Positioning the Cooktop and Location Requirements

Instructions for the Installer

3. POSITIONING THE COOKTOP AND LOCATION REQUIREMENTS

NOTE: The following operation requires building and/or carpentry work and must therefore be carried out by a competent technician.

Installation can be carried out on various material, such as masonry, metal, solid wood, plastic laminated wood etc. As long as they are heat resistant (T = 90°C - 194° F).

Observe all governing codes and ordinances. Do not obstruct flow or combustion and ventilation air.

-It is the installer’s responsibility to comply with installations guidelines specified on the model/serial rating plate. The model/serial rating plate is located on the underside of the cooktop burner box.

-The cooktop should be installed in a location away from strong draft areas, such as windows, doors and strong heating vents or fans.

-All openings in the wall or floor where cooktops is to be installed must be sealed.

-Cabinet opening dimensions that are shown must be used. Given dimensions are minimum clearances.

-Grounded electrical supply is required. See “Electrical Requirements” section. Proper gas supply connection must be available. See “Gas Supply Requirements” section

To prevent accidents or ruining the mobile components of the appliance, the following steps must be taken before performing the procedures described below:

1Remove all packaging parts (e.g. crate, carton, polystyrene and metal hooks). Do not eliminate this manual as it is an integral part of the appliance and it should be kept handy for easy reference whenever needed.

2Temporarily remove all removable parts from the cooktop that could fall and cause personal injury or damage to objects (burners, crowns and flame caps) during the attachment procedures These parts must be refitted before using the appliance.

The measurements supplied in the tables referring to the figure below must be followed when attaching the appliance to the support structure.

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