ZGU36KBK2BB General Electric Cooktop - Instructions

A rubber grate foot on my range top had worn out. I pulled the worn foot out and installed the new grate foot with no tools or accessories. Good as new! Now I don't have to worry about the grate scraping my range top and scratching the paint. I also ordered extras so I won't have to wait if another wears out.

I was pretty upset as the grate wobbled, so I went on line and looked for GE Profile parts. To my amazement, I found the little rubber feet quite easily, and within 2 days they were here at my home. I simply had to stick them in the holes; however, I noted that they did not fit real tight, so I removed them and shot a little glue on them, and they have been in place ever since. Thanks to you guys, I am a happy camper now!!!

There are already some very good instructions for this repair on the website - I followed them as written. I recommend going through the instructions carefully first to make sure you have everything you will need and so you know what to expect. Also, if practical I recommend you do the disassembly before ordering the parts so you know exactly what you need. A couple of burner gaskets got messed up during disassembly, so I decided to replace them and ordered a couple along with the harness assembly. A couple of the igniters were difficult to disconnect from the wiring and I was afraid I was going to break some, but managed to get them off intact. The replacement harness assembly didn't look just like the old one that I removed and at first I thought I'd have to exchange it. Check the paper that comes in the box with the harness and it will show how the new one goes on. Everything went back together easily and all igniters are operating.

It's a very simple repair all you do is unplug the stove top remove the burners tops lifting them straight off you'll find two screws on each of them unscrew the two screws lift them off and set them aside you should find gaskets under each one of them ours was not in very good shape at all most were missing lift the top off of the stove top you'll find the wires with a white I believe one was rectangle and the rest were square pieces just pull them straight up you have to give them a little bit of strength to get them off on our stovetop that were five on one wire 1 to the next of a night so on at the end there are two plugs unplug them pull the one straight up you might need a needle-nose plier and the other one is connected to another wire you just pull them apart hands on each one have the new set ready in the center of each of the square white pieces you may have to turn the little piece in the center to line it up with the flat part push them down they will seat firmly put the top back down screw the burners back in place put the burner caps back on plug the stovetop back in and turn it on.

First take picture of cooktop. Go below cooktop and unplug electrical and turn off gas valve. Set burner greats aside along with bummer caps. Pull control knobs straight up and off, and set aside. Use 15 torque driver and remove two torque screws from each burner bases. Pull each white igniter up while holding the burner base in place. There is a wire attached to each igniter, separate the wire from the igniter and set aside. Once all igniters are removed, carefully remove all burner bases and set aside. Now lift top cover off. As you’re lifting the cover careful of the igniter wires. Now take another picture to refer to when installing new igniter harness. Notice where the harness plugs in and use pliers to remove the two plug connections from the igniter module. Then remove the rest of the harness from the top of the gas valves. Vacuum debris and clean up tray. Your last photo will be handy, refer to when installing igniter harness. Orient. All burner igniter switches the same on each gas valve. Check for wire clearance on wire harness. Reinstall top, guide igniter wires up through top, relocate burner bases in correct locations. Start all torque screws, leave loose until all igniters are reconnected and placed back down in there holes. Then tighten all torque screws. Reinstall burner caps, control knobs, and greats.
Go underneath and plug in power cord and turn gas valve on. Check all burners for correct operation.

Inserted the grate foot into the spot provided; after consulting the parts manuel to insure I was using the proper procedure.

I do use silicone to help hold the foot but it still won't hold

First I removed two screws holding head in place and carefully lifted assembly up using flat screwdriver. I separated old igniter from feed wire with gentle pull. I reversed assembly after cleaning old gasket residue. torque screws back in place after cleaning with small ss wire brsh in dremel tool. Tighten in steps to firm light touch. I used new gashket and ignitor.

Replaced worn or missing Grate Foot with new ones. Took less than 5 minutes.

the electrodes on this model have to be removed before you can raise cooktop, once cooktop is raised remove wire from burner bracket, use needle nose pliers to squeeze bottom of clip,remove &replace with new parts.

Shut off the gas and electric. Remove all the burner grates, burner caps, and burner valve knobs. Unscrew the two star screws holding down each burner base (an electric driver makes this quick and easy, but final tightening should be done by hand on reassembly). Carefully pry with a flat screwdriver each burner base assembly off the maintop assembly, being careful not to damage the spark igniters or burner gaskets. Carefully remove the electrical leads from each spark igniter, using pliers if necessary, and place the burner bases aside. Once all the burner bases have been removed, the maintop assembly can be raised off of the bottom burn box and set aside. Remove the top sheet of foil backed insulation foam from the burn box. Remove the old switch and harness assembly and disconnect black and white electrical leads. Using the diagram provided in the replacement part bag, install the new switch and harness assembly (it is not the same as the one being replaced, so you will need to follow the instructions). Reverse the above steps to re-assemble.

Overall this was a very quick and easy fix for the problem of constant sparking, it took about 30 minutes, and now my cooktop works like new, saving lots of $$$$ avoiding a replacement.

Cut off approx. 1/8" in length for correct fit.

I had to drill the hole to a larger size to enable the foot to fit.

there were no grate pads so it was easy to add them.

Nothing technical.

Used scribe to remove grate foot plug still in grate inserted new foot.