Black Jenn-Air Radiant Cartridge A122B (similar to JEA8120ADB)

We have a 30 year old Jenn Air range, Model S160 range. The top surface has two "modules" which can be swapped out with other attachments. We have the "grill" and rotisserie attachments which my mother bought at the time of purchase of the range. I don't think they were every used, and are still sitting in the box. The top coil type burner unit failed after 30 years, and many cooked meals. I started looking for a replacement one, and found an exact match, for a brand new module (Jenn Air calls them "cartridges", and ordered one. The other side was a flat top, and that failed a few weeks after the coils. Unfortunately, I could not find an exact replacement for that cartridge. I was not sure if this module would fit, but the pin-out was similar, so I thought I would give it a try. This is a radiant heat type of cook top. I plugged it in, and it worked right off the bat! This is much easier to clean up as compared to the coil type. If I had know earlier, I would have replaced both with this radiant heat cartridge. This is a testament to the Jenn Air brand, that they still make original replacement parts, that fit their old appliances. Also kudos to them for making the newer type of cartridges backward compatible with older ranges. As an aside, Jenn-Air is now owned by Maytag, and so if you have trouble finding Jenn-Air parts, look under Maytag.

I have used a downdraft Jenn-Aire grille for in excess of 2 decades. This is my second cook-top. I researched gas downdraft vs the electric model I have. There has been a buzz about natural gas cooking in medical literature over the last couple years and I knew the gas unit does not deliver as many calories of heat. Decision made. Get a new Jenn-Aire cartridge. Called local appliance specialists. "Not made any more". I know more of Jenn-Aire and Whirlpool Corp than them!! Logged into Amazon.ca and found Botley Store had the real McCoy. As of this minute that cartridge has delivered Jenn-Aire service. Thank you Botely Store, Thank you Amazon.ca I have taken the time to outline as I did for I think this is a good education for others who are faced with a similar situation.

We bought a 30 year old home that had a Jenn-Air cooktop, with a glass cooktop on one side and the grill on the other. Even though the plug in on this one didn’t match perfectly, we decided to take a chance. Happily, we plugged it in and it worked! One piece of advice. We didn’t like that the two sides didn’t match (see white cooktop in pic), so I decided to order another. I wanted to save a little money, so I ordered a “like new” that said only the box was damaged. Not true - the cooktop clearly had 5 smudge marks on it (see second pic) where something had damaged the top. So don’t be cheap and buy the new one. You won’t be disappointed!

My mother loves her forty year old Jenn Air range, but one side has been dead for 20 years, and the remaining side takes forever to heat up. I took a gamble on this (I was pretty sure it was correct) and boy is she happy. She was adamant there was no possibility of ever getting a replacement.

I ordered 2 modules to replace my existing A100 coil burners which were original equipment on our 26 year old JennAir slide in range. The modules were well packaged and arrived with no problems. Just plugged them in and we were good to go. We were tired of cleaning the burner pans and the modules. The new radiant panels are easy to wipe down to clean. They look great and update our range. The new panels heat up faster but turn off when they reach temperature and cycle on and off to keep the set temp. Just took getting used to. Great overall upgrade.