Whirlpool Slide-In Electric Ranges Unpack Range, Install Anti-Tip Bracket

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Unpack Range

4.If countertop is not flush with cabinet opening edge, align template with overhang.

WARNING

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and install range. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

1.Remove shipping materials, tape and protective film from range. Keep cardboard bottom under range. Remove oven racks and parts package from inside oven.

2.To place range on it’s back, take 4 cardboard corners from the carton. Stack one cardboard corner on top of another. Repeat with the other 2 corners. Place them lengthwise on the floor behind the range to support the range when it is laid on its back. Using 2 or more people, firmly grasp the range and gently lay it on its back on the cardboard corners.

3.Pull cardboard bottom firmly to remove.

4.Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the leveling legs. Adjust the leveling legs to the correct height. Leveling legs can be loosened to add up to a maximum of 1" (2.5 cm). A minimum of ³⁄₁₆" (5.0 mm) is needed to engage the anti-tip bracket.

5.Place cardboard or hardboard in front of range. Using 2 or more people, stand range back up onto cardboard or hardboard.

Install Anti-Tip Bracket

WARNING

Tip Over Hazard

A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.

Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.

Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children and adults.

Contact a qualified floor covering installer for the best procedure for drilling mounting holes through your type of floor covering.

Before moving range, slide range onto shipping base, cardboard or hardboard.

1.Remove template from the anti-tip bracket kit (found inside the oven cavity) or from the back of this manual.

2.Place template on the floor in cabinet opening so that the left edge is against cabinet and top edge is against rear wall, molding or cabinet.

3.Tape template into place.

If cabinet opening is wider than that specified in the “Location Requirements” section, adjust template so range will be centered in cabinet opening.

5.To mount anti-tip bracket to wood floor, drill two ¹⁄₈" (3.2 mm) holes at the positions marked on the bracket template. Remove template from floor.

To mount anti-tip bracket to concrete or ceramic floor, use a ³⁄₁₆" (4.8 mm) masonry drill bit to drill 2 holes at the positions marked on the bracket template. Remove template from floor.

6.Tap plastic anchors into holes with a hammer.

7.Align anti-tip bracket holes with holes in floor. Fasten anti-tip bracket with screws provided.

Depending on the thickness of your flooring, longer screws may be necessary to anchor the bracket to the subfloor. Longer screws are available from your local hardware store.

8.Move range close enough to opening to allow for final electrical connection. Remove shipping base, cardboard or hardboard from under range.

9.Move range into its final location making sure rear leveling leg slides into anti-tip bracket.

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