Roper D975 owner manual Electrical Requirements, Prepare The Counter, Make Electrical Connection

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

We recommend you have the electrical wiring and hookupof your range done by a qualified electrician. After installation, have the electrician show you where your main range disconnect is located.

Check with your local utilities for electrical codes which apply in your area. Failure to wire you range according to govern- ing codes could result in a hazardous condition. If there are no local codes, you range must be wired and fused to meet the requirements of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/ NFPA No. 70-1987. You can get a copy by writing:

National Fire Protection Association

Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02269

You must use a three-wire, single-phase A.C. 208Y/120Volt or 120/240 Volt, 60 Hertz electrical system. If you connect to aluminum wiring, properly installed connections approved for use with aluminum wiring must be used.

In the absence of local codes, we recommend that a mini- mum wire size of No. 8 copper wire and a 40 amp fuse or circuit breaker be used, on both 208Y/120 Volt and 1201240 Volt systems.

PREPARE THE COUNTER

Install base cabinets 30” apart, and be sure they are plumb and level before attaching the countertop.

Lay out the cutout opening on the countertop per Fig. 1. (Countertopcutout shown in Fig. 1. assumes a standard installation in a 25” deep counter with a standard 1-l/4” overhang.) If theoverhang is less than 1-l/4”, the range front side trims and control panel end caps will extend into the 30” cutout. If the overhang is greater than l-1/4”, a gap between the cabinet face and the range front side trims will exist. A moulding may be fitted to provide a more custom appearance. Before cutting, check for dimension marked min. (Fig. 1). If these dimensions are not met, the product can be moved forward on the countertop until minimum dimensions are met. (Decreasethecutoutdimensions22-13/16”&1-l/

8” by the amount of the forward movement.) This will make the end caps extend forward in front of the countertop and may create a gap between the range front trims and the cabinet face. If this occurs, fit mouldingas above. If it is not flat at the backof the notch, the raised area must be filed or cut away to fit.

Make cutout. If the countertop is not 1-l/2” thick, install reinforcing braces under the countertop as shown on page 1.

Install the wiring junction box in an adjoining cabinet or underthefloor. Cut 1-1/2”dia. hole to bringthe electrical cable from the range to the junction box. The junction box must be located so that there will be enough slack in the connected cable to allow the range to be pulled forward several inches for service if necessary.

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MAKE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

1.De-energize range branch circuit.

2.With range in front of opening, push flexible electrical cable through hole in floor or adjacent base cabinet and attach it to the junction box. Do not shorten this cable. The flexible cable connector must be securely attached to the junction box and the flexible cable must be securely attached to the connector. If the flexible cable will not fit within the connector, do not install the range until a connector of the proper size is obtained.

When connecting to a 3-conductor branch circuit, if local codes permit, connect the white and bare ground connector leads of the range to the branch circuit neutral (white or gray in color), the range red lead to the branch circuit red lead and the range black lead to the branch circuit black lead in accordance with local codes.

Special Grounding Instructions

. When connecting to a 4-conductor branch circuit.

. When installing range in a mobile home.

. When local codes do not permit grounding through neutral.

1.Attach the appliance grounding lead (green or bare copper) to the residence grounding conductor (green or bare) in accordance with local codes. If the residence grounding conductor is aluminum, see “WARNING” note below.

2.Connect the range neutral (white) lead to the branch circuit neutral (white or gray) in accordance with local codes.

3.Connect the range red lead to the branch circuit red lead and the range black lead to the branch circuit black lead in accordance with local codes. If the residence red and black leads are aluminum conductors, see “WARNING” note below.

NOTE TO ELECTRICIAN: The three power leads supplied with this appliance are U-L. recognized for connection to larger gauge household wiring. The insulation of these three leads is rated at temperatures much higher than the tem- perature rating of household wiring. The current carrying capacity of a conductor is governed by the temperature rating of the insulation around the wire rather than the wire gauge alone.

WARNING: IMPROPER CONNECTION OF ALUMINUM HOUSE WIRING TO THESE COPPER LEADS CAN RE- SULT IN A SERIOUS PROBLEM. USE ONLY CONNEC- TORS DESIGNED FOR JOINING COPPER TO ALUMI- NUM AND FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER’S RECOM- MENDED PROCEDURE CLOSELY.

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