What is the process for disconnecting cooktop with downdraft to put in new countertops Model #JEA7000ADB

SOURCE: downdraft vent on jenn air cooktop

How do you get the inside area of the vent clean from the grease and oils where the filter is?? I have a rectangular box style downdraft that the vent goes into the floor, I pulled the filter, but the box is to slender to get an arm into to scrub the grease....... does the bottom come off, or is it a sealed unit? How do you get all the brease from the bottom if you cannot reach it?

SOURCE: Jenn-Aire Electric Cooktop Model JED8430BDS

http://shared.whirlpoolcorp.com/assets/pdfs/literature/Installation%20Instructions%20-%208101P419-60.pdf

SOURCE: Need To Replace the Cooktop of my Jenn-Air downdraft

Here is a blowup diagram of the cooktop.

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Looking up the service manual - it is no longer available.

Hope this is helpful.

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SOURCE: Installing cooktop into granite countertop

Put a bead of clear sylicone caulking around the cutout , then set the cooktop in place .

SOURCE: Replacing an old jenn air

You should just be able to set the cooktop in after you attach the downdraft, usually there are tabs on the downdraft that clamp on to the granite cutout. There is probably a closed-cell foam strip that runs under the lip of the cooktop, I would just make sure it seals to the granite properly (no gaps) and put a couple dabs of silicone in between the lip of the cooktop and the granite. Usually the cooktop is heavy enough that the silicone will keep it from moving around.

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