Removing The Mounting; Finding The Wall Studs; Plate - GE AVM4160 Installation Instructions Manual

Installation Instructions
--]PLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING PLATE
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REMOVING THE MICROWAVE
OVEN FROM THE CARTON/
REMOVING THE MOUNTING PLATE
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Open the box and fold back all four carton flaps fully
against the carton sides, Remove the following items
from the protective foam; installation instructions,
filters, exhaust adaptor, damper, and the small
hardware bag, Do not remove the foam protecting
the front of the microwave oven,
Then carefully roll the microwave oven and carton
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be resting in the foam,
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Foam
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Pull the carton up and off the microwave oven,
The mounting plate is attached to the back of the
microwave oven. Remove the two screws holding it
to the microwave oven. The plate will be used as the
rear wall template and for mounting the microwave
oven to the wall.
Set the microwave oven upright, Remove and
properly discard plastic bags and foam,
Open the microwave oven door and remove the
plastic sheet and tape from inside the microwave
oven door, Remove the tape covering the turntable
hub,
FINDING THE WALL STUDS
t Wall
I_ Find the studs, using one of the following methods:
A. Stud finder.
OR
B. Use a hammer to tap lightly across the mounting
surface to find a solid sound. This will indicate
a stud location.
I_ After locating the stud(s), find the center by probing
the wall with a small nail to find the edges of the stud.
Then place a mark halfway between the edges.
The center of any adjacent studs should be 16" or 24"
from this mark.
I_Draw line down the of the studs. a
center
IMPORTANT: The microwave must be connected to at
least one wall stud.
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