Make Electrical Connection; Install Vent Covers; Complete Installation - Whirlpool EXTKIT18FS Installation Instructions And Use & Care Manual

3. Cut the duct to the measured size "X."
4. Remove the air deflector.
5. Slide the duct onto the bottom of the air deflector.
6. Place the assembled air deflector and duct over
the exhaust outlet from the hood.
7. Reassemble the air deflector to the duct cover bracket
with the 2 assembly screws.
8. Seal connections with vent clamps.

Make Electrical Connection

1. Disconnect power.
2. Remove terminal box cover.
3. Remove the knockout in the terminal box and install
a UL listed or CSA approved
4. Run home power supply cable through strain relief
into terminal box.
A
F
C
E
D
A. Home power supply cable
B. UL listed or CSA approved
strain relief
C. Black wires
5. Use UL listed wire connectors and connect
black wires (C) together.
6. Use UL listed wire connectors and connect
white wires (E) together.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Electrically ground blower.
Connect ground wire to green and yellow ground wire
in terminal box.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
7. Connect green (or bare) ground wire from home power
supply to yellow-green ground wire (F) in terminal box
using UL listed wire connectors.
8. Tighten strain relief screw.
9. Install terminal box cover.
10. Reconnect power.
/ " strain relief.
1
2
B
D. UL listed wire connectors
E. White wires
F. Green (or bare) and yellow-
green ground wires

Install Vent Covers

NOTE: Remove protective film from the vent covers.
1. When using both upper and lower vent covers, push lower
cover down onto hood and lift upper cover to ceiling and
install with (2) 2.9 x 6.5 mm screws.
A
E
A. Upper vent cover
B. Lower vent cover
C. 2.9 x 6.5 mm screws
D. Bracket
NOTE: For vented installations, the upper vent cover
may be reversed to hide slots.

Complete Installation

1. For non-vented (recirculating) installations only, install
charcoal filters over the blower motor. See the "Range Hood
Care" section.
2. Install metal filters. See the "Range Hood Care" section.
3. Check the operation of the range hood blower and light.
See the "Range Hood Use" section.
NOTE: To get the most efficient use from your new range
hood, read the "Range Hood Use" section.
C
D
C
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