Location - GE JP328 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

Installation instructions
[] PREPARATION
Befiwe installing the cooktop or moving it to another
location, have the electrician veritk,:
* That _om" home is provided _dth adequate electrical
serx;]ce.
* That the addition of the cooktop will not overload the
househoM drcuit on which it is used.
[] INSTALL THE JUNCTION BOX
Install an
approved
jtmction box
where it will be
easily accessible
through the
fl'ont of the
cabinet where
cooktop will be
located. See the
illustration at
right tor the
suggested
motmting
location.
BE SURETHIS CUT DOES NOT INTERFERE
WITH CABINET STRUCTUREAT FRONT
16" MIN.
rn)
[] INSTALL THE COOKTOP
Install the cooktop in the cutout oi)enin_*
NOTE: If the cooktop is,bein,*_ installed in a blind cotmter
(one with no cabinet opening below), wire connections
must be made before I)uttim*_ the cooktop into the cutout.
c
Maint;fin 5" ( 12.7 cm) minimum xertical clearance
between the cooktop bottom and an) combustible sm_i_ces.
5" (12.7cm)Min.
VerticalClearance [._
[] SECURE THE COOKTOP
Secure the tub of the cooktop to a standard cotmter
with the wood screws shipped with the cooktop.
Secure the tub of the cooktop to a file cotmter with
4 masmm' screws. These can be purchased at any
hardware store.
[] MAKE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
WARNING
The electrical power to the cooktop supply line must be
shut off while line connections are being made. Failm'e to
do so could result in serious injury or death.
_q_en making the wire connections, use the entire length
ot conduit provided (3 feet). The conduit must not be cut.
Connect the red and black leads fl'om the cooktop
conduit to the con'esponding leads in tlmjtmcfion box.
The power leads supplied with this appliance are UI,
recognized fi:,r c(mnecfion to larger gauge household
wiring. The insulation ot the leads is rated at much higher
temperatures than the temperatm'e rating of household
wiring. The current canting capaci b' of the conductor is
governed by the wire gauge and also the temperatm'e
rating of the insulation around the wire.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
The bare groined wire in the conduit is connected to the
cooktop tl"aI/le,
X._]_en c(mnecting to a 3 conductor branch circuit, if local
codes pemfit, connect the bare groined connector lead
of the cooktop to the branch drcuit neutral (gray or white
in color).
Effective January 1, 1996, the National Electrical
Code requires that new construction use a (4)
conductor connection and will not permit grounding
through neutral. If used in new construction after
January 1, 1996, in a mobile home or recreational
vehicle, or if local codes do not permit grounding
through the neutral white lead, do the following:
Attach the appliance ,_,*rotmding, lead (green (:,r bare
copper) to the residence grotmding conductor (green
or bare copper) in accordance with local codes.
MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER
LOCATION
Y_m can find them on a nameplate label trader the cooktop.
Location of
nameplate label
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