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Installation
Packing Material
Remove protective packing materials from range. Tape
residue can be cleaned with a soft cloth and alcohol.
Range Location
Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc. specifies range can be
installed flush against right and left base cabinets, and
rear vertical wall. Range can also be installed flush
against left or right vertical wall extending above 36 inch
standard countertop height.
Cabinet Opening
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of burns or fire by reaching over
elements, cabinet storage space located above range
should be avoided. If cabinet storage is provided,
install a range hood that projects horizontally a
minimum of 5 inches beyond the cabinet bottom to
reduce the risk.
CAUTION
!
Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets
above a range or behind the backguard of a range.
Children climbing on the range to reach items could be
seriously injured.
Range should extend approximately 2 inches from
cabinet front to oven door handle. Using dimensions,
prepare cabinet opening.
A
C
B
D
A—30
1
/
8
to 30¼ inches
B—36 inches standard
C—35 inches standard
D—24 inches standard
Standard Cabinet and Countertop Height
Minimum Clearances to Combustible
Surfaces
Using dimensions, prepare cabinet opening.
• Minimum clearance to rear wall is 0 inches.
• Minimum clearance to a vertical right or left side wall is
0 inches.
• Minimum clearance to countertop/cabinet on each side
is 0 inches.
• Minimum of 30 inches between top of cooking surface
and bottom of an unprotected wood or metal cabinet.
• Minimum of 24 inches between cooking surface and
protected wood or metal cabinet above range. Cabinet
bottom must be protected by at least ¼ inch thick
millboard with not less than No. 28 MSG sheet steel,
.015 inch thick stainless steel, .024 inch thick
aluminum, or .020 inch thick copper.
A
B
C
D
E
A—30 inches minimum
B—30 inches unprotected / 24 inches protected minimum
C—13 inches maximum
D—25 inches maximum
E—36 inches maximum
Minimum Clearances to Combustible Surfaces
