Natural Gas Conversion - Whirlpool 8273166 Installation Instructions Manual

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
cap
washer
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
regulator so that the letter "N" is visible. Replace
plastic cover over cap.
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3.
Surface
Burners:
Remove burner
caps. Use a
Phillips or
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.
L.P.
plastic
cover
Natural
plastic
cover
Surface
burner
Left rear
Left front
L.P. gas
Right front
Right rear
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.
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 burners caps using both
screws, and burner grates.
reinstall
one of the
orifice
screws
spud
spark electrode
orifice
spud
holder
range cooktop
Natural gas
orifice spud
5/16"
nut driver
orifice spud.
Replace orifice
spud with the
number listed
in chart.
burner
orifice
assembly
number
Natural Gas
Rate Orifice Color
(BTU/hr) Number Marking
8,000 N139 Blue/Black
9,500 N150 Blue/Brass
9,500 N150 Blue/Brass
5,000 N110 Blue/White
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,
Page 6. Checking for proper cooktop burner and
oven flame is very important.
Natural gas flames do not have yellow tips.
anti-tip
bracket
6.
Making sure the anti-tip bracket is
installed:
• Look for the anti-tip bracket securely
attached to floor.
• Slide range back so rear range foot is under
anti-tip bracket.
range foot