Important Safety Instructions; Electrical Requirements - GE JVM6172SKSS Installation Instructions Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety
messages will follow the safety alert symbol and the word "DANGER", "WARNING", or "CAUTION". These words are defined as:
DANGER
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
A qualified electrician must perform a ground continuity
check on the wall receptacle before beginning the
installation to ensure that the outlet box is properly
grounded. If not properly grounded, or if the wall
receptacle does not meet electrical requirements noted
(under ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS), a qualified electrician
should be employed to correct any deficiencies.
Ensure proper
ground exists
before use
Where a standard two-prong wall receptacle is
encountered, it must be replaced with a properly grounded
three-prong wall receptacle, installed by a qualified
electrician.
WARNING
Risk of Electric Shock.
Can cause injury or death: DO NOT, under any
circumstances, cut, deform or remove any of the prongs
from the power cord. Do not use with an extension cord.
Failure to comply may cause fire.
Installation Instructions
WARNING
Risk of Electric Shock.
Can cause injury or death:
Remove house fuse or
open circuit breaker before
beginning installation to avoid
severe or fatal shock injury.
WARNING
Risk of Electric Shock.
Can cause injury or death: THIS
APPLIANCE MUST BE PROPERLY
GROUNDED to avoid severe or
fatal shock.
The power cord of this
appliance is equipped with
a three-prong (grounding)
plug which mates with
a standard three-prong
(grounding) wall receptacle
to minimize the possibility
of electric shock hazard
from this appliance.
ELECTRICAL
REQUIREMENTS
Product rating is 120 volts AC, 60 Hertz, 15 amps and
1.7 kilowatts. This product must be connected to a
supply circuit of the proper voltage and frequency. Wire
size must conform to the requirements of the National
Electrical Code or the prevailing local code for this
kilowatt rating. The power supply cord and plug should
be brought to a separate 15- to 20-ampere branch
circuit single grounded outlet. The outlet box should
be located in the cabinet above the microwave oven.
The outlet box and supply circuit should be installed
by a qualified electrician and conform to the National
Electrical Code or the prevailing local code.
CAUTION
For personal safety,
the mounting surface must be capable of supporting
the cabinet load, in addition to the added weight of this
63–85 pound product, plus additional oven loads of up
to 50 pounds or a total weight of 113–135 pounds.
CAUTION
For personal safety, this product
cannot be installed in cabinet arrangements such as an
island or a peninsula. It must be mounted to BOTH a top
cabinet AND a wall.
CAUTION
To avoid the risk of personal injury
(back injury or other injuries due to excessive weight of
the microwave oven) or property damage, you will need
two people to install this microwave oven.
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