GE JGB900 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 40

Installation Instructions
A WARNING!
INSTALLATION SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
hnproper installation, adjustment, alteration, service
or maJntenmace can cause injury or property damage.
Refer to this mmmal. For assistance or additional
information, consult a qualified installer, service
agency, manufacturer (dealer) or the gas supplier.
Never reuse old flexible connectors. The use
of old flexible connectors can cause gas leaks and
personal iqiury.
Always use NEW flexible connectors
when installing a gas ai)pliance.
IMPORTANT
- Remove all packing
inaterial and literature fl'Oln oven heft)re connecting
gas and electrical sui)ply to range.
CAUTION - t,(,not ,ttempt t(,
operate
the ()veil of this range during a power tailure (Electric
Ignition inodels only).
• Have your range installed bv a qualified installer.
• Yore" range must be electrically grounded in
accordance with local codes or, in the absence
of local codes, in accordance with the National
Electrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70, latest edition).
Ill Canada, electrical grounding inust be ill
accordance with the current CSA C99.1 Canadian
Electrical Code Part 1 and/or local codes. See
Electrical Connections
in this section.
• gefin'e installing your range on linolemn or anv
other synthetic floor covering, inake sure the floor
covering can withstand 180°F without shrinking,
warping or discoloring. Do not install the range
over carpeting mdess a sheet of 1/4" thick plywood
or silnilar insulator is placed between the range
and cai])eting.
• Make sure the wall coverings arotmd the range can
withstand heat generated by the range up to 200°E
• Avoid plating cabinets above the range. To reduce
the hazard caused by reaching over the open
flalnes of operating burnels, install a ventilation
hood over the range that projects fi)rward at least
5" beyond the front of the cabinets.
• Tile ventilating hood must be constHlcted
of sheet metal not less than 0.0192" thick.
Install above the cooktop with a clearance of not
less than ]/4" between the hood and the underside
of the colnl)ustil)le inaterial or inetal cabinet. The
hood nmst be at least as wide as the ai)pliance and
centered over the ai)pliance, Clearance between
the cooking surtace and the ventilation hood
surtace MUST NEVER BE LESS THAN 24
INCHES,
EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwave oven
or cooking al)pliance over the cooktop shall conform
to the installation instluctions packed with that
appliance.
• If cabinets are placed above the range,
allow a inininnun clearance of 30" between the
cooking suri,_ce and the bottom of unl)rotected
cabinets.
• If a 30" clearance between cooking surthce and
overhead colnbustible inaterial or inetal cabinets
cannot be maintained, protect the underside of the
cabinets above the cooktop with not less than 1/4"
insulating inillboard covered with sheet inetal not
less than 0.0] 99" thick. Clearance between the
cooking surt._ce and protected cabinets MUST
NEVER BE LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
• The vertical distance fl'om the plane of the cooking
surtace to tile bottoln of a(!jacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1" to the plane of the range
sides nmst not be less than 18". (See the Oimensions
and Clearances illustration in this section.)
• CAUTION - Items ofinterest
to
children should not be stored ill cabinets above a
range or oi5 the backsplash of a range--children
clilnbing on the range to reach items could be
seriously ii_j ured,
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