Natural Gas Conversion - Whirlpool 8273167 Installation Instructions Manual

orifice hood
hood
pin
L.P. gas
decrease gas
decrease
flame size
Natural gas
increase gas
increase flame
sizepre-set at factory
for Natural gas
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
OVERTIGHTEN. The burner flame cannot be
properly adjusted if this conversion is not made.
5.
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 AS IN STEP 16,
PAGE 6.
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
have a slightly yellow tip. If the flame is noisy or
blowing, it is getting too much air. If the flame is
soft and lazy, it is not getting enough air.
6.
Making sure the
anti-tip bracket is
installed:
anti-tip
• Look for the
bracket
anti-tip bracket
securely attached to
floor.
• Slide range back so rear range foot is under
anti-tip bracket.
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Natural gas conversion

1.
Check that main gas supply line has been
shut off and the power supply cord is
disconnected.
pressure
regulator
pressure
regulator
Nat. gas
DO NOT REMOVE THE PRESSURE REGULATOR.
2.
Open broiler drawer to locate pressure
regulator.
Pressure regulator: Remove plastic cover. Turn
cap marked "L.P." 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
range foot
regulator so that the letter "N" is visible. Replace
plastic cover over cap.
3.
Surface
orifice
Burners:
spud
Remove burner
caps. Use a
orifice
Phillips or spud
holder
Quadrex
screwdriver to
remove the two
screws holding
the burner head down. Lift the
burner head off the cooktop to uncover the
orifice spud holder. The orifice spud is recessed
in the holder.
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 L.P. gas orifice spuds in
literature package. Orifice spuds are
stamped with a number and
marked with two color dots.
orifice spud.
Replace orifice
spud with the
number listed
in chart.
burner
assembly
Surface Propane
burner Rate (BTU/hr) Number Marking
Left rear 8,000
Left front 12,000
Right front 9,500
Right rear 5,000
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 left front burner
and remove by turning spud counter-clockwise
and lifting it out. Replace the L.P. gas spud with
the appropriate Natural gas spud shown in the
table.
L.P.
plastic
cover
Natural
plastic
cover
cap
washer
L.P. gas
reinstall
one of the
screws
spark electrode
range cooktop
Natural gas
5/16"
orifice spud
nut driver
orifice
number
Natural Gas
Orifice Color
N139 Blue/Black
N176 Blue/Red
N150 Blue/Brass
N110 Blue/White
Continue to replace the remaining orifice spuds,
one at a time. Place the L.P. gas spuds in plastic
parts bag for future use and keep with literature
package. Replace burner caps using both screws,
and burner grates.
orifice hood
hood
pin
L.P. gas
decrease gas
decrease
flame size
Natural gas
increase gas
increase flame size
pre-set at factory
for Natural gas
4.
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.
Check operation of range in section E,
Pages 6-7. Checking for proper cooktop burner
and oven flame is very important.
YOU MUST ADJUST "LOW" SETTING FOR
EACH COOKTOP BURNER AS IN STEP 16,
PAGE 6.
Natural gas flames do not have yellow tips.
6.
Making sure the
anti-tip bracket is
installed:
anti-tip
• Look for the
bracket
anti-tip bracket
securely attached to
floor.
• Slide range back so rear range foot is under
anti-tip bracket.
range foot