Electrical Requirements - KitchenAid Create-a-Cooktop Installation Instructions Manual

Tools/Parts
Electric Cooktop and Grill
Tools and
materials needed
for installation:
Electric cooktops and grills
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Gas cooktops
pipejoint compound
measuring tape/ruler'
Downdraft vents
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Phillips screwdriver
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power supply cable
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metal snips
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wire stripper or utility knife
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saber saw or key
hole saw
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duct tape
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drill
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caulking gun *l/8" drill bit
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measurmg tape/ruler
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liers
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flat-blade screwdriver P
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or 7/16" nut driver
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1 Omm or 318"
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pencil nut driver or ratchet
Parts supplied for
installatron:
Downdraft vents
1 control knob
1 caoacitor bracket
4 wire nuts
2 conduit connectors
2 #8 Phillips-head
screws to attach
literature
capacitor bracket
4 #6 Phillips-head
screws to attach
plenum
Electrical
requirements
If codes permit and a separate ground wire is
used, it is recommended that a qualified
electrician determine that the ground path is
adequate.
Do Not ground to a gas pipe.
Check with a qualified electrician if you are
not sure the appliance is properly grounded.
Do Not have a fuse in the neutral or ground
circuit.
IMPORTANT: Save Installation Instructions
for electrical inspector's use.
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A three-wire, single phase 240-volt,
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60-H& AC-only electrical supply is
required on a separate 20-ampere
circuit, fused on both sides of the line.
A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is
recommended.
The fuse must be sized per local codes in
accordance with the electrical rating of the
appliance specified on the model/serial rating
plate located on the bottom of the cook-top or grill
burner box.
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COOKTOPS AND GRILLS MUST
BE CONNECTED WITH COPPER
WIRE ONLY.
Wire sizes and connections must
conform to the requirements of the
National Electrical Code, ANSVNFPA
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70- latest edition**, and all local
COdeS and
ordinances. Wire sizes and connections must
conform with the rating of the appliance.
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Each appliance should be connected
. directly to the fused disconnect (or
circuit breaker) through flexible,
armored or non-metallic sheathed, copper cable.
The flexible, armored cable extending from the
appliance should be connected directly to the
junction box.
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Locate the junction box to allow as
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much slack as possible between the
iunction box and the appliance so that
the appliances can be moved if servicing is ever
necessary. Do Not cut the conduit.
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A U.L.-listed, l/2" conduit connector
must be provided at the junction box.
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A wiring diagram is located in the
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literature package or on the bottom of
the cooktop and grill.
Copies of the standards listed above may be obtained from:
** National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269
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