HOW TO CONVERT THE RANGE FOR USE WITH LP GAS OR NATURAL GAS (continued)

5.To prevent leakage, make sure the orifice spuds are securely screwed into the gas inlet tubes. Use a small wrench to hold the inlet tube hex to prevent it from twisting.

6.Put old orifice spuds back in the bag to save for possible future conversion.

N~: If an orifice spud is accidentally dropped, the cooktop

can be raised by

the 2 front clips with a large flat

blade“engagingscrewdriver. e

DO NOT attempt to raise the cooktop without removing all 4 burner bases.

If wires were disconnected to remove the cooktop, feed wires through the burner holes in the cooktop. Attach to each burner electrode terminal carefully, making sure not to bend the terminal. Then lower cooktop until it snaps over the clips.

Electrode

Tall Screw

7.Carefully insert burner bases straight down with the tube over the ortilce spud. Replace the screws, mating sure the Ml screw is opposite the burner electrode in each burner base.

❑CONVERTING SURFACE BURNERS OH MODELS EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD TWIN BURNERS (See Step 3 if range is equipped with sealed burners.)

1.Lift cooktop.

2.Lift burner

assemblies straight up and set aside to gain access to surface burner spuds.

3. With a 5/16” or

 

small adjustable

 

wrench, remove

‘~ /

each of the four

spuds on the

surface burner 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 H you move or get a different gas hook-up.

Top Burner

Ofice Drill She

Color

Natural Gas

#54 (.0550 Dia.)

Brass

LP @ropane)

#66 (.0330 Dia.)

Red or Silver

 

 

 

❑ADJUST OVEN THERMOSTAT

(for Models Equipped with Standing Pilots)

1. Remove the OWN CONTROL knob.

2.

Locate

the

thermostat

*

- .

adjustment screw at left of

 

(& ‘“”””-

thermostat shaft. Turn the .-

 

 

screw until the small

 

 

 

J

pointer stops at LP or N,

 

 

%

 

 

 

depending on the type of gas

 

 

 

you are converting to. The

o

most the screw will move is

 

 

 

1/2 a turn.

3. Replace the OWN CONTROL knob.

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JGBC16, JGBC15, JGBS06, JGBS16, JGBS72 specifications

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