GE JGB910 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 42

Installation of the range.
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
WARNING: INSTALLAtiON S AFETY 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 installer,
service agency, manufacturer (dealer) or the gas supplier.
Never reuse old flexible connectors. The use
of old flexible connectors can cause gas leaks
and personal injm T. Always use NEW flexible
connectors when installing a gas appliance.
IMPORTANT Remove
all pacldng material and
literature flom oven before connecting gas and
electrical supply to range,
CAUTION: Do not attemI)t to oI)erate fl_e oven
of tiffs rang_ during a power failure (Elecuic
Ignition models only).
Haxe your rang_ installed by a qualified
installen
Your rang_ must be electrically gTounded
in accordance with local codes oi; in the
absence of local codes, in accordance with
the National Elecuical (;ode (ANSI/NFPA
70, lamst edition). In Canada, electrical
grounding must be in accordance with the
cmTent CSA (;29.1 Canadian Elecuical Code
Part I and/or local codes. See Electrical
Connections in r/is section.
Be%re installing your range on linoleum
or a W other synthetic floor co_ering, make
sure the floor cox_ring can withstand 180°E
without shrinking, waq)ing oi discoloring.
Do not install the rang_ over carpeting
unless a sheet of 1/4" thick plysvood or
similar insulator is placed between the
range and caq)eting.
Make snle the wall coverings around rile
range can withstand heat g>neramd by die
range up m 900°E
Avoid placing cabinets abox> the rang>.
To reduce the hazard caused by reaching
over rile open flames of operating burners,
install a xentilation hood oxer the rang> that
projects forward at least 5" beyond the flont
of the cabinets.
The ventilating hood nmst be construcmd
of sheet metal not less than 0.0129" fllick.
Install abox_ the
cooktop
wifl_ a clearance of
not less than l/4" between the hood and the
underside of the combustible material oi
metal cabinet, The hood must be at least as
wide as the
appliance
and centered over the
appliance. Clearance between the
cooking
sur/_ace and rile ventilation hood sm/_ace
MUST NEVERBE LESSTHAN 24 INCHES.
EXCEPTION." Installation of a listed microwa_
oven or cooldng appliance over the cooktop
shall conform to the installation instructions
packed with that appliance.
If cabinets are placed abo_e the range,
allow a minimum clearance of 30" between
the cooking surPace and the bottom of
unpromcmd cabinets.
If a 30" clearance between cooking surface
and ox_fllead combustible material oi metal
cabinets cannot be maintained, promct fl_e
underside of tim cabinets above fl_e cookmp
with not less than 1/4" insulating millboard
cox>red with sheet metal not less than
0.0192" thick.
Clearance between the cooking surface and
protected cabinets MUST NEVER BE LESS
THAN24 INCHES.
The xertical distance flom
the plane of the cooking sni/_ace
to
the
bottom of adjacent oxerhead cabinets
exmnding closer than 1" to the plane of
the range sides must not be less than 18".
(See
the Dimensions and Clearances
illustration in dlis secdon.)
CAUTION:
hems of interest to children
should not be stored in cabinets above a
range oi on fl_e backsplash of a rang_--
children climbing on the rang_ to reach
items could be seriously i_m_ed.
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