Install Cooktop - KitchenAid KECC508RPS - 30" Architect Series II Smoothtop Electric Cookt Install Manual

Style 1: Cooktop over undercounter built-in oven
IMPORTANT: Clamp brackets should not be used.
1. Using 2 or more people, turn cooktop right side up.
2. Place cooktop in cutout.
NOTE: Make sure that the front edge of the cooktop is
parallel to the front edge of the countertop. If repositioning is
needed, lift entire cooktop up from cutout to avoid scratching
the countertop.
Style 2: Cooktop over cabinets
1. Determine whether your cabinet construction provides
clearance for installing clamp brackets at cooktop base ends.
This is the recommended location. Clamp brackets can be
installed on the front and back of cooktop base bottom, if
necessary.
A
B
A. Attachment screw holes for optional front and back location
B. Clamp bracket (end locations recommended)
C. Cooktop base bottom
D. Attachment screw
2. The clamp brackets can be installed before or after the
cooktop is placed into the cutout. Complete the following
steps for the option you choose.
Installing Brackets Before Placing Cooktop in Cutout
1. Remove the attachment screws for the selected bracket
locations from the bottom of the cooktop base.
2. Select bracket mounting holes that will allow the bracket to
extend far enough out from the cooktop for the installation of
2½" (6.4 cm) clamping screws. See "Attach Cooktop to
Countertop" for illustration of clamping screw installation.
A
B
A. Clamp bracket
B. Recommended attachment screw location
C. Clamping screw location
D. Edge of cooktop base bottom

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3. Attach brackets to bottom of cooktop base with bracket
attachment screws using the bracket mounting holes
selected in Step 2.
4. Rotate brackets so they do not extend beyond edge of
cooktop base.
5. Tighten screws just enough to hold brackets in place when
cooktop is put in cutout.
6. Turn the cooktop right side up and place in cutout.
NOTE: Make sure that the front edge of the cooktop is
parallel to the front edge of the countertop. If repositioning is
needed, lift entire cooktop up from cutout to avoid scratching
the countertop.
7. Loosen the screws and rotate the brackets so that they are
perpendicular to the edge of the cooktop base and extend
beyond its edge. Securely tighten screws.
Installing Brackets After Placing Cooktop in Cutout
C
1. Using 2 or more people, place cooktop in cutout.
D
NOTE: Make sure that the front edge of the cooktop is
parallel to the front edge of the countertop. If repositioning is
needed, lift entire cooktop up from cutout to avoid scratching
the countertop.
2. Remove the attachment screws for the selected bracket
locations from the bottom of the cooktop base.
3. Select bracket mounting holes that will allow the bracket to
extend far enough out from the cooktop for the installation of
2½" (6.4 cm) clamping screws.
A. Glass cooktop
B. Cooktop base
C. Attachment screw
D. Clamp bracket
(extends far enough beyond
cooktop base to allow
installation of clamping
D
screws)
4. Attach brackets to bottom of cooktop base with bracket
C attachment screws using the bracket mounting holes
selected in Step 3. Securely tighten screws.
A
B
E. 2½" (6.4 cm) clamping screw
(to be installed in "Attach
Cooktop to Countertop"
section)
F. Countertop
G. Foam seal
G
F
E
D
C
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