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26 Euromaid 540mm Upright Cooker TESTING THE OPERATION OF THE GAS COOKER
Iftheregulatorappearstonotbeperforming
satisfactorilythencheckthefollowingpoints.
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Iftheoutletpressureisconsistentlytoolowthenthe
inletpressuremaybetoolowandadjustmentofan
upstreamregulatormaybeneeded,oranupstream
regulatororvalvewithinsufcientowcapacitymay
bepresentinthegassupplyline.Ifthisissuspected
thenitmaybenecessarytorepeatthechecks
whilstmeasuringboththeinletandoutletpressure
todetermineiftheinletpressureisintherange
1.13–5kPa.
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Checkthattheregulatorhasbeenttedtothegas
supplylineinthecorrectorientation,thearrowon
thebaseofthebodyindicatesthedirectionofgas
ow.Oncethesecheckshavebeencompleted,if
theregulatorstillfailstoperforminasatisfactory
manneritshouldbereplaced.
Testing the cooker features
Observetheameappearanceoneachburner.Ifitis
muchsmallerorlargerthanexpected,thentheinjector
sizeneedschecking.
Whenmaximumameappearanceiscorrect,then
checktheturn-downsettingoneachburner.Ifthe
settingsappeartobeincorrect,proceedasfollows:
• Adjustthebypassscrewmountedonthebodyof
eachhotplatecontrolcock.Thisisaccessiblewhen
thecontrolknobandthecontrolpanelareremoved.
• Checktheignitiononallburnersbothseparately
andincombination.
• Checktheoperationoftheelectricalcomponents,if
applicable.
• Ifyouaresatisedthatthecookerisoperating
correctly,thenturnitoffandshowthecustomer
howtouseit.Makesureyouaskthecustomerto
operatetheclockandcontrols.
NOTE:Ifthecookercannotbeadjustedtoperform
correctly,theninformthecustomeroftheproblem
andputawarningnoticeonthecooker.Ifthe
problemisdangerous,thendisconnectthecooker.
Ifthereisafault,thenthecustomershouldbe
advisedtocontactthemanufacturer’slocalservice
organisationortheretailer.
NOTE:Youmusttestthecookerafterinstallation,
beforeyouhanditovertothecustomer.Youmust
haveamanometerandaconnectingtube.
Checking gas supply
• Checkthemanometerzeropointiscorrect.
• Connectthemanometertothecookerpressuretest
point.ThisislocatedontheNGregulatororLPG
inlettting.
• Turnonthegassupplyandtheelectricity(if
applicable)andtrytoignitethegas.
NOTE:Itwilltakeadditionaltimetolightthegas
forthersttimeasairneedstobepurgedfromthe
pipes.
• Checktheoperatingpressurefortheparticulargas
type(seetable).
For LPG cookers
Adjustorreplacetheregulatoronthegasbottleif
necessary(thismayberemotefromthecooker).
For Natural Gas cookers
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Regulatorsaresuppliedpre-adjustedand
conguredbythecomponentmakerforusewith
NaturalGas.Theapplianceinstallerisnotrequired
tomakeanadjustmenttoobtainthecorrectoutlet
pressuresetting.
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Anarrowonthebaseoftheregulatorindicates
thedirectionofgasowwhentheinletandoutlet
oftheregulatorareorientatedcorrectly.Whenthe
regulatorhasbeenttedcheckforleaksfromthe
connectionswithsoapywater.
Checking the Function of the Regulator
Withtheapplianceoperatingchecktheoutletpressure:
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Whenallburnersoftheapplianceareoperatingat
maximum,
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Whenthesmallestburneroftheapplianceis
operatingatminimum.
Undertheseconditionstheoutletpressureshouldnot
varyfromthenominaloutletpressureof1.0kPabymore
than±20%ofthenominaloutletpressure(±0.20kPafor
NaturalGas).
Testing the operation of the gas cooker
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