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Installation Above the Cooktop Oven Instructions JVM1490, JVM1790, SCA1000, SCA1001 Questions? Call 800-GE-CARES (800-432-2737) ge.com Visit our Website at: BEFORE YOU BEGIN Note to Consumer – Read these instructions completely and carefully. • Keep these instructions for future reference. IMPORTANT –...
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Installation Instructions Recirculating ........19–22 CONTENTS Attach Mounting Plate to Wall ....19 General information Preparation of Top Cabinet ....19 Important Safety Instructions ........3 Adapting Blower Electrical Requirements .......... 3 for Recirculation ......20, 21 Hood Exhaust ............4, 5 Mount the Oven ......21, 22 Damage –...
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Installation Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product requires a three-prong grounded You should have the wall receptacle and circuit checked outlet. The installer must perform a ground continuity by a qualified electrician to make sure the receptacle is check on the power outlet box before beginning the properly grounded.
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Installation Instructions HOOD EXHAUST NOTE: Read these next two pages only if you plan to vent your exhaust to the outside. If you plan to recirculate the air back into the room, proceed to page 6. OUTSIDE TOP EXHAUST (EXAMPLE ONLY) The following chart describes an example of one possible ductwork installation.
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Installation Instructions Maximum duct length: NOTE: If you need to install ducts, note that the total ″ x 10″ rectangular or 6″ diameter duct length of 3 ⁄ For satisfactory air movement, the total duct length of ″ x 10″ rectangular or 6″ diameter round duct should round duct should not exceed 140 equivalent feet.
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Installation Instructions PARTS INCLUDED DAMAGE – SHIPMENT/ INSTALLATION ADDITIONAL PARTS • If the unit is damaged in shipment, return the PART QUANTITY unit to the store in which it was bought for repair or replacement. Top Cabinet • Template If the unit is damaged by the customer, repair or replacement is the responsibility of the customer.
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Installation Instructions TOOLS YOU WILL NEED Ruler or tape measure and straight edge Pencil Carpenter square # 1 and #2 Phillips screwdriver (optional) Tin snips (for cutting damper, if required) Scissors ″, ″, Electric drill with ⁄ ⁄ (to cut template, if necessary) ″...
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Installation Instructions PLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING PLATE REMOVING THE OVEN FROM FINDING THE WALL STUDS THE CARTON/REMOVING THE MOUNTING PLATE Remove the box containing the installation instructions, filters, exhaust adaptor, damper and the small hardware bag. Do not remove Wall the Styrofoam protecting the front of the oven.
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Installation Instructions DETERMINING WALL PLATE LOCATION UNDER YOUR CABINET Plate position – beneath framed recessed Plate position – beneath flat bottom cabinet bottom cabinet Mounting Plate Tabs Mounting Plate Tabs Touching the Cabinet Bottom Touching the Back Frame 30″ to Cooktop Plate position –...
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Installation Instructions ALIGNING THE WALL PLATE Hole B Draw a Vertical Hole A Line on Wall from Center of Top Cabinet Hole C CAUTION: Wear gloves Hole D to avoid cutting fingers on Area E sharp edges. NOTE: Holes C and D are inside area E. If neither Draw a vertical line on the wall at the center of the C nor D is in a stud, find a stud somewhere in area E 30″...
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Installation Instructions INSTALLATION TYPES (Choose A, B or C) This oven is designed for adaptation to the following NOTE: This oven is shipped assembled for Outside Top 3 types of ventilation: Exhaust. Select the type of ventilation required for your installation and proceed to that section.
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Installation Instructions OUTSIDE TOP EXHAUST (Vertical Duct) INSTALLATION OVERVIEW A1. Attach Mounting Plate to Wall A2. Prepare Top Cabinet A3. Install Adapter A4. Mount Oven A5. Adjust Exhaust Adaptor A6. Connect Ductwork To use toggle bolts: ATTACH THE MOUNTING PLATE TO THE WALL Spacing for Toggles More Than Wall Thickness...
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Installation Instructions USE TOP CABINET TEMPLATE MOUNT THE OVEN FOR PREPARATION OF TOP CABINET You need to drill holes for the top support screws, a hole large enough for the power cord to fit through, and a cutout large enough for the exhaust adaptor. FOR EASIER INSTALLATION AND PERSONAL SAFETY, WE RECOMMEND THAT TWO PEOPLE INSTALL THIS OVEN.
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Installation Instructions ADJUST THE EXHAUST MOUNT THE OVEN (continued) ADAPTOR Cabinet Front Open the top cabinet and adjust the exhaust adaptor Cabinet Bottom Shelf to connect to the house duct. Filler Block Damper Equivalent to Depth of Cabinet Recess Back of Self-Aligning Screw Oven Oven Top...
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Installation Instructions OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST (Horizontal Duct) INSTALLATION OVERVIEW B1. Prepare Rear Wall B2. Attach Mounting Plate to Wall B3. Prepare Top Cabinet B4. Adjust Blower B5. Mount the Oven ATTACH THE MOUNTING PREPARING THE REAR WALL PLATE TO THE WALL FOR OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST You need to cut an opening in the rear wall for outside exhaust.
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Installation Instructions To use toggle bolts: ADAPTING BLOWER FOR OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST Spacing for Toggles More Than Wall Thickness 1 Remove the three screws that hold the blower Toggle Wings plate to the oven. Slide blower plate from under Mounting Toggle its retaining flange.
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Installation Instructions Roll the blower unit 90° so that fan blade Replace the blower plate in the same position openings are facing out the back of the oven. as before with the screws. Blower Plate Screws Before Rolling After Rolling Blower Plate Back of Oven 9 Insert the tabs on each side of the damper into...
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Installation Instructions Cabinet Front MOUNT THE OVEN Cabinet Bottom Shelf Filler Block Equivalent to Depth of Cabinet Recess Self-Aligning Screw FOR EASIER INSTALLATION AND PERSONAL SAFETY, WE RECOMMEND THAT TWO PEOPLE Oven Top INSTALL THIS OVEN. Attach the oven to the top cabinet. IMPORTANT: Do not grip or use handle during installation.
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Installation Instructions RECIRCULATING (Non-Vented Ductless) INSTALLATION OVERVIEW C1. Attach Mounting Plate to Wall C2. Prepare Top Cabinet C3. Adjust Blower C4. Mount the Oven C5. Install Charcoal Filter (not supplied) Place the mounting plate against the wall and ATTACH THE MOUNTING insert the toggle wings into the holes in the wall PLATE TO THE WALL to mount the plate.
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Installation Instructions ADAPTING BLOWER Carefully pull out the blower unit. The wires will extend far enough to allow you to adjust the FOR RECIRCULATION blower unit. NOTE: The exhaust adaptor with damper is not needed for recirculating models. You may want to save them for possible future use.
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Installation Instructions ADAPTING BLOWER FOR NOTE: When mounting the oven, thread power RECIRCULATION (continued) cord through hole in bottom of top cabinet. Place the blower unit back into the opening. Keep it tight throughout CAUTION: Do not pull or stretch the blower unit Steps 1–3.
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Installation Instructions INSTALLING THE MOUNT THE OVEN CHARCOAL FILTER (continued) Remove 2 screws on top of oven, just above the Insert 2 self-aligning screws grille panel, using a Phillips screwdriver. Remove ″-28 x 3 ″) through outer ⁄ ⁄ one screw on the left side. top cabinet holes.
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Installation Instructions BEFORE YOU USE YOUR OVEN Make sure the oven has been installed Read the Owner’s Manual. according to instructions. KEEP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Remove all packing material from the oven. FOR THE LOCAL INSPECTOR’S USE. Install turntable and wheeled ring in cavity. Replace house fuse or turn breaker back on.
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