INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare Location
■It is recommended that the vent system be installed before hood is installed.
■Before making cutouts, make sure there is proper clearance within the ceiling or wall for exhaust vent.
■Check your ceiling height and the hood height maximum before you select your hood.
1.Disconnect power.
2.Determine which venting method to use: roof, wall, or non- vented.
3.Select a flat surface for assembling the range hood. Place covering over that surface.
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install range hood.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
4.Using 2 or more people, lift range hood onto covered surface.
Range Hood Mounting Screws Installation
5.Determine and mark the centerline on the wall where the canopy hood will be installed.
6.Select a mounting height between a minimum of
27" (68.6 cm) for an electric cooking surface, a minimum
of 30" (76.2 cm) for a gas cooking surface, and a suggested maximum of 36" (91.4 cm) above the range to the bottom of the hood. Mark a reference line on the wall.
7.Tape template in place, aligning the template centerline and bottom of template with hood bottom line and with the centerline marked on the wall.
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DRILL2 (TW O)3/16"PILOTHOLESTHROUGH STUDSOR REAR W ALLSUPPORT
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Centerline | REAR W ALL |
M OUNTING TEM PLATE
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ALIGN BOTTOM EDGE
W ITH PENCILLINE
INDICATING BOTTOM
OFTHEHOOD
Installation Height
HorizontalLine
BC
A.Centerline
B.Fastener locations
C.Mounting height reference
8.Mark centers of the fastener locations through the template to the wall.
IMPORTANT: All screws must be installed into wood. If there is no wood to screw into, additional wall framing supports may be required.
Remove the template.
9.Drill ³⁄₁₆" (4.8 mm) pilot holes at all locations where screws are being installed into wood.
10.Install the 2 - 5 x 45 mm mounting screws. Leave a
¹⁄₄" (6.4 mm) gap between the wall and the back of the screw head to slide range hood into place.
¹⁄₄" 
(6.4 mm)
Vent Cover Support Bracket Installation
Installations using telescoping upper and lower vent cover assembly
1.Position vent cover bracket on wall about ¹⁄₈" (3.0 mm) away from the ceiling.
2.Mark the hole locations.
3.Drill ³⁄₈" (9.5 mm) holes for wall anchors and insert anchors flush with the wall.
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A. 8 x 40 mm drywall anchors
B. Centerline on wall
C. Vent cover support bracket
D. 5 x 45 mm screws
4.Attach vent cover support bracket to wall.
Complete Preparation
1.Determine and make all necessary cuts in the wall for the vent system. Install the vent system before installing the hood. See “Venting Requirements” section.
2.Use caulk to seal all openings.
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