Instructions for the Installer
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4. ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
WARNING
ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD
- Disconnect power to the junction box before making connection
- Electrically ground the appliance with green or green-yellow colored
wire
- Do not ground to a gas pipe
- Check with a qualified electricial if you are not sure that the range is
grounded
- Do not have a fuse in the neutral or ground circuit
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN DEATH,
FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Make sure that the voltage and capacity of the power line conforms to the data shown on the I.D. plate
located under the casing.
Do not remove this plate for any reason
.
If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used, it is reccomended that a qualified electrician
determine that the ground path is adequate.
When a four-wire or three-wire, single-phase, 120/240-volt, 60 Hz, AC-only, electrical supply is available,
a 50 ampere maximum circuit protection is required (or, if specified on the model/serial I.D. plate, when
a four-wire or three-wire, single-phase 120/208-volt, 60 Hz, AC-only electrical supply is available, a 40-
ampere maximum circuit protection is required), fused on both sides of the line. A time-delay fuse or
circuit breaker is recommended. The model/serial I.D. plate is located on the drawer.
Wire size and connections must conform to the requirements of the National Electrical Code, ANS/NFPA
70 – Latest edition (*) or CAN/CSA Standard C22.1, Canadian Electrical code, Part 1 – Latest edition (**)
and all local codes and ordinances for the kilowatt rating of the range.
Copies of the standards listed may be obtained from:
(*) National Fire Protection Association Batterymarch Park – Quincy, Massachusetts 02269;
(**) CSA International 8501 East Pleasant Valley Road Cleveland, Ohio 44131-5575 .
This appliance is manufactured with a yellow-green ground wire connected to the appliance frame. After
making sure that the power has been turned off, connect the flexible conduit from the appliance to the
junction box using a U.L. listed conduit connector.
Picture 1
and
Picture 2
and the instructions provided
below are 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 cooktop 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 cooktop.
Connection at connection block must be copper wire only.