Installation Instructions; Safety Instructions; Model - GE JGBP36 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions
WARNING!
INSTALLATION SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service
or maintenance can cause injury or property damage.
Refer to this manual. 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 injurg.
Alwags use NEW flexible connectors when installing a gas
appliance.
IMPORTANT
- Remove all p acking material
and literature fromovenbefore connecting gasand
electrical supplg to range.
-&CAUTION - Do n ot ottemptto operote the
oven of this range during a power failure (ElectricIgnition
models onlg).
[] Hove gour range installed bg a qualified installer.
[] Your range must be electricallg grounded in accordance
with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, in
accordance with the National ElectricalCode (ANSI/NFPA
70,latest edition). In Canada, electrical grounding must
be in accordance with the current CSAC22.1 Canadian
ElectricalCode Port i and/or local codes.See Electrical
Connections in this section.
[] Beforeinstalling gour range on linoleum or ang other
sgnthetic floor covering, make sure the floor covering
con withstand 180°Fwithout shrinking, warping or
discoloring. Do not install the range over carpeting
unless a sheet of 1//4"thick plgwood or similar insulator is
placed between the range and carpeting.
[] Make sure the wall coverings around the range con
withstand heat generated bg the range up to 200°R
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Avoid placing cabinets above the range. To reduce the
hazard caused bg reaching over the open flames of
operating burners, install a ventilation hood over the
range that projects forward at least 5" begond the front
of the cabinets.
The ventilating hood must be constructed of sheet metal
not lessthan 0.0122"thick. Install above the cooktop with
a clearance of not lessthan 1/4" between the hood and
the underside of the combustible material or metal
cabinet. The hood must be at least as wide as the
appliance and centered over the appliance. Clearance
between the cooking surface and the ventilation hood
surface MUSTNEVER BE LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
EXCEPTION: I nstallation of a listed microwave oven or
cooking appliance over the cooktop shall conform to the
installation instructions pocked with that appliance.
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If cabinets ore placed above the range, allow a minimum
clearance of 30" between the cooking surface and the
bottom of unprotected cabinets.
If a 30" clearance between cooking surface and
overhead combustible material or metal cabinets cannot
be maintained, protect the underside of the cabinets
above the cooktop with not less than 1/4" insulating
millboard covered with sheet metal not less than 0.0122"
thick. Clearance between the cooking surface and
protected cabinets MUSTNEVERBE LESS THAN
24 INCHES.
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The vertical distance from the plane of the cooking
surface to the bottom of adjacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1"to the plane of the range sides
must not be lessthan 18".(Seethe Dimensions and
Clearances illustration in this section.)
CAUTION
- Items ofinterest tochildren
should notbe stored i ncabinets abovea rangeoron the
backsplash ofa range-children climbing on therange
to reach items could be seriouslg injured.
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