Installation Instructions
WARNING!
INSTALLATION SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Read these instructions completely and
carefully.
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 injury. Always use NEW flexible
connectors when installing a gas appliance.
IMPORTANT –Remove all packing
material and literature from oven before
connecting gas and electrical supply to range.
CAUTION – Do not attempt to
operate the oven of this range during a power
failure (Electric Ignition models only).
• Have your range installed by a qualified
installer.
• Your range must be electrically grounded in
accordance with local codes or, in the absence
of local codes, in accordance with the National
Electrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70, latest edition).
See Electrical Connections in this section.
• Before installing your range on linoleum or
any other synthetic 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 plywood or
similar 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 cabinets above the range. To
reduce the hazard caused by reaching over
the open flames of operating burners, install a
ventilation hood over the range that projects
forward at least 5″beyond the front of the
cabinets.
• 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 placed above the range,
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 range sides must not be less
than 18″. (See the Dimensions and Clearances
illustration in this section.)
• CAUTION – Items of interest to
children should not be stored in cabinets
above a range or on the backsplash of a
range—children climbing on the range to
reach items could be seriously injured.
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