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I am trying to change out a bad Gas Valve(part#314) from GE steel cooktop. I have taken off all side screws and broke foam seal but unit will still not come apart. Anything still holding these pieces together?
Do I have to remove burner bases from top as well?
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I have a ZGU375ZSD. Same issue. I could not get below. I drilled a whole in the side, and used a hack saw and tin snips to cut a much larger hole so I could get vice grips on the lower nut. I bent the metal back and put some metallic tape over the whole. I figure the unit is under the counter, and in my case on the back side. GE said it was not repairable, offered me a 75% discount on a replacement. I fixed for around $400 instead of $1,200 replacement. There really is not good solution.
Turn off the gas,unplug the power. Take the cooktop out of the cutout and support it on the countertop. Remove all grates and valve knobs. Remove all screws from the valves and the burners. Remove the burner base plates. You may have screw on the side holding the top to the base,if so,remove these too. The top will separate from the bottom exposing your parts.
Turn your gas valve on, but leave your unit unplugged for a few days. You can light your burners in the meantime with a lighter so you can cook. Usually this problem is caused by moisture getting into one of your ignitor switches which are under your burner knobs. Most of the time the switch dries out and you can plug your unit back in after a few days. If it still keeps firing then you will have to replace one or more of your ignitor switches. Usually a very difficult job as most gas cooktops are now sealed burner units which means the top of your cooktop is bolted down to the burners with several screws or nuts that heat up with usage and become almost impossible to remove, without having to drill out the screws, or chiseling off the nuts. Be careful of boilovers or cleaning around the knobs with too much water to prevent this from happening again. Also get a surge protector at least 2000 joules or higher to prevent damage to you spark module. Good Luck, Appliance Specialists
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Disconnect power before dissassembly. I believe on your model you will have to remove the burner caps and burner heads, then the screws you find under them. (either small phillips, or more likely small torx) You can disconnect spark ignitors then if you like. You may then just have to dry things out, most likely at the burner ignition switches on the burner valve stems.
handle secured by 4 stainless stand offs on each door correct?, i would look closley at the underneath of the standoffs should be a screw to tighten/loosen. . actually lookin at diagram theses are comlete doorskins wrapped around the door itself you might need to remove teh screws on top and bottom ofr door skins and tighten from behind s/s skin
You may need to consult near you an electrial engineer this couild be happened you need to design all parts of igniton line / many thing to change replace the switch knobs iugniter tips terminals and wirings also high voltage igniter coil. so many thing thing to buy.
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