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BMPOR3=AN3 =SAFETY gNSTF UCT ONS
o Installation
of this range must conform
with local
codes,
or in the absence
of local codes,
with the
National
Fuel Gas Code, ANS! Z223.1,
latest edi-
tion. In Canada,
installation
must conform
with
the
current
Natural
Gas
Installation
Code,
CAN/CGA-B149.1
or
the
current
Propane
Installation
Code,
CANICGA-B149.2
and
with
local codes where applicable.
This range has been desigmcertified
by the American
Gas Association
according
to ANSI Z21 ..1, latest edi-
tion
and
Canadian
Gas
Association
according
to
CAN/CGA-I_I
latest
edition
As with any appliance
using gas and generating
heat, there are certain safe-
ty precautions
you should
follow
You will find these
precautions
in the Important
Safety
Instructions
sec-
tion in the front of this manual,
Read them carefully.
o Have your range installed
by a qualified
installer
or
service
technician
• Your range
must be electrically
grounded
in accor-
dance
with local codes
or, in the absence
of local
codes,
in accordance
with the National
Electrical
Code
(ANSI/NFPA
70, latest
edition),
tn Canada,
electrical
grounding
must be in accordance
with the
current CSA-C22.1
Canadian
Electrical
Code Part 1
and/or
local
codes
See Electrical
Connections
in
this section.
o Before installing
your range on linoleum
or any other
synthetic
floor covering,
make sure the floor covering
can withstand
180°F (82°C) without
shrinking,
warp-
ing or discoloring.
Do not install the range over car-
peting
unless
a sheet of 1/4" (6 ram) thick plywood
or similar insulator
is placed
between
the range and
carpeting.
o Make sure the wall coverings
around the range can
withstand
heat generated
by tile range up to 200°F
(93°C)..
• Avoid
placing
cabinets
above the range_ To reduce
the hazard caused by reaching
over the open flames
of operating
burners,
install a ventilation
hood over
the range that projects
forward at least 5" (12_7 cm)
beyond
the front of the cabinets.
=The ventilating
hood must be constructed
of sheet
metal not less than 0..0t22"
(31
mm) thick.
Install
above
the cooking
top with a clearance
of not less
than 1/4" (6 ram) between
the hood and the under-
side of the combustible
material
or metal cabinet..
The hood must be at least as wide as the appliance
and
centered
over
tile
appliance.
Clearance
between
the cooking
surface
and the
ventilation
hood surface
MUST
NEVER
BE LESS
THAN
24"
(61 cm).
EXCEPTION:
Installation
of a listed
microwave
oven
or cooking
appliance
over the cooktop
shall
conform
to the installation
instructions packed
with
that appliance.
= If cabinets
are placed above the range, allow a mini-
mum clearance
of 30" (76_2 cm) between
the cook-
ing surface
and the bottom
of unprotected
cabinets_
o If a 30" (76_2 cm) clearance
between
cooking
sur-
face and overhead
combustible
material
or metai
cabinets
cannot
be maintained,
protect
the under_
side of the cabinets
above
the cooking
top with not
less than 1/4" (6 mm) insulating
millboard
covered
with sheet
metal
not less than
0.0122"
(.31 mm)
thick.
° Clearance
between
the cooking surface
and protect-
ed cabinets
MUST NEVER
BE LESS THAN 24" (61
cm)_ The
vertical
distance
from
the
plane
of the
cooking
surface to the bottom
of adjacent
overhead
cabinets
extending
closer
than
1" (25
cm) to the
plane of the range sides must not be less than 18"
(45.7
cm).. (See the Dimensions
and Clearances
illustration
in this section.)
o CAUTION:
Items of interest
to children
should
not
be stored in cabinets
above a range or on the back-
splash of a range--children
climbing
on the range to
reach items could be seriously
injured.
WARNBNG
All ranges
can
tip
and
injury
could
result. To prevent
accidental
tipping
of
the range, attach an approved
Anti-Tip
device
to the wall. (See Installing
the
Anti-Tip
Device
in this
section..)
To
check
if the device
is installed
and
engaged
properly,
carefully
tip
the
range
forward.
The
Anti-Tip
device
should
engage
and prevent
the range
from tipping
over.
If you pull the range out from the wall
for any reason,
make sure the Anti-Tip
device is engaged
when you push the
range back against the wall.
o For your safety,
never
use your
range for warming
or heating
the room.. Your oven and cooktop
are not
designed
to heat your kitchen°
Top burners
should
not be operated
without
cookware
on the grate
Such abuse could result in fire and damage
to your
range and wilt void your warranty
o Do not store or use combustible
materials,
gasoIine
or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other
appliance.
Explosions
or fires
could resutto
o Do not use oven for a storage
area
items stored in
the oven can ignite.
• Do not let cooking
grease
or other flammable
mate-
rials accumulate
in or near the range.
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