Installation Instructions

1PLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING PLATE

A. REMOVING THE OVEN FROM THE CARTON/REMOVING THE MOUNTING PLATE

1Remove the turntable, installation instructions, filters, exhaust adaptor, damper, shelf and the small hardware bag. Do not remove the Styrofoam protecting the front of the oven.

2Fold back all 4 carton flaps fully against carton sides. Then carefully roll the oven and carton over onto the top side. The oven should be resting in the Styrofoam.

Carton

Styrofoam

3Pull the carton up and off the oven.

4The mounting plate is attached to the back of the oven. Remove the two screws holding it to the oven. The plate will be used as the rear wall template and for mounting the oven to the wall.

5Set the oven upright. Remove and properly discard plastic bags and Styrofoam.

6Open the oven door and remove any packing material, if present, from inside the oven.

B. FINDING THE WALL STUDS

Wall

Studs

Center

1Find the studs, using one of the following methods:

A.Stud finder – a magnetic device which locates nails.

OR

B. Use a hammer to tap lightly across the mounting surface to find a solid sound. This will indicate a stud location.

2After locating the stud(s), find the center by probing the wall with a small nail to find the edges of the stud. Then place a mark halfway

between the edges. The center of any adjacent studs should be 16″ or 24″ from this mark.

3Draw a line down the center of the studs.

THE OVEN MUST BE CONNECTED TO AT LEAST ONE WALL STUD.

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GE JVM1653WH, JVM1600 Series, JVM1653SH manual Placement of the Mounting Plate, Finding the Wall Studs

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