Kenmore 3243 Installation Instructions Manual page 2

important Notes to the Installer
1. Read all instructions contained in these installation
instructions before installing the cooktop.
2. Remove all packing material before connecting the
electrical supply to the cooktop.
3. Observe all governing codes and ordinances.
4. Be sure to leave these instructions with the consumer.
5. Note: For operation at 2000 ft. elevations above see
level, appliance rating shall be reduced by 4 percent
for each additional 1000 ft.
important Note to the Consumer
Keep these instructions with your Use and Care Guide for
future reference.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTION
Installation of this cooktop must conform with local
codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the National
Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 in the United
States, or in Canada, with the Canadian Fuel Gas Code,
CAN/CGA B149 and CAN/CGA B149.2.
• When installed in a manufactured (mobile) home
installation 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 Installation, ANSI/
NCSBCS A225.1 or with local codes where applicable.
This cooktop has been design certified by CSA
International. As with any appliance using gas and
generating heat, there are certain safety precautions you
should follow. You will find them in the Use and Care
Guide., read it carefully.
Be sure your cooktop is installed and grounded
properly by a qualified installer or service
technician.
This cooktop must be electrically grounded in
accordance with local codes or, in their absence,
with the National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA
No. 70--latest edition in the United States, or in
Canada, with the Canadian Electrical Code, CSA
C22.1 Part 1.
The burners can be lit manually during an
electrical power outage. To light a burner, hold a
lit match to the burner head, then slowly turn the
Surface Control knob to LITE. Use caution when
lighting burners manually.
Do not store items of interest to children in
cabinets above the cooktop. Children could be
seriously burned climbing on the cooktop to reach
items.
To eliminate the need to reach over the surface
burners, cabinet storage space above the burners
should be avoided.
Adjust surface burner flame size so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the cooking utensil.
Excessiveflame is hazardous.
Never use your cooktop for warming or heating
the room. Prolonged use of the cooktop without
adequate ventilation can be hazardous.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids near this or any other
appliance. Explosions or fires could result.
The electrical power to the cooktop
must be shut off while gas line connections are
being made. Failure to do so could result in serious
injury or death.