Install Foam Strip; Rotate Blower - Required On Some Installations; Install Cooktop - KitchenAid 30" (76.2 cm) Cooktop Installation Instructions Manual

4. Remove the removable grease filter by lifting the filter out.
5. Using 2 or more people, remove the cooktop from the carton.
6. Use foam end caps from the packaging as a work surface for
the floor or countertop.
7. Using 2 or more people, place the cooktop upside down on
the foam end caps.
8. Make sure knobs are positioned in the open areas of the end
caps.
9. Avoid placing the cooktop facedown on the control knobs.

Install Foam Strip

1. Remove foam strip from the package containing literature.
2. Remove backing from foam strip.
3. Apply foam strip adhesive-side down around bottom of
cooktop, flush with edge.
NOTE: The foam strip keeps the underside of the cooktop
glass free from debris and helps the cooktop sit flat on
uneven counters.
A. Cooktop base
B. Foam strip
C. Glass
Rotate Blower - Required On Some
Installations
IMPORTANT: The following additional steps must be performed
if the product is being installed in peninsula or island cabinetry.
The blower exhaust scroll is shipped from the factory set to
exhaust straight out the back of the cabinet through an exterior
wall.
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A. Blower exhaust scroll
B. 10-32 machine nuts (4)
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B
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B
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D
E
C. Plenum
D. Motor mounting plate
E. Blower motor
To rotate blower:
1. Locate the four plastic plugs in the plenum bypass.
2. Use the pliers to remove the plastic plugs.
IMPORTANT: Do not throw away the plastic plugs. The
plastic plugs must be reinstalled after the blower exhaust
scroll has been rotated.
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B
C
A. Blower motor
B. Exhaust scroll
3. Insert the " socket and extension into the hole and use the
ratchet handle to loosen the nut half of a rotation. Repeat this
process for each of the four nuts.
4. With the nuts loosened, the blower exhaust scroll can be
easily rotated downward.

Install Cooktop

1. Using 2 or more people, place cooktop right side up into the
cutout.
NOTE: Make sure that the front edge of the cooktop is
parallel to the front edge of the countertop. If repositioning is
needed, lift entire cooktop up from the cutout to avoid
scratching the countertop.
2. For island or peninsula installations, go to "Rotate Blower -
Required On Some Installations" section.
3. Connect blower exhaust scroll to ducting.
4. Use vent clamps to secure the ducting to the blower exhaust
scroll.
5. Reinstall removable grease filter.
6. Reinstall vent grille.
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C. Plenum
D. Plastic plugs (4)