7
Preparation and Setup
Installing the Electrical Source
WARNING
Make sure electrical service to the range hood is installed by a licensed electrician.
It is the owner’s responsibility to confirm that all electrical
requirements are met by a qualified electrician who is is
servicing this appliance.
The electrical installation, including the minimum supply-
wire size and grounding, must be in accordance with the
National Electric code ANSI/NFPA* (or latest revision), local
codes, and ordinances.
*A copy of this standard can be obtained from:
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101
• The ground terminal on the hood must be connected
to a grounded, metallic, permanent wiring system, or a
grounding conductor installed by a licensed electrician.
• Do not ground the appliance or appliance wiring to a
gas pipeline or to the neutral (white) power supply wire.
• Do not install a fuse in the neutral or ground circuit.
• Connect the hood directly to an electrical junction
box
. Hard-wire the hood according to local code direct-
ly to a dedicated three-wire grounded, single phase
circuit rated at 120 Vac 60 Hz, 15 Amp.
• See the diagram below:
Top or Rear Electrical
Access Holes
for wire hole locations inside the hood.
• See
Wiring Diagrams
at the end of this document.
Hood
Install an electrical junction box near the hood’s electrical
access holes according to local codes.
See image below:
Suggested Area of Junction Box
.
1. Drill 7/8” holes in the wall or cabinet (as needed) to act
as a passageway for the electrical wiring.
2. See the last pages of this Installation Guide for wire
diagrams.
Meeting Electrical Codes
Junction Box
Area
Suggested Area of Junction Box
Top or Rear Electrical Access Holes
Rear Access
Top Access
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