13 Finishing

A. Splatter Guard

The splatter guard is a piece of corrugated material used to protect the appliance during the installation process be- fore finishing work on the whole hearth is complete.

Splatter guards must be removed before appliance is fired.

WARNING

Risk of Fire

• Splatter guard must be removed before lighting appliance.

Before splatter guard is installed:

Close ball valve to prevent accidental lighting.

Step 1. Turn off gas to valve. Red gas shutoff knob is located on ball valve. Disconnect the WSK-MLT from the junction box. See Figure 13.1.

Figure 13.3 Folding of Right and Left Sides of Splatter Guard

Step 4. Center the splatter guard in front of the unit as shown in Figure 13.3. Place the splatter guard in the unit by guiding the top flap into proper position and then con- tinuing to guide the tabs on the side flaps into the top slot on the left and right sides of the appliance. The top slot is indicated in Figure 13.5 Take care not to bend or break off the tabs.

Figure 13.1 Preparation to Install Splatter Guard

To install the Splatter Guard:

Step 2. Crease flap on top side of splatter guard using the scored line as the guide. See Figure 13.2.

Figure 13.4 Installation of Splatter Guard

TOP SLOT

Figure 13.2 Folding Top Flap

Step 3. Crease flaps on left and right sides of splatter guard using the scored line as the guide. See Figure 13.2.

Figure 13.5 Top slot

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