Installation Of The Range; Dimensions And Clearances; Important Safety Instructions - GE RGA520PW8 Owner's Manual

20" and 24" gas ranges
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Installation of the range.
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
Dimensions and Clearances
Provide adequate clearances between the range and adjacent combustible surfaces.
25_1/2 "_
fromwail
to front of
panel
Minimum to
30"
cabinets on
eitherside
18"
Minimum
ot range
__
36"
C
_.inimum to wail on
either side of range
aBuve
Jb
[leiyllL
Maximumdepth
40W"
_Depth including handle: 25-9/16."
Depth to front of control knobs: 26- I/8."
0" clearance below cooking top and at rear of range
Models
A
B
C
20" Wide
20"
203/s"
2"
24" Wide
24"
243/a"
0"
24
Important Safety Instructions
Installation of this range must conform with local
codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the
National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1,latest
edition. In Canada, installation must conform
with the current Natural Gas Installation Code,
CAN/CGA-B 149.1or the current Propane
Installation Code, CAN/CGA-B149.2, and with
local codes where applicable.
This range has been design-certified bythe
American GasAssociation according to ANSI
Z21.1,latest edition and Canadian Gas
Association according to CAN/CGA-1.1latest
edition. As with any appliance using gas and
generating heat, there are certain safety
precautions you should follow. You will find
these precautions in the Important Safety
Instructions in the front of this guide. Read them
carefully.
• A range should NOT be installed directly over
ldtchen cmpefing
unless an insulating
pad
of
1/4-inch thick piece of pl}_vood is placed
between tile range and
cmpet.
• Be sure )_)ur range is properly installed by a
qualified installer or set_ice technidan.
• This range nmst be electrically grounded
in
accordance
with local codes, or in their
absence, with the National Electrical Code
ANSI/NFPA
No. 70, lamst edition and
Canadian Gas Assodadon
according to
CAN/CGA-1.1 latest edition. See Electrical
Connection
Infi)rmation.
•Betore
installing the range in an area covered
xdth linoleum or any other synthetic floor
o)vering, make sure the floor o wering can
withstand heat at least 90 °F. ab_)ve room
temperature
without shrinking, warping or
discoloring.
• Make sure tile wall coverings around tlle range
can _dthstand tile heat generated by the range.
• Make sure all conuols ieF[lain ill the OFF
position when tile T_lngeis not in use.

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