Electrical Installation Requirements - Amana AKR2000 series Owner's Manual

Electric cooktops
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Minimum Requirement for Cooktops Placed Side by
Side
• 2 inches must separate cutout of each cooktop.
• 1 inch must separate side flanges of each cooktop.
Minimum Cabinet Requirements
• Single cabinet installation requires a 24 inch width base
cabinet.
Minimum Clearances to Combustible Material
A
H
G
F
A—21 inches
B—Minimum of 30 inches between top of cooking
surface and bottom of an unprotected wood or
metal cabinet. Minimum of 24 inches between
cooking surface and protected wood or metal
cabinet above range. Cabinet bottom must be
protected by at least ¼ inch thick millboard with
not less than No. 28 MSG sheet steel, .015 inch
thick stainless steel, .024 inch thick aluminum, or
.020 inch thick.
C—13 inches minimum
D—0 inches
E—3 inches minimum
F—24 inches minimum
G—0 inches
H—18 inches minimum
Figure 3
B
C
D
E

Electrical Installation Requirements

Installation of this product must conform with local codes
or in the absences of local codes with the current
National Electric Code ANSI NFPA 70.
Cooktop requires a 3 wire 240 volt, 60 hertz, AC circuit
protected by a separate 15 amp circuit breaker or time
delay fuse. Ground cooktop using #10 gauge ground
wire attached to burner box.
Junction Box Location
Junction box must be located within 30 inches of power
supply entry point.
Power Supply Connection
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or
death, make sure your cooktop has been properly
grounded and always disconnect it from main power
supply before any servicing.
To avoid risk of electrical shock or personal injury when
connecting copper leads to aluminum house wiring, use
only connectors designed for joining copper to
aluminum. Follow connector manufacturer's
recommendations closely.
To avoid risk of electrical shock or personal injury, do
not ground through neutral wire if installed in mobile
home or if local codes do not permit grounding through
neutral wire
Cooktop has approximately 36 inches of flexible wire
conduit attached to rear of cooktop. Approximately 4
inches of bare ground wire and 2 insulated wires, brown
and red, extend beyond end of conduit. Connect wire
leads extending from conduit to house wires inside
junction box (Junction box not included). Refer to local
codes and attach according to examples below.
3 Wire Connection (Cooktop Wire—House Wire)
Bare—Ground (Green)
Red—Power Line (Red)
Brown—Power Line (Black)
4 Wire Connection (Cooktop Wire—House Wire)
Bare—Ground (Green) and Neutral (White)
Red—Power Line (Red)
Brown—Power Line (Black)
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