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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairKitchenaid Electric Downdraft Cooktop Element Switch Cover Seal Replacement #3183956
Kitchenaid Electric Downdraft Cooktop Element Switch Cover Seal Replacement #3183956
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Total Parts Cost
$34.71Estimated Savings
$112.5007:38
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the element switch cover seal on a Kitchenaid Electric Downdraft Cooktop (model #KCED600GSS2). The most common reason for replacing the seal is if it is damaged or missing.
All of the information for this seal replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kitchenaid, Whirlpool
Tools used: Phillips-head screwdriver, 1/4" socket or nut driver
All of the information for this seal replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kitchenaid, Whirlpool
Tools used: Phillips-head screwdriver, 1/4" socket or nut driver
Step By Step Instructions
1
KitchenAid Electric Downdraft Cooktop - KCED600GSS2
2
Electric Downdraft Cooktop Element Switch Cover Seal 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
Sharp
10
Detach the venting from the blower.
11
Lift off the vent grille.
12
Heavy
13
Now have an assistant help you to lift the appliance out of the countertop and set it on a sturdy surface ? you will need to support the right side of the cooktop.
14
Remove all five control knobs ? you can use string or wire to help lift the knobs off of the switch stems.
15
Use a quarter-inch socket or nut driver to unthread the ten screws securing the main top to the cooktop base.
16
Sharp
17
With the screws removed, lift off the top.
18
Note the position of the right side surface element spring clips?then detach the two elements from the support rail and move them out of the way.
19
Unthread the six screws securing the control housing to the base.
20
Now use a Phillips-head screwdriver to unthread the two screws to release the switch you?re replacing the cover seal on.
21
If still intact, remove the old seal.
22
Install the new switch cover seal by positioning it over the switch stem.
23
Realign the switch in the housing and replace the screws to secure.
24
Reposition the housing, then thread and tighten the six screws.
25
Reposition the right side surface elements by inserting the clips into the slots in the support rail and snapping the elements into place.
26
Reposition the main top on the cooktop base.
27
Thread and tighten the ten screws to secure.
28
Align the control knobs on the switch stems and push them into place.
29
Return the cooktop to the cabinet and center it in the cut-out space of the countertop.
30
Replace the vent grille.
31
Attach the venting to the blower.
32
Feed the conduit cable through the connecter into the junction box.
33
Tighten the screw or screws to secure the conduit.
34
Join the black wires together and secure them with a wire nut.
35
Do the same to secure the two red wires together and the two white wires.
36
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.
37
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.
38
With all of the wires positioned inside the junction box, replace and secure the cover.
39
With the repair completed, restore power to the junction box and the electric downdraft cooktop should be ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the element switch cover seal on a Kitchenaid Electric Downdraft Cooktop (model #KCED600GSS2). The most common reason for replacing the seal is if it is damaged or missing.
All of the information for this seal replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kitchenaid, Whirlpool
Tools used: Phillips-head screwdriver, 1/4" socket or nut driver
All of the information for this seal replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kitchenaid, Whirlpool
Tools used: Phillips-head screwdriver, 1/4" socket or nut driver
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
KitchenAid Electric Downdraft Cooktop - KCED600GSS2
2
Electric Downdraft Cooktop Element Switch Cover Seal 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
Sharp
10
Detach the venting from the blower.
11
Lift off the vent grille.
12
Heavy
13
Now have an assistant help you to lift the appliance out of the countertop and set it on a sturdy surface ? you will need to support the right side of the cooktop.
14
Remove all five control knobs ? you can use string or wire to help lift the knobs off of the switch stems.
15
Use a quarter-inch socket or nut driver to unthread the ten screws securing the main top to the cooktop base.
16
Sharp
17
With the screws removed, lift off the top.
18
Note the position of the right side surface element spring clips?then detach the two elements from the support rail and move them out of the way.
19
Unthread the six screws securing the control housing to the base.
20
Now use a Phillips-head screwdriver to unthread the two screws to release the switch you?re replacing the cover seal on.
21
If still intact, remove the old seal.
22
Install the new switch cover seal by positioning it over the switch stem.
23
Realign the switch in the housing and replace the screws to secure.
24
Reposition the housing, then thread and tighten the six screws.
25
Reposition the right side surface elements by inserting the clips into the slots in the support rail and snapping the elements into place.
26
Reposition the main top on the cooktop base.
27
Thread and tighten the ten screws to secure.
28
Align the control knobs on the switch stems and push them into place.
29
Return the cooktop to the cabinet and center it in the cut-out space of the countertop.
30
Replace the vent grille.
31
Attach the venting to the blower.
32
Feed the conduit cable through the connecter into the junction box.
33
Tighten the screw or screws to secure the conduit.
34
Join the black wires together and secure them with a wire nut.
35
Do the same to secure the two red wires together and the two white wires.
36
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.
37
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.
38
With all of the wires positioned inside the junction box, replace and secure the cover.
39
With the repair completed, restore power to the junction box and the electric downdraft cooktop should be ready for use.
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