Installation instructions
AWARNING
iNSTALLATiON SAFETY
iNSTRUCTiONS
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
hnproper installation, adjustment, alteration, service
or maJntenmace can cause injury or property damage.
Refer to this mmmal. For assistance or additional
information, consult a qualified installer, service
agency, manufacturer (dealer) or the gas supplier.
Never reuse old flexible connectors. The use
of old flexible connectors can cause gas leaks and
personal iqjury. Always use NEW flexible connectors
when installing a gas appliance.
IMPORTANT - Rem,),e ,llpacking
inaterial and literature fl'oln oven befl)re connecting
gas and electrical supply to range.
CAUTION - D,> ,t emI. ., ,,i,ei,, e
the oven of this range during a power tailure (Electric
Ignition models only).
• Have your range installed bv a qualified installer.
• Your range must be electrically grounded in
accordance with local codes or, in the absence
of local codes, in accordance with the National
Electrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70, latest edition).
Ill Canada, electrical grounding inust be ill
accordance with the current CSA C22.1 Canadian
Electrical (:ode Part 1 and/or local codes. See
Electrical Connections in this section.
• gefln'e installing your range on linoleuln or anv
other svnthetic floor covering, make sure the floor
covering can withstand 180°F with()ut shrinking,
warping ()r disc()loring. D() not install the range
over carpeting unless a sheet of 1/4" thick plywo()d
or similar insulator is placed between the range
and caq)eting.
• Make sure the wall coverings around the range can
withstand heat generated by the range up to 200°E
Avoid placing cabinets above the range. To reduce
the hazard caused by reaching over the open
flalnes of operating burneis, install a ventilation
hood over the range that projects fl)rward at least
B" beyond the fl'ont of the cabinets,
Tile ventilating hood must be constIucted
of 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 underside
of the colnbustible material or inetal cabinet. The
hood inust be at least as wide as the ai)pliance and
centered over the ai)pliance. (:learance between
the cooking surtace and the ventilation hood
surface MUST NEVF:R BE LESS THAN 24
INCHES.
EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwave oven
or cooking al)pliance over the cooktop shall contorln
to the installation instiuctions packed with that
appliance.
If cabinets are placed above the range,
alh)w a nlininluln clearance of 30" between the
cooking surtace and the bottoln of unl)rotected
cabinets.
If a 30" clearance between cooking surthce and
overhead combustible material oi" metal cabinets
cannot be maintained, protect the underside of 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 surface and protected cabinets MUST
NEVER BE LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
The vertical distance fl'om the plane of the cooking
surtace to tile bottoln of a(!jacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1" to the plane of the range
sides must not be less than 18". (See the Oimensions
and Clearances illustration in this section.)
• CAUTION - ]teInsofinterestto
children should not be stored in cabinets above a
range oi" on the backsplash of a range--children
climbing on the range to reach items could be
seriously ii_j ured,
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