GE JGB928 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 40

Installation Instructions
A WARNING!
INSTALLATION SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
hnproper installation, adjustment, alteration, service
or maJntenmace can cause injury or property damage.
Refer to this mmmal. For assistance or additional
information, consult a qualified installer, service
agency, manufacturer (dealer) or the gas supplier.
Never reuse old flexible connectors. The use
of old flexible connectors can cause gas leaks and
personal ii_iury.
Always use NEW flexible connectors
when installing a gas ai)pliance,
IMPORTANT
- Remove all packing
inaterial and literature fl'Oln oven befi)re connecting
gas and electrical sui)ply to range,
CAUTION - t,(> not ,ttempt t()operate
the ()veil of this range during a power tailure (Electric
Ignition inodels only),
• Have your range installed bv a qualified installer,
• Yore" range must be electrically grounded in
accordance with local codes or, in the absence
of local codes, in accordance with the National
Electrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70, latest edition).
Ill Canada, electrical grounding inust be ill
accordance with the current (_SA C22.1 Canadian
Electrical (:ode Part 1 and/or local codes. See
Electrical Connections in this section,
• gefin'e installing your range on linolemn or anv
other synthetic floor covering, inake sure the floor
covering can withstand 180°F without shrinking,
warping or discoloring. Do not install the range
over cari)eting tmless a sheet of 1/4" thick plywood
or silnilar insulator is placed between the range
and cai])eting.
• Make sure the wall coverings around the range can
withstand heat generated by the range up to 200°E
• Avoid plating cabinets above the range. To reduce
the hazard caused by reaching over the open
flalnes of operating burnei_, install a ventilation
hood over the range that projects torward at least
B" beyond the fl'ont of the cabinets,
• Tile ventilating hood Inust be constlucted
of sheet inetal not less than 0.0192" thick.
Install above the cooktop with a clearance of not
less than 1/4" between the hood and the underside
of the colnbustible material or inetal cabinet. The
hood must be at least as wide as the ai)pliance and
centered over the ai)pliance. (:learance between
the cooking surtace and the ventilation hood
surfhce MUST NEVER BE LESS THAN 24
INCHES.
EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed inicrowave oven
or cooking al)pliance over the cooktop shall conform
to the installation instluctions packed with that
appliance.
• If cabinets are placed above the range,
allow a nlininluln clearance of 30" between the
cooking surtace and the bottom of unl)rotected
cabinets.
• If a 30" clearance between cooking surthce and
overhead colnbustible material or metal cabinets
cannot be maintained, protect the underside of the
cabinets above the cooktop with not less than 1/4"
insulating inillboard covered with sheet inetal not
less than 0.0199" thick. Clearance between the
cooking surtace and protected cabinets MUST
NEVER BE LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
• The vertical distance fl'om the plane of the cooking
surtace to tile bottoln of a(!jacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1" to the plane of the range
sides inust not be less than 18". (See the Dimensions
and Clearances
illustration in this section.)
• CAUTION - ]teIns ofinterest
to
children should not be stored ill cabinets above a
range or oi5 the backsplash of a range--children
clilnbing on the range to reach itelns could be
seriously iI_j ured.
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