Converting
Surface Burners
on
ModeRs Equipped
with
Duan Burners
(See Step 2 if range is equipped
with Sealed
Burners.)
1. Lift the cooktop.
2. Lift
the
burner
assemblies
straight
up and
set aside to gain
access
to
sur-
face
burner
spuds.
3. With a 5/i 6" or a
small adjustable
wrench,
remove
each of the four
spuds
on
the
surface
burner
Natural
LP gas =
gas =
red or
brass
silver
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gas inlet tubes
and replace
them with the correct
gas spuds
mounted
in a holder at the right rear of
the range, above
the regulator.
Natural
gas spuds
are brass
and
LP gas
spuds
are red or silver.
(Mount the spuds
that you removed
from the inlet
tubes back in the holder.) To prevent leakage,
make
sure
spuds
are securely
screwed
into gas
inlet
tubes.
4. Replace the burner assemblies.
5. Keep all spuds with your range so you have them if
you move or get a different
gas hook-up.
Top Burner
Orifice
Drill Size
Color
Natural Gas
#54 (.0550
Dia.)
Brass
LP (Propane)
#66 (.0330
Dia.)
Red or Silver
Convert
the Oven Burner
Orifices
Oven Burner
1. Remove
oven door, storage drawer
or broiler draw-
er, oven bottom
and burner
baffle (on some mod-
els). The lower burner orifice spud is located behind
the storage
drawer,
broiler
drawer
or kick panel.
(On some models, a metal shield must be removed
to access the orifice,)
2. To convert
to
LP gas,
use a
I q"_,,_
1/2"
wrench
to turn
the
lower
burner
orifice
spud
clockwise.
Tighten
the spud
only until it is
snug. To prevent damage, do not
overtighten
the spud.
To convert
to
natural
gas,
loosen
the spud about 2 turns.
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Convert
Air Adjustment
Shutter(s)
For LP gas, loosen the Phillips
head screw and rotate the shut-
ter to the full open position.
With
baffle
in place,
flames
should
have approximately
1" (2.5 cm)
blue
cones
and
should
not
extend beyond the edges of the
burner baffle. After 30 seconds
of burner
operation,
check
for
Screw
--_,-_
Air Shutter_
flames
lifting off burner
ports.
If lifting
is observed,
gradually
reduce
air shutter
opening
until flames
are
stabilized.
For
natural
gas,
the shutter
should
be open
1/2"
(1.3 cm) or about 3/4 of the way open.
(continued next page)
Convert Oven Thermostat
(for models
equipped
with Standing
Pilots)
1. Remove
the OVEN
CONTROL
knob.
2. Locate the gas selector
screw at
the left of the thermostat
shaft.
Turn
the screw
until the small
pointer
stops
at
LP
or
N,
depending
on the type of gas
you are converting
to. The most
the
screw
will
move
is 1/2 a
turn.
3, Replace
the OVEN CONTROL
knob.
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