AVG BOSTON - Electrical Requirements and Preparation


ELECTRICALREQUIREMENTSANDINSTALLATION

WARNING

THISRANGEHOODMUSTBEPROPERLYGROUNDED.TURNOFFELECTRICALPOWERATSERVICEENTRANCEBEFORE
WIRING.CHECKTOMAKESURETHATTHEELECTRICCHORDISNOTINCONTACTWITHTHESHARPEDGESOFTHE
APPLIANCE.

IMPROPERGROUNDINGCANRESULTINARISKOFELECTRICSHOCK.CONSULTAQUALIFIEDELECTRICIANIF
THE
GROUNDINGINSTRUCTIONSARE NOTCOMPLETELY UNDERSTOODORIFTHEREIS  DOUBT ASTOWHETHERTHE
APPLIANCEISPROPERLYGROUNDED.DONOT USE AN EXTENSIONCORD.IFTHE POWER SUPPLY CORD ISTOO
SHORT,HAVEAQUALIFIEDELECTRICIANINSTALLANOUTLETNEARTHEAPPLIANCE.



• Thisapp liancemustbepluggedintoanoutletthatis properlyinstalledandgrounded.Intheeventofan
electricalshortcircuit,groundingreducestheriskofelectricshockbyproviding anesca pewireforthe
electriccurrent.

• Positiontheoutletoffsetsothatthepowercordwillnotinterferewiththeduct.
ADVANCEDPREPARATION 





• Decideonthelocationoftheventingpipefromthehoodtotheoutside.

• Astraight,shortventrunwillallowthehoodtoperformmoreefficiently.Trytoavoidasmanytransitions,
elbowsandlongrunsaspossible.Thismayreducethehood’sperformance.

• Useducttapetosealjointsbetweenpipesections.

• Forinstallingunderthecabinetwithrecessedbottom,attach4’’widewoodfillerstrips(notprovided)on
eachside.SeeFigure1.

• Usingreferencesinmeasurementsandinstallationdiagrams(seepages21and22),createaccessopening
forelectricalwiresandhoodexhaustunderthecabinet.
CAUTION:Ifmovingthe cooking rangeto install the hood, turn OFF the power  at the mainelectrical box.
SHUTOFFTHEGASBEFOREMOVINGAGAS
RANGE.
















• Puncturetheknockoutholes(formountingunderthecabinet)onthehoodasshowninFigure2.

• Ifnecessary,attachtworubberstandswithadhesivetapestothebackcornersofthehood. 
W
ARNING
Risk of severe injury
Rotating fan can cause severe injury.
Stay clear of fan when motor is running.
Three or more persons are required to move and install this range
hood. Spinal or other bodily injuries may occur if these instructions
are not followed.
WARNING
Figure 1
Figure 2
26