Whirlpool 98015195 Benutzerhandbuch

Gas conversions (from L.P. gas to Natural
gas; or from Natural gas to L.P. gas) must
be done by a qualified installer.

Complete installation Steps 1–9

(Pages 5–6) before converting range to
Natural gas. Check that the manual
shutoff valve in the gas supply line has
been turned off.

Remove burner grates, burner caps,

burners and screws. Lift cooktop.

NOTE: There is no cooktop support rod. 

Cooktop burners:

a. Check that all control knobs are in the
OFF position and remove the knobs.

b. Remove the control panel. (See Step
17a, Page 7.) 

c. Lift front of bracket and push tube and
bracket assembly back off orifice. 

Oven burner: 

a. Open oven door and remove oven
racks, oven tray, flame spreader and set
aside. Lift oven burner. The orifice spud is
behind the oven burner air shutter.

b. Locate Natural gas orifice spud
stamped “47” in literature package
supplied with range.

c. Use a 3/8" combination wrench and
remove the L.P. gas orifice spud.  Install
the number “47” Natural gas spud.

Place L.P. gas oven burner spud in plastic
parts bag along with L.P. gas cooktop
burner spuds for future use and keep
with literature package.

d. Reinstall the oven burner.

Open broiler drawer and remove

broiler pan.  The pressure regulator is
located in the back right hand corner of
the broiler compartment.

Do not remove the pressure regulator.

Pressure

regulator: Remove
the cap from the
pressure regulator.
Turn the cap over so
that N or NAT is
visible. Replace the
cap.

burner

burner cap

screw

viewed from
inside broiler
compartment

d. Locate Natural gas orifice spuds for top
burners in literature package included
with the range. Three Natural gas spuds
are stamped “145” and one “52”. Remove
Natural gas orifice spuds using a 3/8"
combination wrench. Install Natural gas
orifice spuds in locations shown to
replace the L.P. gas orifice spuds. 

NOTE: Depending on model, the range
cooktop may be equipped with 4
standard burners or 3 standard burners
and 1 power burner. Spud size/location
remain the same.

orifice spuds

NAT

L.P.

L.R.

L.F.

R.R.

R.F.

gas

manifold

notches

Remove and replace
orifice spuds.

Burner tube and

brackets not shown.

“145”

“52”

“145”

“145”

oven burner
orifice behind
air shutter

Natural gas oven
orifice spud stamped
with “47”

burner
tube

bracket

orifice

Place L.P. gas orifice spuds in plastic
parts bag for future use and keep with
literature package.

Reinstall burner tube and bracket
assemblies.

e. Lower cooktop. Reinstall screws to
secure burner tubes to cooktop. Reinstall
burners, burner caps and burner grates.

Do not reinstall control panel or knobs.
They will be reinstalled in Step 10, on 
Page 9.  

Turn manual shutoff valve in gas

supply line on. If “Gas and electrical
connection” Steps 10–16 on Page 6 were
not completed, complete them now.

Install control knobs. Complete

“Check operation” section, Steps 17–22,
Page 7. Check for proper flame. Natural
gas flames do not have yellow tips.

Close the broiler door. Turn oven

control knob to “OFF”.