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extremely easy install.

1) Using philips screw driver removed 2 screws
2) pused on the edge of bulb o release it . This is the only tricky part as the bulb normally does not come out easily and there is no clear instructions on how to release it.
3 ) inserted the new bulb and the whole thing was done in less that 10 m ... Read more inutes

Cut electricity to the cooktop. Lifted cooktop and placed on counter. Removed seven screws and removed the old glass top off and replaced it with the new glass top. Secured it with the seven screws and lifted the cooktop back to the original position. Circuit breaker closed and the induction cooktop worked like new.

My cooktop just sits in the countertop cutout without the Kitchen Aid Side Brackets, no foam tape or any silicone caulk, so it was easy to lift it out and set on two small pieces of wood that spanned the cutout in the counter. The assembly is very lightweight. The bottom metal pan of the cooktop is approx. 2" deep, and is offset from the ... Read more glass cooktop approx. 1.5" on all 4 sides. So the cooktop assembly simply sets on the wood pieces on the bottom pan. The glass cooktop has a metal skirt on all 4 sides that simply lifts off the pan after removing 6 torx screws. The back of the glass cooktop skirt does not have screws, just 2 tabs and slots for the tabs, so lift up the front and slide the glass cooktop off of the tabs. Now install the new cooktop glass and done! Easy. I did shut off breaker but did not unwire the cooktop.