkmodule.
•Outputlead
connectionsnot
connected.
•Checkto insurethreadsare
properlyengaged.Button
shouldtravelupanddown
withoutbinding.
•If nosparksaregenerated
withnewbatteryandgood
wireconnections,moduleis
faulty.
•Are outputconnectionson
andtight?
•Unscrewbuttoncapassemblyand reinstall,making
surethreadsarealignedandengagedfully.
•Replacesparkmoduleassembly.
•Removeandreconnectalloutputconnectionsat
moduleandelectrodes.
module. L _
SECTIONill
Sparksare present
butnotat all
electrodesand/ornot
atfullstrength
,Outputlead
connectionsnot
connected.
,Electricalarcbetween
outputwiresandgrill
frame.
•Weakbattery.
,Electrodesarewet.
,Electrodescrackedor
broken;Sparksat
electrodecrack.
•Are outputconnectionson
andtight?
•If possible,observegrill in
darklocation.Operate
ignitionsystemandlookfor
arcingbetweenoutputwires
andgrillframe.
•All sparkspresentbutweak
or atslowrate.
•Hasmoistureaccumulated
on electrodeand/orin burner
ports?
•Inspectelectrodesfor
cracks.
•Removeandreconnectalloutputconnectionsat
moduleandelectrodes.
•Ifsparksareobservedotherthanfromburner(s),
wireinsulationmaybedamaged.Replacewires.
,Replacebatterywitha newAA-sizealkalinebattery.
•Usepapertowelto removemoisture.
•Replacecrackedor brokenelectrodes.
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