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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairWhirlpool Electric Cooktop High Limit Thermostat Replacement #W10464566
Whirlpool Electric Cooktop High Limit Thermostat Replacement #W10464566
Skill Level
Total Parts Cost
$133.88Estimated Savings
$112.5010:06
- Description
This video provides step-by-step instructions for replacing the high limit thermostat on a Whirlpool electric cooktop (model #G9CE3065XS01). The most common reason for replacing the thermostat is if the cooktop will not heat properly.
All of the information in this high limit thermostat replacement video is applicable to the following brands: Whirlpool
Tools used: phillips-head screwdriver, quarter inch nut driver
All of the information in this high limit thermostat replacement video is applicable to the following brands: Whirlpool
Tools used: phillips-head screwdriver, quarter inch nut driver
Step By Step Instructions
1
Whirlpool Electric Cooktop - G9CE3065XS01
2
Electric Cooktop High Limit Thermostat Replacement
3
Tools needed: Phillips-head screwdriver, quarter-inch socket or nut driver
4
Shock
5
Be sure to turn off the power supply to the junction box.
6
Unthread the screws securing the junction box cover and remove the cover.
7
Untwist the wire nuts to disconnect the power and grounding wires.
8
Loosen the conduit connector screw or screws, then remove the conduit cable from the junction box.
9
Next, use a Phillips-head screwdriver to fully unthread the two clamping screws from the clamping brackets.
10
Use a quarter-inch socket or nut driver to loosen the adjustment screws securing the clamping brackets.
11
Rotate the brackets inward, then tighten the screws.
12
Heavy
13
You can now lift the cooktop out of the cut-space in the counter-top and set the cooktop on a sturdy surface.
14
Using a quarter-inch nut driver or a phillips-head screwdriver, unthread the twelve screws securing the glass top to the base.
15
Sharp
16
Carefully lift the top off and set it aside.
17
Note the position of the front left and right element spring clips, then detach the two elements from the respective support rails to move the elements out of the way.
18
Use a quarter-inch nut driver or a Phillips-head screwdriver to unthread the screws securing the gasket bracket.
19
Remove the bracket.
20
Note the orientation of the wires connected to the user interface board, then disconnect them.
21
Next, unthread the screws securing the user interface board support.
22
Remove the support and set it aside.
23
Unthread the screws securing the control box to the base.
24
Fragile
25
Carefully flip the control box over.
26
You can now unthread one of the mounting screws securing the thermostat and loosen the second one.
27
Disconnect the wires and remove the old thermostat.
28
Install the new high-limit thermostat by first connecting the wires to the terminals.
29
Now position the thermostat under the loosened screw?and tighten the screw.
30
Thread and tighten the remaining screw.
31
Secure the wire grommets in the control box if necessary.
32
Reposition the control box and secure it with the screws.
33
Realign the user interface board support.
34
Thread the screws to secure.
35
Reconnect the wires to the board.
36
Reposition the gasket bracket and secure it with the screws.
37
Reinstall the front surface elements by inserting the springs clips into the appropriate slots in the support rails.
38
Realign the glass top on the base, then thread and tighten the screws to secure.
39
Now realign the cooktop in the cut-out space of the countertop.
40
Loosen the two adjustment screws and rotate the clamping brackets outward, then tighten the screws.
41
Next, thread one of the clamping screws through the outermost hole in the bracket.
42
Tighten the screw against the underside of the countertop.
43
Avoid over-tightening.
44
Repeat for the opposite side to fully secure the cooktop.
45
Feed the conduit cable through the connecter into the junction box.
46
Tighten the screw or screws to secure the conduit.
47
Now join the black wires together and secure them with a wire nut.
48
Do the same to secure the two red wires together and the two white wires.
49
If your junction box has a four-wire power supply line, join the green or bare grounding wire or wires to the bare grounding wire from the cooktop and secure them with a wire nut.
50
If your power supply only has three wires, connect the grounding wire or wires along with the white wire from the cooktop to the white neutral wire in the box.
51
With all of the wires positioned inside the junction box, replace and secure the cover.
52
With the repair completed, restore power to the junction box and the cooktop should be ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step instructions for replacing the high limit thermostat on a Whirlpool electric cooktop (model #G9CE3065XS01). The most common reason for replacing the thermostat is if the cooktop will not heat properly.
All of the information in this high limit thermostat replacement video is applicable to the following brands: Whirlpool
Tools used: phillips-head screwdriver, quarter inch nut driver
All of the information in this high limit thermostat replacement video is applicable to the following brands: Whirlpool
Tools used: phillips-head screwdriver, quarter inch nut driver
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Whirlpool Electric Cooktop - G9CE3065XS01
2
Electric Cooktop High Limit Thermostat Replacement
3
Tools needed: Phillips-head screwdriver, quarter-inch socket or nut driver
4
Shock
5
Be sure to turn off the power supply to the junction box.
6
Unthread the screws securing the junction box cover and remove the cover.
7
Untwist the wire nuts to disconnect the power and grounding wires.
8
Loosen the conduit connector screw or screws, then remove the conduit cable from the junction box.
9
Next, use a Phillips-head screwdriver to fully unthread the two clamping screws from the clamping brackets.
10
Use a quarter-inch socket or nut driver to loosen the adjustment screws securing the clamping brackets.
11
Rotate the brackets inward, then tighten the screws.
12
Heavy
13
You can now lift the cooktop out of the cut-space in the counter-top and set the cooktop on a sturdy surface.
14
Using a quarter-inch nut driver or a phillips-head screwdriver, unthread the twelve screws securing the glass top to the base.
15
Sharp
16
Carefully lift the top off and set it aside.
17
Note the position of the front left and right element spring clips, then detach the two elements from the respective support rails to move the elements out of the way.
18
Use a quarter-inch nut driver or a Phillips-head screwdriver to unthread the screws securing the gasket bracket.
19
Remove the bracket.
20
Note the orientation of the wires connected to the user interface board, then disconnect them.
21
Next, unthread the screws securing the user interface board support.
22
Remove the support and set it aside.
23
Unthread the screws securing the control box to the base.
24
Fragile
25
Carefully flip the control box over.
26
You can now unthread one of the mounting screws securing the thermostat and loosen the second one.
27
Disconnect the wires and remove the old thermostat.
28
Install the new high-limit thermostat by first connecting the wires to the terminals.
29
Now position the thermostat under the loosened screw?and tighten the screw.
30
Thread and tighten the remaining screw.
31
Secure the wire grommets in the control box if necessary.
32
Reposition the control box and secure it with the screws.
33
Realign the user interface board support.
34
Thread the screws to secure.
35
Reconnect the wires to the board.
36
Reposition the gasket bracket and secure it with the screws.
37
Reinstall the front surface elements by inserting the springs clips into the appropriate slots in the support rails.
38
Realign the glass top on the base, then thread and tighten the screws to secure.
39
Now realign the cooktop in the cut-out space of the countertop.
40
Loosen the two adjustment screws and rotate the clamping brackets outward, then tighten the screws.
41
Next, thread one of the clamping screws through the outermost hole in the bracket.
42
Tighten the screw against the underside of the countertop.
43
Avoid over-tightening.
44
Repeat for the opposite side to fully secure the cooktop.
45
Feed the conduit cable through the connecter into the junction box.
46
Tighten the screw or screws to secure the conduit.
47
Now join the black wires together and secure them with a wire nut.
48
Do the same to secure the two red wires together and the two white wires.
49
If your junction box has a four-wire power supply line, join the green or bare grounding wire or wires to the bare grounding wire from the cooktop and secure them with a wire nut.
50
If your power supply only has three wires, connect the grounding wire or wires along with the white wire from the cooktop to the white neutral wire in the box.
51
With all of the wires positioned inside the junction box, replace and secure the cover.
52
With the repair completed, restore power to the junction box and the cooktop should be ready for use.
Applicable Product Model
Parts Needed
High Limit Thermostat
$133.88
Recommended Tools and Accessories
Cooktop Cleaner
$29.50
Total$0.00
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