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Installation Preparation
PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION
• Unpack the cooktop and read the Installation
Instructions to understand the required countertop
cutout dimensions and location in the countertop,
the cooktop spacing to the front edge of the
countertop, and the required clearances to the
cabinets and walls. The vent system required cutout
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side to side counter space to meet the required
spacing and clearances for the cooktop.
• Using the illustrations below and taking
measurements of the cooktop to establish
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and the vent system. Note the cooktop rear edge
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• Refer to the Creative Solutions section on page 8 if
more counter space is needed.
• Using the illustrations on pages 5 through 7 and
taking measurements of the vent system and its
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needed within the cabinet, the exhaust vent
direction, and the alignment of the exhaust vent with
the ducting. If needed for clearance or duct hookup
alignment, reposition the location of the cooktop,
or modify the cabinetry, or modify the ducting. A
remote blower kit JXR867 is available to move the
blower assembly out of the cabinet area.
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correctly located, and relocate if needed.
Side View: Installed Vent
Front View: Installed Vent
Cooktop
Cooktop
4-1/2” Max
5-1/2”
Max
5-1/2”
Max
B
C
B is the minimum dimension of the
flat portion of countertop that is needed
A
A is the dimension from the screw head on the front surface of
the cooktop base to the rear edge of the cooktop, dimension A can also be
located in cooktop Installation Instructions.
Depth of cutout is A + 2 1/8”
Minimum counter depth B = A + C + 2.5"
Dimension C is defined in cooktop Installation Instruction
COOKTOP
1/8” minimum
Front edge
of countertop
Front of cutout
in countertop
Screw head
Front
edge
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cooktop
Front of cutout
in countertop
Back edge
of cooktop
Back of cut
in countertopout
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3/8”
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