Installer instructions
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5. ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
WARNING
ELECTRICAL GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
- Plug into a grounded 3-prong receptacle.
- Do not cut or remove the grounding prong.
- Do not use an adaptor.
- Do not use an extension cord.
- Check with a qualified electrician if you are not sure whether the range
is grounded.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF
LIFE, FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Make sure that the power line rating matches the specifications indicated on the ID plate located on the
oven door frame.
This ID plate must never be removed.
lf codes permit and a separate grounding wire is used, it is recommended that the suitability of the
ground path be checked by a qualified electrician.
When a four-wire or three-wire, single-phase, 120/208-volt, 60 Hz or 120/240-volt, 60 Hz, AC-only,
electrical supply is available, a 20 ampere maximum circuit protection is required. A time-delay fuse or
circuit breaker is recommended. The ID plate is located on the oven door frame.
Wire size and connections must conform to the requirements of the National Electrical Code, ANS/NFPA
70 ELECTRICAL CODE (*) – last edition or CSA Standard C22.1-94, Canadian Electrical code, Part 1
(**) and CSA C22.2 No. O-91 or latest edition and all local codes and ordinances for the kilowatt rating of
the range. IMPORTANT: Observe all governing codes and ordinances.
Copies of the standards listed above may be obtained from:
(*) National Fire Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471
(**) CSA International 8501 East Pleasant Valley Road Cleveland, Ohio 44131-5575.
This appliance is manufactured with a yellow-green or green ground wire connected to the oven frame.
Make sure that the power has been turned off then connect the flexible connector. Connect the
appliance to the junction box using a UL listed conduit connector (see Figures 1 and 2 on pages 13-14).
Do not shorten the flexible metal connector.
Figure 1 and Figure 2 on pages 13 - 14, and the instruction provided below present the most common
way of connecting the appliance.
Your local codes and ordinaces, of course, take precedence over these instructions. Complete electrical
connections according to local codes and ordinances.
This range must be connected to a grounded, metallic, permanent wiring system or a ground connector
should be connected to the ground terminal or wire lead on the range.
Connection at the connection block must be copper wire only.
NOTE:
Use this method only if local codes allow connecting the oven frame ground conductor to the
neutral wire of the power supply.