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SERVICE MANUAL ® THERMADOR PROFESSIONAL RANGES Model PDR366 with High Shelf PRS36HS Dual Fuel Model PDR36 FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY ® 5040008372A January, 2003...
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THERMADOR PROFESSIONAL RANGES: MODEL PDR 36 THIS MANUAL IS DESIGNED TO BE USED ONLY BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. THERMADOR RECOMMENDS THAT CUSTOMERS DO NOT SER- VICE THEIR OWN UNITS, DUE TO THE COMPLEX- ITY AND THE RISK OF HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRI- CAL SHOCK.
Serial Number/Data Sticker Locations ......................4 Model And Parts Identification ........................5 Symbols You Will See In The Manual ......................6 Important Safety Information .......................... 6 Thermador Warranty ............................7 Installation ................................8 Important Installation Information ......................... 8 Ventilation Requirements ..........................10 Cabinet Preparation ............................
GENERAL SERIAL NUMBER/DATA STICKER LOCATIONS Toe Panel WARNING The PDR Dual-Fuel models have the Serial ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Number/Data Sticker located on the vertical Be sure to turn off the electrical supply to panel to the left of the electrical components. the range before removing the toe panel;...
MODEL AND PARTS IDENTIFICATION Key for PDR Models 1. 22″ High Shelf Backguard, 12″ Low Back, or Island Trim (Backguard ordered separately) 2. Burner Grates & Burners ® 3. Control Knobs, ExtraLow Burners (2) 4. Control Knobs, Standard Burners (4) 5.
Follow the gas supplier’s instructions. or any other appliance. • If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department. THERMADOR ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS MADE ON OUR PRODUCTS BY ANYONE OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED THERMADOR SERVICE TECHNICIANS. Page 6...
® THERMADOR WARRANTY Thermador will pay for: Thermador will not pay for: Length of Warranty All repair labor and replacement 1. Service by an unauthorized FULL ONE YEAR parts found to be defective due to agency. Damage or repairs by For one year from date of installa- materials and workmanship.
12 inch horizontal clearance between combustible materials and the • Do not touch any electrical switch; do not back edge of the cooktop. The Thermador use any phone in your building. Low Back backguard must be ordered sepa- •...
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This appliance has been tested in accordance National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1 Current with ANSI Z21.1 2000, Standard for House- Issue and National Electrical Code ANSI/ hold Cooking Appliances (USA) and in accor- NFPA 70-Current Issue. In Canada, installa- dance with CAN 1.1-M81 Domestic Gas Ranges tion must be in accordance with the CAN 1 - (Canadian).
Downdraft ventilation should not be used. tioned household air when maximum ventila- The table below indicates the Thermador hoods, tion is not required. Normally, the maximum by model number, that are recommended for blower speed is only required when using the use with all ranges.
2. The 30″ and 36″ ranges may be recessed cooking surface, a Thermador Low Back or into the cabinets beyond the edge of the High Shelf backguard must be installed front face of the oven (see Figures 1A &...
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GAS & ELECTRICAL SUPPLY ZONES Figure 2A Model PDR36 A=7″, B=9″ Figure 2B Page 12...
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ELECTRICAL SUPPLY— receptacle or junction box cover/conduit con- nector should protrude no more than 2-1/4 DUAL FUEL RANGES inches from the rear wall (see Figure 2C ). Installation of Dual Fuel ranges must be This is especially critical if the junction box in planned so that the rough-in of the junction the wall will be directly behind the junction box for the receptacle or conduit connection...
UNPACKING, MOVING, & PLACING THE RANGE Remove the outer carton and packing material CAUTION from the shipping base. Remove the front kick panel (see Figure 3) by removing two (2) screws Proper equipment and adequate manpower at the top and pulling forward. The dual fuel must be used in moving the range to avoid ranges are held to the skid by four (4) bolts.
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Due to the weight, a dolly with soft wheels INTO POSITION. The anti-tip device must be should be used to move this unit. The weight installed, gas and electric connections should must be supported uniformly across the bot- be made, and the backguard installed before tom (see Figure 5).
Thermador (800-735-4328). The PROPANE GAS REQUIREMENTS field conversion kit for all Professional Dual Inlet Connection: 3/4″ N.P.T. (Minimum 3/4″ Fuel (PDR series) ranges is Thermador Model diameter flex line) CTLPKIT. Supply Pressure: 11″ to 14″ water column. For installation of the appliance at high alti- (27.4 mb to 37 mb)
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® HOOKUP Always use pipe dope or Teflon tape on the pipe threads, and be careful not to apply exces- A manual gas shutoff valve must be installed sive pressure when tightening the fittings. external to the appliance, in an accessible loca- Turn on the gas and check the supply line tion from the front, for the purpose of shutting connections for leaks using a soap solution.
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS, CONNECTION, & GROUNDING Prior to servicing appliance, always discon- Dual Fuel range model PDR36 can be con- nect appliance electrical supply cord, if so nected or hard-wired to the power supply. equipped, from wall receptacle. If appliance is hard-wired to power supply, disconnect power to unit by turning off the proper circuit breaker or disconnecting the proper fuse.
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Dual Fuel models must be connected to the Make the connections to the terminal block power supply utilizing one of the following provided. Secure the ground lead to the junc- methods. For all methods of connection, the tion box with the screw previously used to length of the cord or conduit/wiring must secure the ground strap (refer to Figure 9 on allow the unit to be slid completely out of the...
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A 3- or 4-conductor supply may be connected to the terminal block. 3-Wire Lead Connection 1. Remove upper nuts only from the terminal block studs. Do not remove nuts which secure range internal wiring leads. 2. Secure the neutral, grounded wire of the supply circuit, to the center stud of the terminal block with nut (see Figure 9).
BACKGUARD INSTALLATION The backguard must be attached before slid- Figure 12 ing the range into the final installed position. A Low Back or High Shelf backguard must be installed when there is less than a 12″ clearance between combustibles and the back of the range above the cooking surface (see Figure 1A on Page 11).
DOOR INSTALLATION CAUTION Figure 13 The door is heavy and requires two people to handle it properly. Refer to Figures 13 and 14 and Photos C - E. 1. Insert the door hinge into the hinge pocket in the front frame. When the door is prop- erly installed, the bottom edge will be par- allel to the front of the range and the hinge will click into position and support the...
TESTS AND ADJUSTMENTS The sealed top burner flames should be ap- CAUTION proximately 1″ to 1-1/4″ high. The griddle and grill flames should be as shown in Figure 15). Burner adjustments must be made by a qualified technician at the time of installa- NOTE: No air shutter or low flame adjustment tion.
L.P. to natural gas is: CTLPKIT. and right side. There is no griddle or grille on The cooktop section of the PDR366 unit is comprised of the following parts: 8 Flexible gas lines...
FEATURE OPERATION GAS FLOW NON-SEQUENCED 15,000 B.T.U. Valve Supply Manifold STAR BURNERS The valve supply manifold provides gas to two control valves mounted on the manifold. Gas flows from supply, through pressure regu- There is one supply manifold for each two lator to main manifold;...
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Electrical Parts Electronic Parts Spark Switch Spark Module The spark switch is a normally-open switch. It The spark module is a six channel spark mod- is mounted on the gas valve. As you turn the ule (6-point reigniter). The spark module pro- gas valve to “on,”...
OVEN SECTION OVEN COMPONENTS The oven section of the PDR366 range has one oven with the following modes: Bake Convection Bake Broil Self-Clean The oven section of the PDR366 unit is com- prised of the following parts: 1 Selector switch...
REAR COMPONENTS Broil Element Halogen Lights Light Transformer Convection Motor High Temp Cutout Bake Element High Temp Cutout Electronic Control Board Convection Element Page 37...
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION Electronic Range Control Oven Selector Switch The Emerson Appliance Control (ERC) is a The oven rotary selector switch has six posi- microprocessor-based relay board. What this tions. The switch has seven connector tabs. means is that it has logic. The ERC uses signal These tabs send current to specific compo- voltage to detect switch function.
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Plunger (Door) Switches High Temperature Cutout This is a double-pole, double-throw switch The high temperature cutout is a single-pole, activated by physical door movement. single-throw, normally-closed thermal disk. It will open when the surface temperature reaches Latch Assembly 350 degrees. It is manually resettable. The latch assembly is a 120 VAC motor-driven Convection Motor Assembly latch assembly.
DIAGNOSTICS PDR366 OVEN TIME CHARTS Bake Mode: The following chart indicates how many sec- - Cooling fans run. onds the elements are on during a 60 second - Convection motor runs. cycle in a specific mode. - Oven, and heating lights turn on.
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ERROR CODES HOW TO INTERPRET CODES The control continuously monitors system pa- When a fault occurs, the control will flash the rameters for control and oven failures and blue oven, and heating lights sequentially to reports a fault code when a system problem is indicate the fault.