Before You Start; Mobile Home Installation - Whirlpool 98014106 Installation Instructions Manual

30" (76.2 cm) freestanding gas range
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Your safety and the safety of
others are very important.
We have provided many important
safety messages in this manual and
on your appliance. Always read and
obey all safety messages.
This is the safety alert
symbol.
This symbol alerts you to
potential hazards that can kill or hurt
you and others.
All safety messages will follow the
safety alert symbol and either the
word "DANGER" or "WARNING".
These words mean:
DANGER
You can be killed or seriously
injured if you don't immediately
follow instructions.
WARNING
You can be killed or seriously
injured if you don't follow
instructions.
All safety messages will tell you
what the potential hazard is, tell you
how to reduce the chance of injury,
and tell you what can happen if the
instructions are not followed.
Tools and materials needed:
level
hand or
electric drill
3/8" drive
ratchet
gloves
2
WARNING: If the
information in this manual
is not followed exactly, a
fire or explosion may
result causing property
damage, personal injury or
death.
— Do not store or use
gasoline or other
flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of
this or any other
appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU
SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any
appliance.
• Do not touch any
electrical switch.
• Do not use any phone in
your building.
• Immediately call your
gas supplier from a
neighbor's phone.
Follow the gas supplier's
instructions.
• If you cannot reach your
gas supplier, call the fire
department.
— Installation and service
must be performed by a
qualified installer, service
agency or the gas
supplier.
Important: Observe all governing
codes and ordinances.
Do not obstruct flow of combustion
and ventilation air.
wood floor:
1/8" drill bit
concrete/ceramic floors:
3/16" carbide-tipped masonry
drill bit (Hammer may be
needed for anchors.)
slip-joint
pliers
tape measure
or ruler
flat-blade
screwdriver
Phillips
screwdriver
pipe
wrench
This installation must conform with all
local codes and ordinances. In the
absence of local codes, installation must
conform with American National
Standard, National Fuel Gas Code ANSI
Z223.1 — latest edition*.
Cabinet opening dimensions shown
must be used. Given dimensions are
minimum clearances.
When installing a range under existing
cabinets and the installation does not
meet the minimum cabinet clearances,
install a range hood above the cooktop
to avoid burn hazards.
Proper installation is your responsibility.
A qualified technician must install this
range. Make sure you have everything
necessary for correct installation. It is the
installer's responsibility to comply with
installation clearances specified on the
gas information label. The gas
information label and model/serial rating
plate are located on the frame behind the
broiler door.

Mobile home installation

The installation of this range must
conform with the Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standard, 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 Home
Installations, ANSI/NCSBCS A225.1 and
Manufactured Home Installations, Sites,
and Communities ANSI/NFPA 501A**, 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.
Copies of the standards listed may be
obtained from:
* CSA International
8501 East Pleasant Valley Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44131-5575
** National Fire Protection Association
One Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269
Materials required:
• gas line shutoff valve
• 1/2" male pipe thread nipple for connection
to pressure regulator
• L.P . gas-resistant pipe-joint compound
• CSA design-certified flexible metal appliance
connector (4-5 feet) or rigid gas supply line
as needed
• Insulated pad or 1/4" plywood if range is
installed over carpeting
1/2" and 3/8"
combination
wrench
safety
glasses

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