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Over the Range Installation Microwave Oven Instructions AVM4160, JNM3161, JVM3160, and RVM5160 Questions? Call 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737) or Visit our Website at: GEAppliances.com BEFORE YOU BEGIN Note to Consumer – Read these instructions completely and carefully. • Keep these instructions for future reference.
Installation Instructions Outside Back Exhaust ......21-24 CONTENTS Installation Overview ......21 General information Preparing Rear Wall for Important Safety Instructions ......3 Outside Back Exhaust ......21 Electrical Requirements ........3 Attach Mounting Plate to Wall ..21, 22 Tools You Will Need ..........4 Preparation of Top Cabinet ....
Installation Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS A qualified electrician must perform a ground Where a standard two-prong wall receptacle is encountered, it must be replaced with a properly continuity check on the wall receptacle before grounded three-prong wall receptacle, installed beginning the installation to ensure that the by a qualified electrician.
Installation Instructions TOOLS YOU WILL NEED #1 and #2 Pencil Carpenter square Phillips (optional) screwdriver Ruler or tape measure and straight edge Scissors (to cut template, if necessary) Tin snips (for cutting damper, if required) Filler blocks or scrap wood pieces, if needed Electric drill with 3 16 7 16...
Installation Instructions HOOD EXHAUST NOTE: Read these next two pages only if you plan to vent your exhaust to the outside. If you plan to recirculate the air back into the room, proceed to page Below are examples of Outside Top Exhaust and Outside Back Exhaust duct system layouts.
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Installation Instructions Maximum duct length: NOTE: If you need to install ducts, note that the total duct length of 3 For satisfactory air movement, the total duct length of round duct should not exceed 140 equivalent feet. x 10 rectangular or 6 diameter round duct should Outside ventilation requires a HOOD EXHAUST DUCT.
Charcoal Filter (on some models) * NOTE: • For JVM3160 and AVM4160, filter is in accessory pack. It is not installed in the product. • For JNM3161, filter is already installed in the product. • For RVM5160, filter not included.
Installation Instructions MOUNTING SPACE NOTES: • The space between the cabinets must be 30 wide and free of obstructions. • This microwave oven is for installation over ranges up to 36 wide. max* Bottom edge of • If you are going to vent your microwave oven cabinet needs to the outside, see Hood Exhaust Section for to be 30 or...
Installation Instructions PLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING PLATE FINDING THE WALL STUDS REMOVING THE MICROWAVE OVEN FROM THE CARTON/ REMOVING THE MOUNTING PLATE Open the box and fold back all four carton flaps fully against the carton sides. Remove the following items from the protective foam: installation Wall instructions, filters, exhaust adaptor, damper, and...
Installation Instructions DETERMINING MOUNTING PLATE LOCATION UNDER YOUR CABINET Plate Position – recessed cabinet bottom Plate Position – flat bottom cabinet Mounting Plate Tabs Touching the Mounting Plate Tabs Back Frame of the Touching the Cabinet Cabinet Bottom 30 to Cooktop Plate Position –...
Installation Instructions ALIGNING THE MOUNTING PLATE 30” Hole B Draw a Hole A Vertical Line on Wall from Center of Top Cabinet Hole D Hole C Area E Notch CAUTION Wear gloves to avoid cutting NOTE: Holes C and D are inside area E. If neither fingers on sharp edges.
Installation Instructions INSTALLATION TYPES (Choose A, B or C) This microwave oven is designed for adaptation to the NOTE: Select the type of ventilation required for your following 3 types of ventilation: installation and proceed to that section. A. Recirculating (Non-Vented Ductless) B.
Installation Instructions ADJUST BLOWER MOTOR ADJUST BLOWER MOTOR (cont.) Fan Blades Remove the screws holding the blower unit and the screws securing the blower plate. Remove the blower plate from the outer case by sliding it toward the back of the microwave and pulling up. Blower Motor Screws Wires Back of...
Installation Instructions INSTALLING THE A5 MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN CHARCOAL FILTER Remove 2 screws on top of microwave oven, just above the grille panel, using a Phillips screwdriver. If two screws are not accessible, see section A5. Open the door. Remove the grille.
Installation Instructions MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN INSTALLING/REPLACING THE CHARCOAL FILTER WITHOUT (cont.) ACCESS TO TOP SCREWS AND Insert 3 self-aligning screws ( -28 x 2 ”) THE UNIT HAS ALREADY BEEN through outer top cabinet holes. Turn two full turns MOUNTED on each screw.
B1. Attach Mounting Plate to Wall B2. Prepare Top Cabinet B3. Adjust Blower Motor B4. Install Exhaust Adaptor B5. Mount Microwave Oven B6. Connect Ductwork Cooki ng Conve nienc e Potato Bevera ge Popco rn Cook Defros t Time Rehea t Weight/T ime Timer On/Off Expre ss Cook 30 Sec.
Installation Instructions ADJUST BLOWER MOTOR (cont. USE TOP CABINET TEMPLATE FOR PREPARATION OF TOP Rotate 90° CABINET You need to drill holes for the top support screws, a hole large enough for the power cord to fit through, and a cutout large enough for the exhaust adaptor. Back of Microwave Roll the blower so that fan blade openings are...
Installation Instructions MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN ASSEMBLE AND INSTALL ADAPTOR Blower Plate Damper CAUTION To avoid the risk of personal injury (back injury or other injuries due to excessive weight of the microwave) or property damage, you will need two people to install this microwave.
Installation Instructions MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN CONNECTING DUCTWORK (cont.) Insert a self-aligning screw through top-center House Duct cabinet hole. Temporarily secure the microwave oven by turning the screw at least two full turns after the threads have engaged. (It will be completely tightened later.) Insert 2 self-aligning screws ( -28 x...
C1. Prepare Rear Wall C2. Attach Mounting Plate to Wall C3. Prepare Top Cabinet C4. Adjust Blower C5. Mount the Microwave Oven Cooki ng Conve nienc e Potato Bevera ge Popco rn Defros t Cook Rehea t Time Weight/T ime Timer...
Installation Instructions ATTACH THE MOUNTING ADAPTING BLOWER FOR PLATE TO THE WALL (cont.) OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST To use toggle bolts: 1 Remove the blower motor screws that holds the blower plate to the microwave oven. Slide the plate Spacing for Toggles More toward the back of the microwave and lift up to Than Wall Thickness remove.
Installation Instructions ADAPTING BLOWER FOR MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST (cont. Gently place the fan back into the cavity with the exhaust portion of the fan at the top and facing the back of the unit. CAUTION To avoid the risk of personal injury (back injury or other injuries due to excessive weight of the microwave) or property damage, you will need two people to install this microwave.
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Installation Instructions MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN (cont.) Insert a self-aligning screw through top-center cabinet hole. Temporarily secure the microwave oven by turning the screw at least two full turns after the threads have engaged. (It will be completely tightened later.) Insert 2 self-aligning screws ( -28 x ) through outer top cabinet...
Installation Instructions BEFORE YOU USE YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Make sure the microwave oven has been Read the Owner’s Manual. installed according to instructions. Remove all packing material from the KEEP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS microwave oven. FOR THE LOCAL INSPECTOR’S USE. Install turntable and turntable ring in cavity. Replace house fuse or turn breaker back on.
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Installation Instructions Printed in China...