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Cooking Updates
Maytag, KitchenAid & Whirlpool Gas Freestanding Double Oven Range
Gas Smell in Upper Oven
Models:
Maytag KitchenAid Whirlpool
MGT8655X*-0 KGRS505X**-0 GGG388LX*-0 YGGG390LX*-0
MGT8775X*-0 YMGT8775X*-0 KERS505X **-0 GGG390LX*-0
MGT8885X*-0 YMGT8885X*-0 KERS507X**-0 YKERS507X*-0 GGE388LX*-0
MET8665X*-0 YMET8665X*-0 KDRS505XSS*-0 GGE390LX*-0
MET8775X*-0
MET8885X*-0 YMET8885X*-0
*All Colors All models built before Code Date D116 (April 2011)
Concern: Gas smell from upper oven during a bake cycle.
Cause: Cross-over ame on upper oven bake burner is geng too much primary air,
prevenng ignion, and allowing unburned gas to escape into oven. Altude, barometric
pressure, gas composion, or consistency of the cross over porng may have an eect.
Soluon: Close the air shuer on the upper oven bake burner to the mechanical stop
creang a longer, slightly lazy ame that allows crossover for ignion. New burner orice part
# W10342662 (.055 versus .054) will also be made available to provide a beer distribuon of
gas and air.
LoosenAdjustmentScrewandcloseAirShuer
These units useaglowbarforignion.