GE J2B918 Installation & Owner's Instructions page 40

Installation of the range.
WARNING#. INSTALLAtiON S AFETY I NSTRUCtiONS
Improper instaflafion, adjustment, alteration, service or maintenance can cause injury or property
damage. Refer to this manual For assistance or additional information, consult a quafified instafler,
service agency, manufacturer (dealer) or the gas suppfier.
Never reuse old flexible connectors. The use
of old flexible connectors can
cause gas
leaks
and personal injury. Always rise NEW flexible
connectors when installing a g_s appliance.
IMPORTAN7?Remove all pacldng material and
limrauue flom oven before connecting gas
and electrical supply m rang>.
_{;_ Have your rang> installed by a qualified
installer.
E:,: Y our rang_ must be electrically grounded
in accordance with local codes oi; in the
absence of local codes, in accordance with
the National Electrical Code (ANSI/Nf'PA
70, latest edition).
E:,: B e%re installing your range on linoleum
or a W other synthetic floor co_ering, make
sure tile floor cox>ring can withstand 180°F
without shrinldng, waq)ing or discoloring.
Do not install tile rang_ oxer caq)edng
unless a sheet of 1/4" thick plywood or
similar insulator is placed between the
range and caq)efing.
_:;Make snle tile wall covering:s around file
range can withstand heat g>neramd by
the rang> up m 900°K
E:,: Avoid placing cabinets above the range.
To reduce the hazard caused by reaching
over tile open flames of operating burners,
install a xenfilafion hood ox_r tile rang_
flint projects %rward at least 5" beyond
file flont of file cabinets.
qT{_: Tile ventilating hood nmst be construcmd
of sheet metal not less than 0.0199" thick.
Install above tile cooktop with a clearance of
not less than 1/4" between tile hood and tile
underside of the combustible mamria] or
metal cabinet. The hood must be at least as
wide as tile appliance and cenmred over the
appliance. Clearance between tile cooking
surl_ace and the ventilation hood surface
MUST NEVERBE LESSTHAN 24 INCHES.
EXCEPTION." Installation
of a listed microwave
oven or cooking appliance over tim cooktop
shall confornl to tile installation insuucfions
packed with that appliance.
E:,: I f cabinets are placed above file rang_,
allow a minimum clearance of 30" between
the cooking surl_ace and tile bottom of
unprotecmd cabinets.
_!i;: If a 30" clearance between cooking sniface
and ox>rhead combustible material or metal
cabinets cannot be maintained, protect the
underside of the cabinets aboxe the cooktop
with not less than 1/4" insulating millboard
covered wifl_ sheet metal not less fllan
0.0199" thick.
Clearance between the cooking surface
and protected cabinets MUSTNEVER BE
LESSTHAN 241NCHES. Tile vertical distance
flom the plane of the cooking surface to
tile bottom of adjacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1" to tile plane of
the range sides must not be less titan 18".
(See
the Dimensions and Clearances
illustration in this section.)
CAUTION2 items of interest to children
shouldnot be stored in cabinetsabovea rangeor
on the backsplashof a range--children climbing on
the range to reachitems could be seriouslyinjured.
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