Install Range Hood - KitchenAid LI32NE Installation Instructions And Use & Care Manual

1. Remove the grease filters. See the "Range Hood Care"
section.
2. Remove foam shipping pad from behind the blower motor.
3. Lift the range hood up under cabinet and determine
final location by centering beneath cabinet. Mark on the
underside of cabinet the location of the 4 keyhole mounting
slots on the range hood. Set range hood aside on a covered
surface.
A
A. Keyhole slot
4. Use ¹⁄ " (3 mm) drill bit and drill 4 pilot holes as shown.
8
A. Drill pilot hole
5. Install the 4 - 4.5 x 13 mm mounting screws in pilot holes.
Leave about ¹⁄ " (6.4 mm) space between screw heads
4
and cabinet to slide range hood into place.
Vent Connector Installation
Determine whether the range hood will be installed using
either a top or rear vent connection.
Top Vent Connector Installation
1. Remove the top vent knockout.
2. Attach the round vent transition damper using 2 vent
transition mounting screws.
3. Remove tape from damper flap
NOTE: If the wall cap is directly behind the vent connector,
the dampers in the connector and wall cap must not interfere.
Remove the vent connector damper if they interfere.
A
G
F
E
A. Top round vent transition
B. Top round vent transition
mounting screws (2)
C. Top vent knockout
D. Rear vent knockout

Install Range Hood

A
¹⁄₄"
(6.4 mm)
B
C
D
E. Rear rectangular transition
knockout mounting screws (3)
F. Hinge pin
G. Rear rectangular vent transition
Rear Vent Connector Installation
NOTE: For rear venting, the blower motor position must be
changed. It will need the rear motor mounting bracket that is
included with the range hood.
1. Remove the rear vent knockout.
2. Place range hood on its back.
3. Using a T10 Torx adapter, remove the 8 screws holding the
®
bottom panel assembly in place. Remove the bottom panel
assembly and set it aside.
B
A
E
A. Blower motor cover plate
B. Blower motor cover plate
mounting screws (4)
C. Back of range hood
4. Disconnect the blower motor electrical connector from the
electrical box connector.
5. Using a T10 adapter, remove the 4 screws from the
®
motor cover plate. Remove the motor cover plate and set
it aside.
C
D
E
E
E
D. Bottom panels assembly
E. Bottom panels assembly
mounting screws
9