Important Notes To The Installer; Important Safety Instructions - Frigidaire GCCG3648AS Installation Instructions Manual

GAS COOKTOP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

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.
Special instructions for appliances installed in the
State of Massachusetts:
This appliance can only be installed in the State of
Massachusetts by a Massachusetts licensed plumber
or gas fitter. When using a flexible gas connector, it
must not exceed 3 feet (36 inches) in length. A "T"
handle type manual gas valve must be installed in the
gas supply line to this appliance.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
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.
(For 30" & 36" Models)
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.
• Air curtain or other overhead hoods, which operate
by blowing a downward air flow on to a range, shall
not be used in conjunction with gas ranges other
than when the hood and range have been designed,
tested and listed by an independent test laboratory
for use in combination with each other.
• 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.
Excessive flame 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.
must be shut off while gas line connections are
being made. Failure to do so could result in serious
injury or death.
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The electrical power to the cooktop