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Installation instructions (continued)

important Safety Instructions

"Installation of this range must conform with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1, latest

edition. In Canada, installation must conform

with the current Natural Gas Installation Code,

CAN/CGA-B149.1 or the current Propane

Installation Code, CAN/CGA-B149.2 and with local codes where applicable.

This range has been design-certified by the American Gas Association according to ANSI Z21.!, latest edition and Canadian Gas Association according to

C32q/CGA-1.1 latest edition° As with any appliance using gas and generating heat, there are certain safety precautions you should follow° You will find these precautions in the Important Safety Instructions section in the front of this manual Read them carefully.

•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), In Canada, electrical

grounding must be in accordance with the current

CSA-C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 and/or

local codes° 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°E (82°C.) without shrinking, warping or discoloring° Do not install the range over carpeting unless a sheet of 1/4" (6 ram) 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°E (93°C.).

°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" (12.7 cm) beyond the front of the cabinets.

The ventilating hood must be constructed of sheet metal not less than 0_0122" (.31 mm) thick_ Install above the cooking top with a clearance of not less than 1/4" (6 ram) 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 THA2_q " 24" (61 cm).

EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwave oven or cooldng 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" (76.2 cm) between the

cooking surface and the bottom of unprotected cabinets.

Ira 30" (76.2 cm) clearance between cooking surface

and overhead combustible material or metal cabinets

cannot be maintained, protect the underside of the cabinets above the cooking top with not less than

1t4" (6 mm) insulating millboard covered with sheet metal not less than 0.0122" (.31 mm) thick°

Clearance between the cooking surface and protected cabinets MUST NEVER BE LESS THAN 24"

(61 cm). The vertical distance from the plane of the cooking surface to the bottom of adjacent overhead cabinets extending c!oser than 1" (2.5 cm) to the

plane of the range sides must not be tess than 18"

(45.7 cm). (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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