Electrical Requirements; Installation Steps - Whirlpool RS675PXG Installation Instructions

Electrical requirements

If codes permit and a separate ground wire is used,
it is recommended that a qualified electrician
determine that the ground path and wire gauge are
in accordance with local codes.
Do Not ground to a gas pipe.
Check with a qualified electrician if you are not sure
range is properly grounded.
Do Not have a fuse in the neutral or ground circuit.

Installation steps

Preparation
A
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and
install range.
Failure to do so can result in back or
other injury.
Important: Use both hands to remove oven door.
Do Not use handle or any portion of the front
frame or trim for lifting.
Before moving range across floor, check that
range is on shipping base or slide range onto
cardboard or hardboard.
Do Not remove shipping feet at the front lower
corners of range.
1.
Turn power supply
off. Move range close to
final position.
• Remove and discard
shipping materials, tape
and protective film from
the range. Do Not
Do Not
remove
remove shipping base
shipping feet.
or shipping feet at the
front lower corners of
range. The shipping feet will protect the
lower range trim until range is inserted into
cabinet.
• Remove and set aside oven racks and other
parts from inside oven.
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Range must be connected to the proper electrical
voltage and frequency as specified on the
model/serial rating plate. (The model/serial rating
plate is located on the oven door or on the oven
frame.)
CONNECT WITH COPPER WIRE ONLY.
Models rated from 11.8 kW to 13.3 kW at 240
volts (8.9 kW to 10.0 kW at 208 volts) require a
separate 40-ampere circuit.
A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is
recommended.
Connect directly to the fused disconnect (or
circuit breaker box) through flexible, armored
or non-metallic sheathed, copper cable (with
ground wire).
Grasp oven
C
frame to
lift range.
Connect
B
power
supply
cable.
Remove
C
shipping
feet.
Replace
C
oven door.
2.
Completely open oven door. Insert small
end of a door removal pin into each door hinge.
Grasp door handle from the bottom and gently
close door as far as it will shut. Lift slightly and
grasp bottom of door with other hand. Pull door
out at bottom to remove. Set door aside on
protected surface.
Check oven
D
operation.
Remove
A oven racks.
Insert small
end of pin
here.
Flexible armored cable from appliance should
be connected directly to junction box.
Fuse both sides of the line.
A U.L.-listed conduit connector must be
provided at the junction box.
Do Not cut the conduit.
Wire sizes and connections must conform with the
rating of the appliance and to the requirements of
the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 — latest
edition (** See Page 1) and all local codes and
ordinances.
Check cooktop
D
operation.
Use screws to attach
C
range to cabinet.
Reattach side
C
trim pieces.
Remove
A
side trim.
Remove trim
A
screws.
Remove
A
oven door.
Remove trim screw.
Pull trim out.
Pull top of trim
down.
3.
Remove trim screws attaching right and
left side trim to range. Grasp the bottom end of
trim and pull away from range. Slide top end of
trim downward to remove trim from range. Take
care not to scratch other surfaces with ends of
trim. Set trim and screws aside on protected
surface.