Kitchenaid Gas Downdraft Cooktop Blower Switch Replacement #W10866564

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$47.50

Estimated Savings

$112.50

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This video provides step-by-step instructions for replacing the blower switch on a Kitchenaid Gas Downdraft Cooktop (model #KCGD506GSS00). The most common reason for replacing the switch is if the downdraft blower will not work.

All of the information in this switch replacement video is applicable to the following brands: Kitchenaid, Whirlpool

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KitchenAid Gas Downdraft Cooktop - KCGD506GSS00

Gas Downdraft Cooktop Blower Switch Replacement

Tools needed: quarter-inch socket or nut driver, Phillips-head screwdriver

Shock

Be sure to unplug the power cord.

Fire

Shut off the gas supply.

Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to partially unthread the long screws securing the cooktop to the underside of the countertop.

You will now need to remove the main top ? be aware, if the cut-out space in the countertop is too large to support the cooktop base with the top removed, you will need to partially uninstall the appliance.

To do this, fully unthread the long screws from the clamping brackets.

Use a quarter-inch socket or nut driver to loosen the adjustment screws securing the clamping brackets.

Rotate the brackets inward, then tighten the screws.

Sharp

Detach the venting from the blower.

Heavy

Now carefully lift off the three grates as well of the vent grille.

Remove all of the burner caps and the burner bases.

Remove all of the control knobs.

You can use string or wire to help pull them off of the valve shafts.

Heavy

Have an assistant help you to lift the appliance up and use two pieces of wood to support the cooktop base above the countertop.

Now use a Phillips-head screwdriver to unthread all of the screws securing the orifice holders to the main top.

Unthread the screw holding the main top to the blower switch mounting bracket.

Sharp

With the screws unthreaded, you can lift off the top.

Unthread the two screws securing the blower switch to the mounting bracket.

Note the orientation of the wires connected to the switch, then disconnect them.

Prepare the new blower switch for installation by transferring the seal from the old switch to the new one.

Now connect the wires to the appropriate terminals on the new switch.

Position the switch in the mounting bracket, then thread and tighten the screws to secure.

Realign the main top on the base so the surface igniters protrude through the holes in the top.

Confirm that the orifice holders are aligned, then thread and tighten the screws to secure the holders to the main top.

Replace the screw securing the main top to the blower switch mounting bracket.

Remove the wood supports and center the cooktop in the cut-out space of the countertop.

Replace the control knobs by aligning them on the valve shafts and pushing them into place.

Align each burner base with the appropriate orifice holder so the spark igniter is positioned in the notch on the side of the base.

Position the burner caps on the bases.

Realign the three burner grates along with the vent grille.

If applicable, loosen the two adjustment screws and rotate the clamping brackets outward, then tighten the screws.

Thread one of the clamping screws through the outermost hole in the bracket.

Tighten the screw against the underside of the countertop.

Avoid over-tightening.

Repeat for the opposite side to fully secure the cooktop.

Reattach the venting to the blower.

With the repair completed, turn the gas supply back on, plug the power cord back in and your gas downdraft cooktop should be ready for use.

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