Electrical Wiring Information; Electrical Grounding Instructions - Maytag MGC5430BD Installation Manual

Electrical Wiring Information

This appliance is equipped with a grounded type power
cord. A grounded outlet must be provided. It is
recommended, for convenience, the outlet be located
(with reference to figure 6) as in A or B, below:
A. If no other appliance is to be installed below this
appliance: within either the shaded area or the cross
hatched area shown in figure 6.
B. If a Model MEW6500 or MEW5500 Series Electric Wall
Oven is to be installed below this appliance, either:
1. within the cross hatched area of figure 6, or,
2. within an adjacent cabinet.
If a wall oven is to be installed below this appliance and
the counter units outlet is to be mounted within the cross
hatched area of figure 6:
1. The cabinet's lower front panel, below the oven, must
be made removable for access to the outlet.
2. A clearance hole for the power cord's plug (1-1/4² (3.18
cm) dia is recommended) must be provided through the
oven's floor support shelf and, if necessary, through the
slats supporting the shelf. The clearance hole should
be located as near as practical to the rear of the shelf.
If the outlet is to be mounted in either a left or right
adjacent cabinet, a clearance hole, as described above,
must be provided in the dividing wall between the
cabinets. Figure 4; page 5, illustrates a typical (left side)
dividing wall. The clearance hole (not shown in figure 4)
3 1/2² (8.89 cm) WIDE
SLATS WHEN A WALL
OVEN IS INSTALLED
BELOW 30² MODEL
can be located as is convenient in this left wall or in the
corresponding right wall.
In planning any installation, note that the free length of
this appliance's power cord, extending beyond a point
3-3/4² (9.53 cm) left of the nominal center of the rear wall
of the burner box, when viewed from the front of the unit,
is approximately 46² (117 cm).
User may experience occasional circuit tripping if Ground
Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) outlet or breaker is in use.

Electrical Grounding Instructions

This appliance is equipped with a (three-prong)
grounding plug for your protection against shock
hazard and should be plugged directly into a
properly grounded receptacle. Do not cut or
remove the grounding prong from this plug.
THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE DISCON-
NECTED FROM ITS ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
AT THE WALL RECEPTACLE BEFORE
SERVICING THE APPLIANCE.
CABINET BOTTOM
FIGURE 6
7
WARNING
WARNING
3 13/16²
9.7 cm
29 3/8²
74.61 cm
37 3/16²
94.46 cm
4² MAX.
10.16 cm