Owner`s manual

Manual Part No: 930004-01 MD Gas Range - 30 –
Manual Rev No: 1
Service and Maintenance (cont.)
ENSURE THAT THE GAS SUPPLY TO THE APPLIANCE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF BEFORE REMOVING OR
DISMANTLING ANY GAS CONTROLS.
1) Removal of Oven Thermostat/FFD.
Remove the shelves and drip tray from the oven together with the hotplate drip tray(s).
Pull off all the control knobs from the horizontal control panel, and remove by unscrewing the
two fixing screws. Remove rubber thermostat shroud by pulling off thermostat spindle.
From inside the oven, unclip the thermostat phial from its holder and ease it through the top
panel.
Remove the pan supports together with the burner caps and skirts.
Also lift off the full width drip shield.
For Solid Top Ranges – Remove solid top castings and the cover plate, secured by four screws, to
gain access to the thermostat.
Remove the thermocouple by unscrewing its fixing nut.
Remove the thermostat from the gas rail by unscrewing the supply tube union connection and
unscrew the single screw in the clamping bracket below the thermostat. The thermostat can now
be removed.
Replace the thermostat by reversing the above procedure making sure that the rubber
thermostat shroud has been re-fitted.
ENSURE THAT THE THERMOSTAT PHIAL IS NOT KINKED – HAS NO SHARP BENDS AND IS CORRECTLY
LOCATED IN ITS HOLDER.
2) Removal of Oven Thermocouple.
Disconnect the thermocouple-sensing tip from the RH side of the oven burner (taking note of its
position) by unscrewing the M8 fixing nut.
Access to the thermocouple connection on the thermostat is obtained by following the procedure
for removing the Oven Thermostat (Section 1).
When re-fitting the thermocouple, ensure that the sensing tip is positioned correctly with the tip
inside the flame pattern.
Tighten the connection to the thermostat finger tight and then add a further ¼ turn using a
spanner,
DO NOT OVER-TIGHTEN - this can break the seal and continuity.