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Glass Cooktop Removal from Countertop
(Required for heater replacement or broken glass
cooktop replacement.)
WARNING: To avoid injury to eyes from ceramic fiber
dust, heater assemblies should be serviced by removing
the entire cooktop from the countertop opening and
removing the glass assembly from the chassis.
Caution: Fiber ceramic material on the heating element
is very fragile–avoid contact.
• When servicing cooktop, care must be taken not to
scratch the glass.
1. Remove the wiring access cover located below the
controls (4 screws). Do not remove flex cable clamp
from wiring access cover. Disconnect the white 5-pin
blower connector inside.
2. Remove all cooktop hold-down retainers from
underneath the countertop’s edge.
3. Remove the blower (see Blower Assembly
Replacement) to reduce the weight of the cooktop
for safe removal from countertop. Do not remove
wires from access cover.
4. Protect the counter with two strips of wood or card-
board as shown.
5. Reach up from inside the cabinet and push upward
on the burner box bottom enough to shim with
protective wood or a cardboard piece under one end.
Repeat for the other end.
Caution: Screws on the bottom of the burner box can
scratch the countertop surface. Use care to protect
countertop appearance.
6. Using the shims to get a handhold under the left and
right sides of the glass, carefully raise the cooktop
up about 7 inches, rotate slightly left or right (to best
working advantage), and set down as shown. Lift
each end slightly and adjust wood or cardboard as
shown to prevent scratching the countertop.
Note: Have an 18- to 24-in. prop rod (stiff enough to
hold 15 lbs. of compression) at hand.
Caution: To avoid
cooktop glass breakage,
do not lift or support the
cooktop using the
downdraft vent opening.
Hold-down retainer
Thumb screw
Countertop
GEA00211
GEA00231
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