Countertop Preparation - KitchenAid KESC300BAL1 Installation Instructions Manual

Cabinet opening dimensions
25" (63.5 cm) countertop
24" (61 cm) base
J upper cabinet depth _J For minimum
I .... e|..Janca t ?the top
_J 30." (76.2 cm)rnin.., of the cooktop, sea
18" (45.7cm!, / c°_/_,,...,.,,1"'"_ _22-3/4" (67.8 cm)
_loPP_[,c_,_tne' _-/// I _ opening depth
outlet is required. See _ between
cutout and
"Electrical re_u,rements,"-:
" cabinet door
Panel B. or hinge.
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36" (91.4 era)
counter top
height
Cabinet opening
dimensions that are
shown must be used.
Countertop preparation
*** Note: 24" (61 cm) min. when bottom of
wood or metal cabinet is protected by
not less than 1/4" (0.64 cm) flame
retardant miflboard covered with not
less than No. 28 MSG sheet steel, 0.015"
(0.4 ram) stainless steel, 0.024" (0.6 ram)
aluminum or 0.020" (0.6 ram) copper,
30" (76.2 cm) min. clearance between
the top of the cooking platform and
the bottom of an unprotected wood or
metal cabinet.
The cooktop sides of the slide-in range fit over
the cutout edge of your countertop.
If you have a square finish (flat) countertop
and the opening width is 30-318" (77,2 cm), no
countertop preparation is required.
Formed front-edged countertops: Must have
molded edge shaved flat 1/4" (0.64 cm) from
each front corner of opening.
Tile countertops may need trim cut back
1/4" (0.64 cm) from each front corner and/or
rounded edge flattened.
If countertop opening width is greater than
30-318" (77,2 cm), adjust the 1/4" (0.64 cm)
dimension.
Counterfop must be level. Place level on
countertop, first side to side; then front to back. If
countertop is not level, range will not be level.
Oven must be level for satisfactory baking
conditions.
(0.64 cm)
22-518"
(57.5 cm)
30-718"
(78.4 cm)
Formed or tiled countertop
trimmed tJ4" (0.64 cm)
back at front corners of
counter top opening.
Cooktop sides
of range fit
over edges of
countertop
opening.
Product dimensions
30-z/6" |
(78.4 cm)
t-t12" cooktop / '
(3.6 cm) width
Anti-tip
bracket:
36 _
(91.4 cm)
countertop
height
The floor anti-tip bracket
MUST be installed. To install
the anti-tip bracket shipped
with the range, see Panels D
and E and the anti-tip
bracket template.
25-3/4"
_65.4 ore)
epth with
handle "_
30" (76.2 cm)
) width
When installed in a 24" (61 cm)
base cabinet with 25 (63.5 cm)
countertop -- front of oven door
_4rotrudea 1-7/8" (4,8 cm) beyond
" (61 cm) base cabineL
Panel A
Before you start...
Read electrical and carpentry instructions.
Proper installation is your responsibility.A
qualified technician must install this range. Make
sure you have everything necessary for correct
installation. It is the customer's responsibility to
make sure that the countertop has been properly
prepared and that the installation clearances
specified on the seriaVrating plate are met. The
serial/rating plate is located on the frame behind
the drawer.
Check location where range will be installed.
The range should be located for convenient use
in the kitchen. Recessed installations must
provide complete enclosure of the sides and rear
of range.
ALL OPENINGS IN THE WALL OR FLOOR
WHERE RANGE ISTO BE INSTALLED MUST
BE SEALED.
Cutout shown is for a 25-inch (63.5 cm)
countertop with a 24-inch (61 cm) base cabinet
and no backsplash. If countertop has a
backsplash, see "Countertop preparation."
Cabinet construction: This appliance is
designed for use in a base cabinet with a depth
of 24 inches (61 cm). The maximum depth for
overhead cabinets is 13" inches
(33 cm). For the minimum vertical clearance
between the cooking surface and the overhead
cabinets, see Note.*** Overhead cabinets
installed at either side of the appliance must be
a minimum of 18 inches (45.7 cm) above the
cooking surface. The minimum horizontal
distance between the overhead cabinets is 30
inches (76.2 cm).
Personal Injury Hazard
To eliminate the dsk of burns or fire, avoid
installing cabinet storage above the cooking
surface, If cabinets are already installed,
reduce the hazard of reaching over a heated
cooking surface by installing a range hood.
The range hood should extend a minimum of
5 inches out from the bottom front of the
cabinets.
Reaching over a heated cooking surface
could result in a serious burn or other
psmonal injury.
Electrical Shock Hazard
It is the customer's responsibility:
• To contact a qualified electrical installer.
• To assure that the electrical installation is
adequate and in confonnanca with National
Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA
70 -- latest edition*, or CSA Standard C22,1,
Canadian Eleetdcal Code, Part I --latest
edition**, and all local codes and ordinances.
Failure to do so could result in fire, electrical
shock or other personal injury.
Mobile home installation
The installation of this range must conform to the
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety
Standards, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280 (formerly the
Federal Standard for Mobile Home Construction
and Safety, Title 24, HUD, Part 280); or when such
standard is not applicable, the Standard for
Manufactured Homes Installations (Manufactured
Home Sites, Communities and Setups), ANSI
A225.1/NFPA 501A, or with local codes*. In
Canada, the installation of this range must conform
with the current standards CAN/CSA - Z240 --
latest edition** or with local codes.
In Canada, the installation of this range must
conform with the current standards CAN/CSA-Z240
-- latest edition***, or with local codes.
When this range is installed in a mobile home, it
must be secured to the floor during transit. Any
method of securing the range is adequate as long
as it conforms to the standards listed above.
Four-wire power supply cable must be used in a
mobile home installation. The appliance wiring will
need to be revised. See four-wire electrical
connection, Panels C and D.
Note: The metal chassis of the range MUST be
earth- grounded in order for the control panel to
work. If the metal chassis of the range is not earth-
grounded, NO keypads will operate. Check with a
qualified electrician if you are in doubt as to whether
the metal chassis of range is earth-grounded.
Copies of the standards listed may be obtained from:
* National Fire ProtectionAssociation
BattarymarchPark
Quincy,Massachusetts 02269
** Canadian Standard Association
178 Rexdale Boulevard
Rexdale (Toronto),Ontario MgW tR3