Installation Instructions
-&WARNING!
INSTALLATION SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Read these hls_'uctions completely and caxefully.
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service or
maJntenmlce can cause injury or property damage. Refer
to this mmmal. For assJstaa_ce or additional information,
consult a qualified installer, service agency, mmmfacturer
(dealer) or the gas supplier.
Never reuse old flexible connecting. The use of old
flexible connecto_ can cause gas leaks and personal
ii_iuu: _Mwavs use NEW flexible connectm3 when
installing a gas appliance.
IMPORTANT - Reinoxe all packing
material and literatm'e fl'om oven bet0re connecting gas
and electrical supply to range.
CAUTION - t),,n.t ,t emptt,,operate the
oven ot this range dining a power tifilm'e (Electric
Ignition models only).
• Have yore" range installed by a qualified installer;
• Your range must be electrically grotmded in
accordance with local codes m; in the absence of local
codes, in accordance with the National Electrical Code
(ANSI/NFPA 70, latest edition). In Canada, electrical
grotmding must be in accordance with tile current
CSA (722.1 Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 and/or
local codes. See Eloctrical Connoctions in this section.
• getore installing yore" range on linoleum or any other
synthetic floor covering, make sure the floor covering
can withstand 180°F without shrinking, wmping or
discoloring. Do not install the range over cmpeting
unless a sheet of 1/4" thick plywood or similar
insulator is placed between the range and caq)eting.
• Make sm'e the wall coverings aro/md the range can
withstand heat generated by the range up to 200°E
Avoid placing cabinets above tile range. To reduce tile
hazard caused by reaching over tile open flames ot
operating bm'ne_, install a ventilation hood over the
range that proiects tin'ward at least 5" beyond the fl'ont
of the cabinets.
The ventilating hood must be constructed (ff sheet
metal not less than 0.0122" thick. Install above the
cooktop with a clearance of not less than 1/4" between
the hood and the trade,side (ff the combustible
material or metal cabinet. The hood must be at least as
wide as the appliance and centered over the appliance.
Clearance between the cooking sm_i_ce and the
ventilation hood sm_i_ce MUST NEVFII BE LI_NS
THAN 24 INCI-_S.
EXCEPTION: Installation ot a listed microwave oven or
cooking appliance over the cooktop shall conflmn to the
installation instructions packed with that appliance.
• If cabinets are placed above the range, allow a
minimum clearance of 30" between tile cooking
sm_hce and tile bottom of tml)rotected cabinets.
• If a 30" clearance between cooking surface and
overhead combustible material or metal cabinets
cannot be maintained, protect the tmde_ide ot the
cabinets above the cooktop with not less than 1/4"
insulating millboard covered with sheet metal not less
than 0.0122" thick. Clearance between the cooking
suYlace and promcted cabinets MUST NEVER BE
LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
• Tile vertical distance fl'om tile plane _ff tile cooking
sm-lhce to tile bottom of a(!iacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1" to the plane ot the range
sides must not be less than 18". (See tile l)imonsions
and Cloarancos illustration in this section.)
• CAUTION - Itelns of interest to children
should not be stored in cabinets above a range or on
the backsplash of a range---children climbing on the
range to reach items could be seriously ii_jm'ed.
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