INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
INSTALLATION SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
•The ventilating hood must be constructed of sheet metal not less than 0.0122” thick. Install above the cooktop with a clearance of not less than 1/4” between the hood and the underside of the combustible material or metal cabinet. The hood must be at least as wide as the appliance and centered over the appliance. Clearance between the cooking surface and the ventilation hood surface
MUST NEVER BE LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwave oven or cooking appliance over the cooktop shall conform to the installation instructions packed with that appliance.
•If cabinets are located above the cooktop, allow a minimum clearance of 30” between the cooking surface and the bottom of unprotected cabinets.
•If a 30” clearance between cooking surface and overhead combustible material or metal cabinets cannot be maintained, protect the underside of the cabinets above the cooktop with not less than 1/4” insulating millboard covered with sheet metal not less than 0.0122” thick. Clearance between the cooking surface and protected cabinets MUST
NEVER BE LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
•The vertical distance from the plane of the cooking surface to the bottom of adjacent overhead cabinets extending closer than 1” to the plane of the cooktop sides must not be less than 18”. (See the Dimensions and Clearances illustration in this manual.)
•Do not abstruct the combustion or ventilation air.
•Leak testing of the appliance shall be conducted according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
CAUTION: Items of interest to children should not be placed in cabinets above the cooktop.
-children climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.
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