Tools You Will Need; Cutout Dimensions - GE JEM31WF - Spacemaker II Microwave Oven Installation Instructions

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED

❒ #2 Phillips Screwdriver
❒ Pencil
❒ Awl or Punch
❒ Scissors (Optional)
❒ Level
❒

CUTOUT DIMENSIONS

1
Models
Height
Width
Depth (min.)* 21
* Min. depth with 120V–60 Hertz grounded power
receptacle outside cabinet 21
Min. depth with 120V–60 Hertz grounded power
receptacle inside cabinet 23"
" Overlap
1 1 ⁄
2
27" Models: 1
30" Models: 3" overlap
Width
1" Clearance
beyond trim frame
(on all sides)
WARNING
flow from the top, bottom and sides of the
trim frame. Blocking the air flow can cause
the microwave to function improperly and
may cause damage to the microwave.
Allow a 1" clearance beyond the edge of the
trim frame to provide proper air flow.
Installation Instructions
❒ Drill with 7/64" Bit or #35
❒ Tape Measure
27" 30"
" "
18 3 ⁄ 18 3 ⁄
4 4
"
24" ± 1 ⁄ 24" ± 1 ⁄
16 16
" or 23" " or 23"
1 ⁄ 21 1 ⁄
2 2
"
1 ⁄
2
Depth
" overlap
1 ⁄
2
Height
3" Min.
" Overlap
1 1 ⁄
2
— This trim kit uses air
❒
1 CUTOUT DIMENSIONS (CONT.)
On 27" models, allow 1
overlap of the trim frame over the edges of
the cutout.
On 30" models, allow 1
bottom and 3" on each side for overlap of
the trim frame over the edges of the cutout.
FOR INSTALLATION ABOVE A
BUILT-IN OVEN:
Microwave oven should be installed on a 3/8"
plywood base and supported by 2x4 or 1x2
equivalent runners on all sides. Base must be
capable of supporting a minimum of 100 lbs.
❒
INSTALL THE ANTI-TIP BRACE
2
A Draw a line on the cutout floor at the
center of the cutout, and extend the line
1/2" down the face of the cabinet.
"
B Fold or cut the front edge of the template,
along the front guide line. Place the
template flush along the front edge of the
cutout floor, aligning the center line of
the template with the center line of the
cutout floor. Mark the centers of the two
screw holes with an awl or center punch
for the anti-tip brace location as shown.
DIMENSIONS:
A = 13
B = 3"
C = 20
Remove the
C
template and drill
two holes for the
anti-tip brace.
Install the anti-tip
D
brace onto the
cutout floor using
two round-head
screws.
2
" on all sides for
1 ⁄
2
" at the top and
1 ⁄
2
"
⁄
16
"
⁄
1
16
A
B
C
Cutout
Floor
Round-Head
Center
Line
Screws
Anti-Tip
Brace