Natural Gas Conversion - Whirlpool GS440LELB0 Installation Instructions Manual

reinstall
R Surface orifice one of the
Burners: spud screws
screws homing range cooktop
the burner head down. Lift the
burner head off the cooktop to uncover the
orifice spud honer. The orifice spud is recessed
in the holder.
Note: Reinstall one of the screws through the
range coobtop to hold orifice spud homer in place
while removing and replacing orifice spuds.
Locate the L.P. gas orifice spuds
on spud card on the back of the
range. Orifice spuds are stamped
with a number and marked with
two color dots and a groove.
groove
L,P, gas
orifice spud
nut driver
orifice spud,
Replace orifice
spud with the
number listed
in chart.
burner orifice
assembly number
LP. Gas
Surface
burner
Left rear
Left front
Right rear
Propane Orifice Color
Rate(BTU/hr) Number Marking
8,000 LB0 Green/Lt. Blue
11,000 L99 Green/Yellow
8,000 LB0 Green/Lt. Blue
5,000 L65 Green/Brown
A brass orifice spud is located in the center of
each burner throat about 2" below the cooktop.
Apply masking tape to the end of a 5/16" nut
driver to fit snugly over the orifice spud. Press
driver down onto the spud of the [eft front burner
and remove by turning spud counter-clockwise
and lifting it out. Replace the Natural gas spud
with the appropriate LP. gas spud shown in the
tame.
Continue to replace the remaining orifice spuds,
one at a time. Placethe Natural gas spuds on the
spud card on the back of the range for future use.
Replace burner caps using both screws, and
burner grates.
orifice hood
/hood
Natural gas
iecrease gas
increase flame size
pre=set at factory
for Natura_ gas
L,P, gas
decrease gas
decrease
flame size
4[] Oven burner: Use 1/2" combination
wrench to turn the orifice hood down snug onto
pin (approximately 2 to 2-1/2 turns}. DO NOT
OVERT[GHTEN. The burner flame cannot be
properly adjusted if this conversion is not made.
5m Broil burner: Use 1/2" combination wrench
to turn the orifice hood down snug onto pin
(approximately 2 to 2-1/2 turns). DO NOT
OVERT[GHTEN. The burner flame cannot be
properly adjusted if this conversion is not made.
Page 8
[] Reinstall the storage drawer. Complete
installation sections D through E, Pages 5-7.
Checking for proper cooktop burner and oven
flame is very important.
YOU MUST ADJUST "LOW" SETTING FOR
EACH COOKTOP BURNER. SEE STEP 16,
PAGE &
The small inner cone should have a very distinct
blue flame 1/4" to 1/2" long. The outer cone is not
as distinct as the inner cone. L.P. gas flames may
have a slightly yellow tip. If the flame is noisy or
blowing, it is getting too much air. ffthe flame is
soft and lazy, it is not getting enough air.
Natural gas conversion
plete installation sections A-C (Pages
4-5) before converting cooktop to natural gas.
Check that main gas supply line has been shut
off and the power supply cord is disconnected.
pressure .....
regulator I
Ii /II
plastic_
cover
pressure J LP,
regulator _.
\
plastic
Cover
Natural
- cap
--washer --
Nat, gas L,P. gas
DO NOT REMOVE THE PRESSUREREGULATOR.
2m Pressure regulator: Remove storage
drawer and locate pressure regulator at back of
range. Remove plastic cover. Turn cap marked
"LP." on front of pressure regulator
counterclockwise with a wrench to remove. Do
Not disturb or remove the spring beneath the
cap. Turn the cap over and reinstall cap on
regulator so that the letter "N" is vis]ble. Replace
plastic cover over cap.
reinstaH
[] Surface one of the
Burners: orifice screws
Remove burner
spud @_
spark electrode
screws holding rangecooktop
the burner head down. Lift the
burner head off the cooktop to uncover the
orifice spud holder. The orifice spud is recessed
in the honer.
Note: Reinstall one of the screws through the
range cooktop to hold orifice spud holder in place
while removing and replacing orifice spuds.
Locate the Natural gas orifice spuds on
the spud card on the back of the range.
Orifice spuds are stamped with a
number and marked with two coior dots.
5116"
nut driver Natural gas
orifice spud
orifice spud. _ _.
Replace orifice
_--<(@_
spud with the
number Jisted
in chart.
i_ burner orifice
assembly nuraber
Natural Gas
Surface
burner
Left rear
Left front
Right rear
Natural Gas Orifice Color
Rate(BTU/hr) Number Marking
8,000 N139 Blue/Black
13,500 N186
9,500 N151 Blue/Brass
5,000 N112 BludWhite
Locate the brass orifice spuds in the center of each
burner throat about 2" below the cooktop. Apply
masking tape to the end of a 5/16" nut driver to fit
snugly over the orifice spud. Press driver down
onto the spud of the left front burner and remove
by turning spud counter-clockwise and lifting it
out. Replace the LP. gas spud with the appropriate
Natural gas spud shown in the table.
Continue to replace the remaining orifice spuds,
one at a time. Placethe L.P. gas spuds on the
spud card on the back of the range for future use.
Replace burner caps, using both screws and
burner grates.
orifice hood
/ hood
Natural g_
increase gas -_. L,P, gas
increase flame size decrease gas
pre=set at factor',! decrease
for Natural gas flame size
4R Oven burner: Use 1/2" combination
wrench to loosen the orifice hood away from pin
(approximately 2 to 2-1/2 turns}. The burner
flame cannot be properly adjusted if this
conversion is not made.
5_ Broil burner: Use 1/2" combination
wrench to loosen orifice hood away from pin
(approximately 2 to 2-1/2 turns}, The burner
flame cannot be properly adjusted if this
conversion is not made.
Reinstall the storage drawer. Complete
installation sections D through E, Pages 5-7.
Checking for proper cooktop burner and oven
flame is very important.
YOU MUST ADJUST "LOW" SETTING FOR
EACH COOKTOP BURNER. SEE STEP l& PAGE 6.
Natural gas flames do not have yellow tips.