KitchenAid KCGC506JSS Installation Instructions Manual page 14

To Convert Surface Burners from Natural Gas to
Propane
1. If the burner grates are installed, remove them.
2. Remove burner cap.
3. Remove the burner base by first removing (2) T‑20 screws.
A
B
C
4. Apply masking tape to the end of a 1/4" (7 mm) nut driver
to help hold the gas orifice spud in the nut driver while
changing it. Insert nut driver into the gas opening and press
down onto the gas orifice spud and remove by turning the
gas orifice spud counterclockwise and lifting out. Set gas
orifice spud aside.
5. Replace with correct Propane gas orifice spud. See the
"Propane Gas Orifice Spud/Hood Chart".
Use the following chart to find the exact orifice spud
placement
Propane Gas Orifice Spud/Hood Chart
Burner
Stamp Size
Rating
4,000 BTUs 63 0.63 mm Small burner
12,000 BTUs 103 1.03 mm Medium burner
13,000 BTUs 99 0.99 mm
50 0.50 mm
NOTE: Refer to serial tag for more information on burner ratings
and locations.
Burner orifice spud
B
A. Size stamp
B. Fuel type stamp (L for Propane or
N for Natural gas)
6. Place Natural gas orifice in plastic parts bag for future use
and keep with package containing literature.
NOTE: There may be extra orifices in your kit.
7. Replace the burner base and screws. Tighten screws only
until burner is snug to cooktop, do not over‑tighten.
8. Replace burner cap.
9. Repeat steps 2 through 8 for the remaining burners.
10. Remove the control knobs and bezels for surface burners by
using the #1 Square driver.
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Burner
A. Burner cap
B. Screws
C. Burner base
Burner Style
Large burner – main
Larger burner – simmer
A
Adjusting Simmer Low Setting on Surface Burners
for Propane
1. Unplug cooktop or disconnect power.
2. Using the square bit screwdriver, remove the surface burner
control knobs and bezels.
3. Remove the two screws on each side of the cooktop that
hold the control console in place.
Console attachment
screws (2 per side)
Do not remove
this screw
4. Remove the console and set it aside.
5. Locate the appropriate low‑turndown screw for the
appropriate burner on the given valve. The low‑turndown
screw for the left rear, right rear, center rear, and center front
burner valves (aluminum) is located through the center of the
valve stem. The low‑turndown screw for the left front and
right front burner valves (brass) is located behind the ignition
switch on the valve body, left of the stem. To remove the
ignition switch cut the wire tie and pull the switch off the
valve stem.
A
A. Aluminum Valve for Left Rear, Right Rear,
Center Rear, and Center Front burners
B. Brass Valve for Left Front and Right Front
Dual burners
C. Wire Tie
D. Ignition switch
A
A. Low-turndown adjustment screw for
Aluminum Valve through center of stem
B. Low-turndown adjustment screw for Brass
Valve
B
C D
B