WARNING
!
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death;
disconnect power to unit before servicing.
Disassembly Procedures
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Oven Light Bulb/Oven Light Socket (some models)
NOTE: Requires removal of unit from cabinet to replace
oven light socket.
The oven light used on the Gemini is a 12 volt 10 Watt
Halogen bulb. The light automatically comes on when the
door is opened or activation may occur via the light pad
when the door is closed. The light will not operate during a
clean cycle. The oven light will automatically come on one
minute before the end of a clock controlled cooking
operation.
1. Disconnect power before servicing.
2. Open oven door and locate oven light.
3. Grasp lens cover and pull outward on one side to gain
access to bulb.
4. Carefully remove old bulb, by lifting bulb straight out of
ceramic base.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the new bulb and decreasing
life of the bulb, do not touch new bulb with bare
hands or fingers.
Hold with a cloth or paper towel.
NOTE: Proceed with the following steps for oven light
socket removal.
5. Remove unit from cutout, see “Removing and
Replacing Unit” procedure.
6. Disconnect or unplug the power cord leading from unit
to fuse box or junction box depending on unit.
7. Remove screws securing side wrapper and remove.
8. Carefully displace fiberglass insulation away from rear
of light socket.
9. Release metal tabs on light socket and push socket
assembly away from the oven cavity.
10. Disconnect wires from light socket.
11. Reverse procedure to reinstall light socket. Reposition
insulation around lamp socket.
NOTE: Reposition fiberglass insulation around oven light
socket to eliminate possibility of heat related
problems.
Lens
Bulb
Socket
Bulb specifications
G4 Type Halogen Bi-Pin 10 w -12V
Oven Door Removal
1. Open oven door and place door hinge locking device in
lock postion.
2. Place oven door in first stop position, then grasp both
sides and lift up off the hinges.
3. Reverse procedure to reassemble oven door.
Upper Blower Motor
NOTE: Requires removal of unit from cabinet.
1. Remove unit from cutout, see “Removing and
Replacing Unit” procedure.
2. Remove screws securing top access panel.
3. Disconnect and label wire terminals from blower motor.
4. Remove screws securing blower assembly to oven
chassis.
5. Replace and reverse procedure to reassemble blower
motor.
Lower Blower Motor
NOTE: Requires removal of unit from cabinet.
1. Remove unit from cutout, see “Removing and
Replacing Unit” procedure.
2. Remove screws securing rear top and rear bottom
outer wrapper from the chassis.
3. Disconnect and label wire terminals connected to
blower motor.
4. Gently pull pastic wire harness ties from oven chassis,
securing wire harness.
5. Remove back screws securing the back half of the
upper oven chassis to the lower oven chassis.
6. Tip the back portion of the upper oven forward and
place blocking material between the two oven chassis.
7. Remove screws securing blower motor assembly to
vent assembly.
8. Replace and reverse procedure to reassemble blower
motor.
