Section !!1 Gas Conversion; Regulator Conversion; A. General - Maytag CHG9800BAB Installation Instructions Manual

Sealed top burners 30" wide self-clean free-standing and slide-in ranges
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SECTION !!1
GAS CONVERSION
A. GENERAL
All sealed burner ranges and cooktopsare equipped
with double coaxial (universal) orifices and with a con-
vertible gas regulator. The unit model number plate
states which gas it was adjusted for at the factory. To
convert the unit to either Natural gas or LP gas will re-
quire adjustment of the surface burner orifice hoods, ad-
justment of the oven orifice/air shutter and replacement
and/or adjustment of the pressure regulator converter
cap.
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REGULATOR
CONVERSION
The unit regulator must be set to match the type gas
supply used. If converting from natural gas to LP gas,
the regulator must be converted to regulate LP gas. If
converting from LP gas to natural gas, the regulator
must be converted to regulate natural gas.
TO CONVERTTHE
PRESSURE REGULATOR FROM
ONE GAS TO ANOTHER, DO EITHER (t), (2) OR (3)
BELOW: YOUR UNIT WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH ONE
OF THE THREE REGULATOR TYPES SHOWN BE-
LOW.
.
.
3_
Remove the cap, push down and turn counter clock-
wise. Turn the cap over and reinstall (figure 10).
NOTE: THE GAS TYPE YOU ARE CONVERTING
TO MUST BE VISIBLE ON THE TOP OF THE IN-
STALLED REGULATOR CAP.
Remove plastic dust cover from cap nut on top of
regulator. Remove cap nut from regulator (plastic
dust cover comes off with nut). "IMPORTANT"
re-
move plastic dust cover from cap nut and reinstall
on opposite side of cap nut.
Reinstall cap nut to regulator and replace dust
cover. "CAUTION" be sure marking for the type of
gas to which regulator has just been converted is
visible in top of cap nut before replacing plastic dust
cover. See figure 11.
Remove cap and forcibly snap out plastic plunger
from bottom of cap. Turn plunger over and forcibly
snap back in original location (figure 12). NOTE:
PLUNGER
MUST SNAP INTO POSITION;
THE
GAS TYPE YOU ARE CONVERTING
TO MUST
BE VISIBLE ON LOWER SIDE OF PLUNGER.
L.P.
POSITION
_)
NATURAL
GAS POSITION
ART
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/_ 19-'740
LP
FIGURE 10
FIGURE 11
FIGURE 12
NAT

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