Safety Instructions - GE JGB920 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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WARNING!INSTALLATION SAFETY I NSTRUCTIONS
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service or maintenance can cause injury or property
damage. Refer to this manual For assistance or additional information, consult a qualified instafler,
service agency, manufacturer (dealer) or the gas supplier.
Never ,euse old flexible connectors. Tile use
of old flexible connectors can cause gas leaks
and personal in,ju U. AMays use NEW flexible
connectors when installing a gas applian(e.
IMPORTANT." Remove all pacldng material and
literature fiom oven befb,e connecting gas and
electrical supply m range.
CAUTION:Do not attempt to operate the oven
ofthis range during a pox_er f_dlure (Electric
Ignition models only).
Have your range installed by a qualified
installer.
Your range nmst be elecuically g_)un(le(1
in accorxlance with local codes or, in the
absence of local codes, in ac(:o_xlance with
tire National Elecuical (]ode (ANSI/NFI'A
70, latest edition). In Canada, electrical
g_mn(ling nmst be in accorxlance with tire
curCent CSA C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code
Part 1 and/or local codes. See Electrical
Connections in this section.
l',efbre installing your range on linoleum
or any other s}q_thetic floor covering, make
sure the floor covering can withstand 180°F.
without shrinking, warping or discoloring.
Do not install the range over carpeting
unless a sheet of 1/4" thick ply_x)od or
sinfilar insulator is placed between the
range and carpeting.
Make sure the wall coverings around the
range can withstand heat generated by the
range up to 200°F.
Avoid placing cabineLs above the range.
To reduce tire hazard caused by reaching
over the open flames of operating burners,
install a ventilation hood over the range that
projects fbrwar,1 at least 5" beyond the tiont
of the cabineLs.
Tire ventilating hood nmst be constricted
of sheet metal not less than 0.0122" thicl<
Install above the cooktop with a clearance of
not less than 1/4" between the hood and the
underside of tire combustible material or
metal cabinet. Tire hood must be at least as
wide as tire appliance and centered over the
appliance. Clearance between the cooking
SUlihce mid the ventilation hood smiace
MUSTNEVER BELESSTHAN24INCHES.
EXCEPTION." Installation of a listed microwave
oven or cooking appliance over tire cookmp
shall confbrm to the installation insm|ctions
packed with that appliance.
If cabineLs ark placed above tire range,
allow a minimum clearmlce of 30" between
the cooking snvla(e and the bottom of
unprotected cabinets.
lea 30" clearance between cooldng su_ta(:e
and overhead combustible material or metal
cabinets cannot be maintained, protect tire
underside of the cabinets above tire cooktop
with not less than 1/4" insulating millboa_,l
covered with sheet metal not less than
0.0122" thicl<
Clearance betx_een the cooking snvlace and
protected cabineLs MUSTNEVER BELESS
THAN24INCHES.Tire vertical distance tiom
tire
plane
of tire
cooking suxtace to
tire
bottom of a(!ja(:ent overhead cabinets
extending closer thml 1" U) the plane of the
range sides nmst not be less than 18". (See
the Dimensions and Clearances ilh|stration in
this section.)
CAUTION." Items of interest m children
should not be stored in cabinets above a
range or on the ba(:ksplash of a range-
children climbing on tire range m reach
items could be seriously iqjured.
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