Installation Instructions; Installing The Cooktop On The Kitchen Unit: Fitting Measurements - Siemens 5551 Operating Instructions Manual

Installation instructions

Read these instructions before installing or using
the appliance.
Thoroughly follow the general safety instructions
as well as the important information.
Before using the appliance, an authorized
technician must install and connect it. Additionally ,
this technician must ensure that the power supply
and gas connections work properly.
The technician performing the installation is
responsible for the perfect operation of the
appliance in its place of installation.
The technician must show the user how to
disconnect the electricity and gas when necessary.
PRECAUTION: Before
connecting the appliance,
ensure that the local
connection conditions as
well as the gas type and
pressure and the current
supply voltage match
the appliance's settings.
It is necessary for all tasks related with installation,
adjustment and adaptation to LP gas to
be performed by authorized personnel, and that
the codes in force, as well as the requisites of
the gas companies, be respected.
Before you begin, turn off the gas and
electricity supply to the appliance.
Before installing, turn power OFF at the service
panel. Lock service panel to prevent power from
being turned ON accidentally.
Before connecting up the appliance to the
installation, first check that it has been adjusted
for the type of gas that is to be supplied. Our
cooktops are delivered from factory fit to work
with the gas type indicated on the name plate.
It is obligatory for the place where the appliance
is to be installed to have standard ventilation.
Thus, it is necessary for the combustion gases to
be vented outside.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Check the dimensions of the cooktop as well
as the dimensions of the hole to be cut in the
kitchen unit.
The panels located above the work surface, next
to the cooktop, must be made of non-
inflammable material. The stratified coatings and
the adhesive that fixes them must be heat-resistant
to prevent possible deterioration.
Electrical cables must not come into contact with
heat zones.
The power cable must be fastened to the kitchen
unit to keep it from touching the hot parts of the
oven or cooktop.
It is mandatory for appliances with any electrical
component to be grounded.
Installer-show the owner the location of the circuit
breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference.
The installation of this appliance must be performed
in accordance with the codes in force and only in
a well-ventilated site.
If required by the National Electrical Code (or Ca-
nada Electrical Code), this appliance must be ins-
talled on a separate branch circuit.
Handle the appliance with care during the entire
installation process. Avoid any blows to the
appliance.
In the event that these recommendations are not
observed, the installation technician will be
responsible for any damage caused, and the
manufacturer will be exempt from all responsability.
Installing the cooktop
on the kitchen unit:
Fitting measurements
1 - Minimum distances (mm). Cut a gap of the
required size in the work surface. Fig. 1 a-b
Follow the installation instructions for hoods.
2 - The wood fibres that have been used to make
the cabinets tend to swell quickly
when they come into contact with moisture.
Therefore, we recommend to coat the cut
surfaces, to protect them from steam or
condensed water that could be deposited
under the kitchen unit work surface.
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