GE Monogram ZEW145V Installation Manual page 14

Installation
Component Cooktop _vstem
Apply
Gasket Strip
Apply foam tape (supplied) on top surface of
countertop along all edges of the cutout,
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Rem ove
Knobs,
Gates
• Turn all control knobs to
OFF
position.
• Carefully remove knobs by lifting straight up.
• Remove all grates, burner caps and vent
covers fl'oln
conlponents.
• Remove tape covering screw holes on the
downdraft grill.
Joining
Multiple
Cooktops
These Nuts
Cookto
Joiner Strip
• Lay cooktops upside down on a clean flat
work surface.
• Remove endcaps on sides to bejoined by
removing three n u ts with a 5 / 16" n u tdriver.
Discard nuts.
• Attach joiner strip to first cooktop by
tightening flanged nuts (supplied) over the
flanges.
• Place the two cooktops into the countertop
cutout.
• Slide the cooktops together so that the slots
in the joiner strip are engaged by the studs.
There should be no gaps between cooktops
andjoiners. Press together firmly to assure a
tight fit.
• Place flanged nuts in end of 5/16" nutdriver.
Start nuts on studs and tighten from below.
Attach chassis support brace to equal-height
cooktops
• When attaching gas to gas, gas to halogen,
halogen to halogen or grill to grill, place
support brace as shown.
• Remove one screw fl'om the center of each
cooktop chassis.
• Position brace and tighten screws.
• Repeat these steps for three cooktops.
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