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Cooking Products Service Manual
Original July, 1996
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© 1996 Whirlpool Corporation
NOTE: If necessary, refer to the illustration on
page 3-5 for the wiring of the ceran glass maintop.
5.
Disconnect the wires from the terminals of the
limiter, and remove the screws (see the inset
below), then pull the sensor tube out of the
element, and remove the limiter. If you are
only replacing the limiter, carefully install the
new limiter in the element, and reconnect the
wires to the terminals (see page 3-5).
6.
At the back of the maintop, remove the screw
from the retaining bracket that contains the
defective surface element and limiter, then
carefully raise the end of the bracket, and lift
the element and limiter from the maintop.
7.
If you are replacing a surface element, dis-
connect the wires from the terminals and
reconnect them to the new element, (see
page 3-5), then carefully install the limiter in
the new surface element.
8.
Remove the old element, clean the glass of
any debris, and install the new element.
9.
Reinstall the maintop and reassemble the
range. REASSEMBLY NOTE: When reinstall-
ing the maintop, make sure that it is centered
on the range, that the side brackets are en-
gaged, and that the rear side flanges are
inside the end caps.
TERMINAL
BLOCK
LIMITER
SENSOR
TUBE
SURFACE
ELEMENT
TERMINAL
BLOCK
PHILLIPS
SCREWS
LIMITER
ELEMENT
BASE