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Installation instructions
Prepare location
•
It is recommended that the vent system is installed before the
hood is installed.
•
Before making cutouts, make sure there is a proper clearence
within the ceiling or wall for exhaust vent.
•
Check your ceiling height and the hood height maximum
before you select your hood.
1.
Disconnect the power.
2.
Determine which venting method to use: roof, wall, or
nonvented.
3.
Select a flat surface for assembling the range hood. Place
covering over that surface.
I
WARNING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY
TO PEOPLE, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING.
4.
Using 2 or more people, lift range hood onto covered surface.
Mounting the duct cover bracket
1.
Determine and mark the centerline on the wall where the
canopy hood will be installed. Disconnect power.
2.
Select a mounting height and mark a reference line on the
wall.
3.
Tape template in place, aligning the template centerline and
bottom of the template with the hood bottom line and with the
centerline marked on the wall.
A
C
B
A. Centerline
B. Fastener locations
C. Mounting height reference (hood bottom line)
4.
Mark centers of the fastener locations through the template to
the wall.
IMPORTANT:
All screws must be installed into the wood. If
there no wood to screw into, additional wall framing supports
may be required.
5.
Remove the template.
6.
Drill
3
⁄
16
” (4.8 mm) pilot holes at all locations where screws are
being installed into wood.
7.
Install the 2-5 x 45 mm mounting screws. Leave a
1
⁄
4
” (6.4
mm) gap between the wall and the back of the screw head to
slide range hood into place.
1
⁄
4
”
(6.4 mm)
Vent cover bracket installation
1.
Attach vent cover bracket to wall flush to the ceiling using 2-5
x 45 mm screws.
A
C
D
B
A. 8 x 40 mm anchors
B. Centerline on wall
C. Vent cover support bracket
D. 5 x 45 mm screws
Complete preparation
1.
Determine and make all necessary cuts in the wall for the vent
system. Install the vent system before installing the hood. See
"Venting Requirements" section.
2.
Determine the required height for the home power supply
cable and drill a 1
1
⁄
4
” (3.2 cm) hole at this location.
3.
Run the home power supply cables according to the National
Electric Code or CSA Standards and local codes and
ordinances. There must be enough
1
⁄
2
” coundiut and wores
from the fused disconnect (or circuit breaker) box to make
connection in the hood's electrical terminal box.
NOTE:
Do not reconnect power until the installation is
complete.
4.
Use caulk to seal all openings.
Mounting the Hood
1.
Using 2 or more people, hang range hood on 2 mounting
screws through the mounting slots on back of hood.
A
B
C
A. Mounting screws
B. Mounting slots
C. Lower mounting screws
2.
Mark with a pencil the lower mounting holes location.
3.
Uninstall the hood assembly, and drill
3
⁄
16
” (4.8 mm) pilot holes
at marked locations.
4.
Hang the range hood again on 2 upper mounting screws.
5.
Level the range hood and tighten upper mounting screws.
6.
Install 2-5 x 45 mm lower mounting screws and tighten. Use
the optional wall anchors if nedded.
Connect vent system
1.
Install transition on top of hood (if removed for shipping) with
2-3.5 x 9.5 mm sheet metal screws.
A
B
A. Vent transition
B. 3.5 x 9.5 mm screws
