Removing The Mounting Plate; Finding The Wall Studs - GE JVM3160DFCC Installation Instructions Manual

PLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING PLATE
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A REMOVING THE MICROWAVE

REMOVING THE MOUNTING PLATE

1
Open the box and fold back all four carton flaps fully
against the carton sides. Remove the following items
from the protective foam: installation instructions,
filters, exhaust adaptor, damper, and the small
hardware bag. Do not remove the foam protecting
the front of the microwave oven.
Then carefully roll the microwave oven and carton
over onto the top side. The microwave oven should
2
be resting in the foam.
Foam
3 Pull the carton up and off the microwave oven.
4
The mounting plate is attached to the back of the
microwave oven. Remove the two screws holding it
to the microwave oven. The plate will be used as the
rear wall template and for mounting the microwave
oven to the wall.
5
Set the microwave oven upright. Remove and
properly discard plastic bags and foam.
Open the microwave oven door and remove the
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plastic sheet and tape from inside the microwave
oven door. Remove the tape covering the turntable
hub.
Installation Instructions
Carton
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FINDING THE WALL STUDS

B
Wall
Studs
Center
1 Find the studs, using one of the following methods:
A. Stud finder.
B. Use a hammer to tap lightly across the mounting
surface to find a solid sound. This will indicate
a stud location.
After locating the stud(s), find the center by probing
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the wall with a small nail to find the edges of the stud.
Then place a mark halfway between the edges.
The center of any adjacent studs should be 16 or 24
from this mark.
Draw a line down the center of the studs.
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IMPORTANT: The microwave must be connected to at
least one wall stud.
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