GE JGBP30 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 33

Installation instructions
-&WARNING!
iNSTALLATiON SAFETY
iNSTRUCTiONS
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
Improper installation, adjustment, aJterafion, service or
maintenance can cause injury or property damage. Refer
to this manual. For assistance or additional information,
consult a qualified instadler, service agency, manufacturer
(dealer) or the gas supplier.
Neve_ reuse okl tie.hie connectors. The use of old
fle_ble connectox_ can cause gas leal<_ ;rod person;d
il_)m'y. _Mways use NEW flesble omnecto_ when
installing a gas appliance.
IMPORTANT
- ]_emove all pacldng
matelial and literature flora ovell befbre connecting gas
and electrical supply to range.
CAUTION - Do , ot
a ttempt to operate
the
oven o_ this range dining a power iidlure (Electric
Ignition models only).
• Have yore" range installed by a qualified installe_:
[] Y)tn" range must be electrically grotmded ill
accordance with local codes o_; in the absence of local
codes, in accordance with the National Electrical Code
(ANSI/NFPA 70, latest edition). In Canada, electrical
grounding must be in accordance with the cmTent
CSA C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code Part I and/or
local codes. See
£1octrical C onnoctions
in this section.
• Befiwe installing your range on linoleum or any other
synthetic floor covering, make sure tile floor cox ering
can withstand 180°F without shrinldng, waq)ing or
discoloring. Do not install the nmge over ca*peting
unless a sheet of 1/4" thick plywood or similar
insulator is placed between the range and caq)eting.
• Make sm'e the wall co\wings arotmd the range can
withstand heat generated by the range up to 200°E
Avoid placing cabinets ab_we the range. To reduce the
hazard caused by reaching over the open flames of
operating burnei_, install a ventilation hood over tile
range that pr%@cts fi)rward at least 5" bex'ond the fl'ont
of the cabinets.
The ventilating hood nmst be constructed {ff sheet
metal not less than 0.0122" thick. Inst;dl above the
cooktop with a clearance of not less than 1/4" between
the hood and the undelside ot the combustible
inaterial or metal cabinet. Tile hood nmst be at least as
wide as the at)pliance and centered over the appliance.
Clearance between tile cooking surfi_ce and the
ventilation hood stwli_ce MUST NEVFII BE LI_NS
THAN 24 INCHILS.
FXCEPT1ON: Installation ot a listed microwave oven or
cooking appliance over the cooktop shall confimn to the
installation instrtlcfions packed with that appliance.
• If cabinets are placed above the range, allow a
ininilmm/clearance of 30" between the cooking
stwlhce and the bottoln of tmprotected cabinets.
• If a 30" clearance between cooking surfi_ce and
overhead Colnbustible inaterial or inetal cabinets
cannot be inaintained, protect the undelside ot the
cabinets above the cooktop with not less than 1/4"
insulating nfillboard covered with sheet inetal not less
than 0.0122" thick. Clearance between the cooking
suYlace and promcted cabinets MUST NEVER BE
LESS THAN 24 INCH_ZS.
• The \'ertical distance fl'Oln the plane of the cooking
stm'hce to the bottoln of ac!jacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1" to the plane ot the range
sides inust not be less than 18". (See the Dimonsions
and Cloarancos
illustration ill this section.)
•
CAUTION
- IteIns of interest to children
should not be stored ill cabinets ab_we a range or on
the backsplash of a range_children clilnbing on the
range to reach items could be seriously ii_jm'ed.
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