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• If cabinets are placed above the range, allow a
minimum clearance of 30
″
between the cooking
surface and the bottom of unprotected cabinets.
• If a 30
″
clearance between cooking surface and
overhead combustible material or 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
from the plane of the cooking surface to the
bottom of adjacent overhead cabinets extending
closer than 1
″
to the plane of the range sides
must not be less than 18
″
. (See Dimensions and
Clearances illustration in this section.)
•
CAUTION:
Items 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 injured.
WARNING
All ranges can tip and injury could
result. To prevent accidental tipping
of the range, attach an approved Anti-
Tip device to the wall. (See Installing
the Anti-Tip Device in this section.)
To check if the device is installed and
engaged properly, carefully tip the
range forward. The Anti-Tip device
should engage and prevent the range from
tipping over.
If you pull the range out from the wall for any
reason, make sure the Anti-Tip device is engaged
when you push the range back against the wall.
• For your safety, never use your range for
warming or heating the room. Your oven and
cooktop are not designed to heat your kitchen.
Top burners should not be operated without
cookware on the grate. Such abuse could result
in fire and damage to your range and will void
your warranty.
• Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids
in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
Explosions or fires could result.
• Do not use oven for a storage area. Items
stored in the oven can ignite.
• Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Installation of this range must conform with
local codes, or in the absence of local
codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code,
ANSI Z223.1, latest edition. In Canada,
installation must conform with the current
Natural Gas Installation Code, CAN/CGA-
B149.1 or the current Propane Installation
Code, CAN/CGA-B149.2, and with local codes
where applicable.
This range has been design-certified by the
American Gas Association according to ANSI
Z21.1, latest edition and Canadian Gas Association
according to CAN/CGA-1.1 latest edition. As
with any appliance using gas and generating
heat, there are certain safety precautions you
should follow. You will find these precautions in
the Important Safety Instructions in the front of
this manual. Read them carefully.
• Have your range installed by 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).
In Canada, electrical grounding must be in
accordance with the current CSA C22.1 Canadian
Electrical Code Part 1 and/or local codes. See
Electrical Connections in this section.
• Before installing your range on linoleum or
any other synthetic floor covering, make sure
the floor covering can withstand 180°F. without
shrinking, warping or discoloring. Do not install
the range over carpeting unless a sheet of 1/4
″
thick plywood or similar insulator is placed
between the range and carpeting.
• Make sure the wall coverings around the
range can withstand heat generated by the
range up to 200°F.
• Avoid placing cabinets above the range. To
reduce the hazard caused by reaching over the
open flames of operating burners, install a
ventilation hood over the range that projects
forward at least 5
″
beyond the front of the cabinets.
• The ventilating hood must be constructed 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 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 surface and the
ventilation hood surface
MUST NEVER BE
LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
EXCEPTION:
Installation of a listed microwave
oven or cooking appliance over the cooktop
shall conform to the installation instructions
packed with that appliance.
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