Natural Gas Conversion - KitchenAid 30” (76.2cm) Installation Instructions Manual

L.P. gas conversion
Converting to L.P. gas should be
done by a qualified installer.
Fire Hazard
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Locate gas supply valve between
pressure regulator and gas valve.
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Shut off gas supply valve before
converting to L.P. gas.
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Make all conversions before turning gas
supply valve back on.
Failure to follow these instructions could
result in fire, explosion or other personal
injury.
Do Not remove this protective
cap except for conversion.
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Complete Installation Instruction
Steps l-8 before converting your
. range to L.P. gas.
Pressure regulator:
Remove storage drawer.
(See Step 13.) Regulator is located in lower
left-hand rear corner of storage drawer area.
Use a wrench to unscrew the plastic-coated
hex-nut cap assembly from the regulator.
DO NOT REMOVE PRESSURE REGULATOR.
Carefully pry the protective plastic cap and
washer off the threaded metal cap.
Reinstall the plastic cap onto the threaded end
of the metal cap displaying the "L.P".
Reattach the cap assembly to the regulator.
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN,
but make sure the
washer is sealed securely.
the screws at the
front of the two
small burners and
remove the venturi
tubes.
Use a 5/16" nut driver to loosen the Natural gas
orifice spud on all the burners. Use a "pin
pickup" tool (also called "claw attachment"),
available from your local auto parts store, to
remove the Natural gas orifice spuds.
Install size #64
L.P. gas orifice
spuds in the left
front and right rear
burners. Install size #69
L.P. gas orifice spuds in
left rear and right front
burners. (Size is
stamped on the orifice
spuds.) Hand-tighten the
L.P. gas orifice spuds
onto the threads. Tighten the L.P. gas orifice
spuds with nut driver.
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
Reinstall the venturi tubes and screws in the
two small burners.
oven burner
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Oven burner: Turn the orifice hood
. down snug onto pin (approximately
2-l/2 turns). DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
The burner flame cannot be properly adjusted if
this conversion is not made.
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Broil burner:
Remove 3 screws
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holding range back
cover in position. Pull back
cover off support tabs and
remove.
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screw
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broil tube box
Remove the screw
securing the broil tube
box. Turn broil tube box
one-quarter turn and pull
off tabs to remove.
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Remove the orifice spud #54 an
replace it with the L.l? orifice
spud #65. Reinstall broil tube box
and back cover of range.
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Wire Natural gas orifice spuds to gas
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inlet pipe. After the burners have been
converted to L.P. gas usage, complete
Steps 9-33, Panels C-D. - -
Adjusting for proper flame.
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Cook-top burners:
No burner
. adjustment is necessary.
locking screw
oven burner
air shutter
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Oven burner:
storage drawer area.
Loosen the locking screw and adjust the air
shutter until the proper flame appears. Tighten
screw. See Step 27, Panel D, to be sure that
flame is properly adjusted. L.P. gas has a
slightly yellow tip on top of burner flame.
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Broil burners:
No burner adjustment
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is necessary.
Natural gas
conversion
Converting to Natural gas should be
done by a qualified installer.
Fire Hazard
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Locate gas supply valve between
pressure regulator and gas valve.
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Shut off gas supply valve before
converting to Natural gas.
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Make all conversions before turning gas
supply valve back on.
Failure to follow these instructions could
result in fire, explosion or other personal
injury.
Do Not remove this protective
cap except for conversion.
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Shut off main gas supply line valve
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and disconnect power supply cord
before converting your range to
Natural gas.
Pressure regulator:
Remove storage drawer,
oven rack and oven bottom. (See Step 13.)
Regulator is located in lower left-hand rear
corner of storage drawer area. Use a wrench to
unscrew the plastic-coated hex-nut cap
assembly from the regulator.
DO NOT REMOVE PRESSURE REGULATOR.
Carefully pry the protective plastic cap and
washer off the threaded metal cap.
Reinstall the plastic cap onto the threaded end
of the metal cap displaying the "NAT'.
Reattach the cap assembly to the regulator.
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN,
but make sure the
washer is sealed securely.
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cooktop
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burners:
Loosen the
screws at the front of
the two small burners
and remove the venturi
tubes.
Use a 5/16" nut driver to loosen the L.P. gas
orifice spud on all the burners. Use a "pin
pickup" tool (also called "claw attachment"),
available from your local auto
parts store, to
remove the L.P.
gas orifice spuds.
Install size #52 Nat
orifice spuds in the left
and right rear burners.
size #56 Natural gas o
spuds in the left rear an
right front burners. (Size is
stamped on the orifice
spuds.) Hand-tighten the Natural gas orifice
spuds onto the threads. Tighten the Natural gas
orifice spuds with nut driver.
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
Reinstall the venturi tubes and screws in the
two small burners.
air shut&r
orifice h;od
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Oven burner:
Loosen the orifice hood
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away from pin approximately 2-l/2
turns. The burner flame cannot be
properly adjusted if this conversion is not made.
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Broil burner:
Remove back vent.
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Remove 3 screws
holding range back
cover in position. Pull back
cover off'support tabs and
remove.
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Remove the screw
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broil tube box
securing the broil tube
box. Turn broil tube box
one-quarter turn and pull
11 /=\ 11 off tabs to remove.
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orifice
spud
Remove the orifice spud #65 and
replace it with the Natural orifice
spud #54. Reinstall broil tube box
and back cover of range. Reinstall
back vent.
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Wire L.P. gas orifice spud
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pipe. After the burners have been
converted to Natural gas usage,
complete Steps 9-33, Panels C-D.
Adjusting for proper flame.
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Cooktop burners: No burner
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adjustment is necessary.
Oven
burner:
Locate the air
shutter near
the center
rear of the storage
air shutter
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orifice hood
drawer area. Loosen the locking screw and
adjust the air shutter until the proper flame
appears. Tighten screw. See Step 27, Panel D,
to be sure that flame is properly adjusted.
Natural gas does not have a yellow flame to tip.
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Broil burners: No
burner adjustment
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is necessary.
Panel E