CVG4280B Jenn-Air Cooktop - Instructions

This range is about 17 years old and the igniter on the left set of burners had failed in the first month of use. A warranty repairman came, made a big mess, marred the adjacent counter top, spent a lot of time badmouthing Jenn-Air and left without fixing the problem. We have been manually lighting these burners all this time. Now that I am retired, I have set about repairing everything I can get my hands on just to have things to do. I always did this when I was young but got too busy with career and family. One big help is doing things now is you can Google a problem, find parts and instructions how to make the repair which is much easier than all the research you used to have to do. This repair is easy but time consuming due to all the screws that you have to remove to get to the igniter and the controller in the back. Since one side worked I was confident that the controller was good but the problem was only the igniter on the left side. This range is a dual fuel unit and has a downdraft connection so sliding it out from the wall is also time consuming. First pull the breaker at the electric panel. Remove the bottom plate and disconnect the flexible downdraft connection. Hopefully, you have enough flexible gas line so you can slide stove out to reach the back without having to shut off the gas and removing the connection. Next you remove the grills and burners. Then you have to remove all the screws connecting the top of the stove. There are nuts and washers that surround the gas jets that you can remove to partially lift the drip pan so you can unscrew the old igniter and install the new one. Next remove the back and see where the igniter control is located. Disconnect the old wire, install the new wire in the guides and insert in the controller. At this point all you need to do is put everything back where it was. This does not take a lot of know-how just time and patience. It makes you wonder why an "expert" could not have done this easily.

take off frt of stove around burner knobs, remove old switch, put on new, replace frt of stove. Fast, easy & look at your savings!

We weighed the alternative of purchasing a new cooktop but we really like the Jenn-Air. We converted the Grill position to another two burner station. Parts fit perfectly. Re-used two of the Burner Brackets for the new burners. Installation was easy. Only down side was we continue to have problems obtaining the Grates. Did not ship as a two set kit as advertised. Not sure that was Parts Select's fault though. Only got three of the six replacement grates. Had to cancel and re-order. Although it was an inconvenience, the support staff were helpful. Has taken over a month now and still haven't received the grate kits. All in all though, it was an easy rebuild and Parts Select had all the necessary parts.

Slide the knob onto the shaft.

pried off the old knob with hubby's needle nosed Leatherman pliers and popped the new one on!

Simply pulled the old filter out and put the new filter in.

The issue: the burners were abused by the previous tenant, the burnt grease was clearly visible. They would hardly ignite and the smell of gas was always present.The remedy: new burners. They were hard to find, I was not completely sure about to stove model (it could be quite a search to find the right ones). There is a front burner and a back one. I was not sure from the diagram about the back one, so I called Partselect and someone answered the call right-away. The burners arrived a few days later, and they were the correct ones. The burners are not Jenn-air specific, it looks like several brand names use the same ones. The installation was extremely easy, a few hex screws. The stove is like new. I highly recommend Partselect.

The original fan switch for down draft stove top was discontinued! I found a replacement switch which worked just fine! I received switch and 2 different type replacement plates! One an exact match! Switch different but worked fine! I had to make no modification! Changed I'm about 10 minutes! I was lucky from what I read on other customers' responses!! They wouldn't promise me it would work!!

wanted a fresh clean look on the burners since they were old and getting dirty and blackened from use. Easy to replace with new one.

Found the part number on an old box, ordered the part and it arrived next day. Installed easily and is working perfectly.

Hardest part of repair was ordering part. The knob arrived the day after my placing order. Not rocket science to replace burner knob.

This down draft filter was just what I was looking for. The big box stores (Home Depot and Lowe's) do not carry this size filter. Thanks,

Inserted new knob on to the stem... very difficult operation taking a great amount of skill. ;-)

Replaced the old knobs with the new ones.

removed two hexigon screws--removed old burner---placed new burner into stove socket--replaced two screws. Done in about five minutes. Most time used to fine right size socket to fit screws! Fast delivery--easy repair--AND it works!