Maintenance - Whirlpool AKM160/IX Service Manual

WHIRLPOOL CONSUMER SERVICES
FLAME ADJUSTMENT
GAS VALVES
The gas valves fitted to this cooktop are suitable for both propane gas and natural gas.
Adjust the minimum flame for use with natural gas as follows:
1. Operate the burner and set the control knob to minimum flame.
2. Remove the control knob.
Note : For cooktops operating on propane gas, the minimum flame adjustment screw
must be fully screwed in (fully clockwise).
4. Check the cooktop to ensure that there are no gas leaks

MAINTENANCE

HOB REMOVAL
To remove the hob from the base, remove all the screws passing through the hob into the top
of the burner bases and lift the hob clear of the cooktop base.
To remove the base from the benchtop, isolate and disconnect the gas and electrical supply
and release the attachment clamps under the benchtop.
3. Using an appropriate sized screwdriver,
turn the adjustment screw in the base of
the gas valve (See Figure 2). until the
flame bead is approximately 4mm long.
Check and ensure that the flame does
not extinguish when adjusting the control
knob quickly from maximum to minimum
flame.
FIGURE 2
M
odel AKM160/IX
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