Customer Questions and Answers for Switch, Membrane by Whirlpool

Karen, Replacing the membrane switch on your slide in range is a bit involved, but not that difficult. First you need to remove power to the range, and you may want to turn off the gas supply at the wall. Slide the range out of the cabinet a few inches, to allow for raising the cooktop panel. Remove the grates, drip pans, etc. from the top, then remove and label the burners WP3412D024-09, grasp the burner and turn it 1/4 turn or 90 degrees to the left. Label and disconnect the igniter and ground wires from all the burners and set them aside. Under each burner, you'll find a small Phillips head screw, you'll need to remove those four screws, be careful, you don't want to snap them off. Once the screws are removed you can take a putty knife or other flat blade tool and slip it into the seam where the cook top me4ets the control panel push in on the spring clip located a couple of inches in from the edge of the cooktop on each side, and lift the cooktop. You can remove the cooktop if you wish, or prop it up with a wooden dowel or similar device. Remove the top burner valve knobs, you can remove the bezels, if you wish but you don't have to. Then remove the screws that attach the control console to the range frame on top, then remove the mounting screws on the inside of the panel on the bottom and slide the control panel out enough to disconnect the wire harness from the ERC/Clock, then remove the panel from the range. Disconnect the key pad ribbon from the clock, and remove the screws that hold the clock brackets to the control panel. You'll need a blow dryer to heat the membrane switch on the control panel then lift up one corner of the switch assembly and remove the assembly from the control panel. Clean the area using rubbing alcohol and remove all the residual adhesive from the panel. Insert the new ribbon through the slot in the control panel, remove the paper backing from the new membrane switch and carefully place it in position and press it into place. You can warm the new pad to help the adhesive adhere the new membrane assembly to the control panel, but you have to be careful, you don't want to get it too hot, just enough to remove any wrinkles or creases and soften the adhesive. Reverse the procedure return power and gas to the stove and check for operation.

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Hello Joseph. 7601P207-60 is bad. This part has been permanently discontinued by the manufacturer and we don't know of any source or replacement for the part.

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Hello Steve,

The part you inquired about will not work for your model. If you can find a company online that rebuilds the old control boards, this might get you going, but otherwise, the part is no longer available and there is no satisfactory substitution that is available at this time.

Miller, You'll need to be pretty careful, especially with the keypad assembly. First thing to do is turn the power off to the range,you may also want to turn the gas off at the wall, as well. Remove the grates, and burner assemblys( turn the burner 1/4 turn counterclockwise, lift the burner up and out of the opening, disconnect and label the wires at all the burner igniters. You'll need to remove the small phillips head screws, located under the burner capsYou can now use a putty knife to press in on the spring clip and lift the corner of the cooktop on each side and remove the top. You can now remove the gas valve knobs and bezels and open the oven door, Remove the two phillips head screws that attach the control panel to the oven opening frame, and the screws that attach the control panel to the side supports, and slide the panel out and away from the frame work. disconnect the keypad ribbon from the clock ribbon connector(you can dismount the clock if you choose) You can now "peel" the keypad assembly off the control panel, once you remove the adjusting knob. You'll need to remove the residual adhesive from the panel, you can use alcohol, lighter fluid, goon gone, etc. You have to be careful, aligning and affixing the keypad assembly to the control panel, it's a "one shot " deal. Thanks and Good Luck

Miller, You'll need to be pretty careful, especially with the keypad assembly. First thing to do is turn the power off to the range,you may also want to turn the gas off at the wall, as well. Remove the grates, and burner assemblys( turn the burner 1/4 turn counterclockwise, lift the burner up and out of the opening, disconnect and label the wires at all the burner igniters. You'll need to remove the small phillips head screws, located under the burner capsYou can now use a putty knife to press in on the spring clip and lift the corner of the cooktop on each side and remove the top. You can now remove the gas valve knobs and bezels and open the oven door, Remove the two phillips head screws that attach the control panel to the oven opening frame, and the screws that attach the control panel to the side supports, and slide the panel out and away from the frame work. disconnect the keypad ribbon from the clock ribbon connector(you can dismount the clock if you choose) You can now "peel" the keypad assembly off the control panel, once you remove the adjusting knob. You'll need to remove the residual adhesive from the panel, you can use alcohol, lighter fluid, goon gone, etc. You have to be careful, aligning and affixing the keypad assembly to the control panel, it's a "one shot " deal. Thanks and Good Luck