Installation Instructions
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WARNING!
INSTALLATION SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Read these instructions completely and
carefully.
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration,
service or maintenance can cause injury or
property damage. Refer to this manual. 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 injury. Always use
NEW
flexible
connectors when installing a gas appliance.
IMPORTANT
—
Remove all packing material
and literature from oven before connecting gas and
electrical supply to range.
CAUTION
—
Do not attempt to operate the
oven of this range during a power failure (Electric
Ignition models only).
•
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.
•
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 the
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.
