Cooktop Removal; If Cooktop Does Not Operate; If You Need Assistance; If You Need Service - Whirlpool 8285116 Installation Instructions Manual

For all cooktop models with four-
wire cable from the cooktop.
(These cooktops are
manufactured with white
(neutral) power supply wire and
a cabinet-connected bare ground
wire factory-crimped together.):
Where local codes Do Not permit
connecting the frame-ground
conductor to the neutral (white)
junction box wire:
1. Disconnect power supply.
2. Remove the junction box cover from
the junction box inside the cabinet.
3. Connect the flexible, armored cable
from the cooktop to the junction box
using a U.L.- or C.S.A.-listed conduit
connector. Tighten screws on conduit
connector.
4. Connect the two black wires together
and the two red wires together.

Cooktop removal

If removing the cooktop is necessary
for cleaning or maintenance:
1. Disconnect electrical supply.
2. Disconnect vent system.
3. Lift cooktop out of countertop to
complete cleaning or maintenance.
After cleaning and maintenance:
1. Reinstall cooktop in cutout.
2. Check that front edge of cooktop is
parallel to front edge of countertop.
3. Connect vent system.
4. Connect electrical supply.
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5. Separate the factory-crimped bare and
white cooktop cable wires.
6. Connect the two white wires together
using twist-on connectors.
7. Connect the bare ground wire from the
cooktop cable to a grounded wire in
the junction box or other grounded
connector using twist-on connector.
(See Figure 3.)
Do Not connect bare ground wire to
neutral (white) wire in junction box.
8. Replace the junction box cover.
If cooktop does
not operate:
Check that the circuit breaker is not
tripped or the house fuse blown.
Check that the power supply cord is
plugged into the outlet (120 V models).
See Use and Care Guide for
troubleshooting list.
Note: Refer to Use and Care Guide for
operating and cleaning instructions.
If you need
assistance:
If you have questions about
operating, cleaning or maintaining
your cooktop:
Refer to Use and Care Guide.
Call the Customer Interaction Center.
Check your Use and Care Guide for
a toll-free number to call or call the
dealer from whom you purchased
this appliance. The dealer is listed in
the Yellow Pages of your phone
directory under "Appliances —
Household — Major — Service and
Repair."
Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022

Check operation

6.
Turn on electrical supply.
7.
Check that cooktop surface elements
heat and indicator lights are operating correctly.
8.
Check that downdraft vent operates. If
the cooktop does not operate, disconnect the
power supply and check that wire connections
have been made correctly.
You have just finished installing your
new downdraft cooktop. To get the
most efficient use from your new
cooktop, read your Use & Care Guide.
Keep Installation Instructions and
Guide close to cooktop for easy
reference.
If you need
service:
Maintain the quality built into your
cooktop by calling an authorized
service company.
To obtain the name and number of the
authorized service company:
Contact the dealer from whom you
purchased your cooktop; or
Look in the Yellow Pages of your
telephone directory under
"Appliances — Household —
Major — Service and Repair;" or
Call the Customer Interaction Center.
The toll-free number is listed in your
Use and Care Guide.
When you call, you will need:
The cooktop model number.
The cooktop serial number.
Both numbers are listed on the
model/serial rating plate located on the
underside of cooktop burner box.
Printed in U.S.A.