GE JGB900 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 40

Installation instructions
AWARNING
iNSTALLATiON SAFETY
iNSTRUCTiONS
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
hnproper installation, adjustment, alteration, service
or maJntenmace can cause injury or property damage.
Refer to this mmmal. For assistance or additional
information, consult a qualified installer, service
agency, manufacturer (dealer) or the gas supplier.
Never reuse old flexible connectors. The use
of old flexible connectors can cause gas leaks and
personal ii_jury. Always use NEW flexible connectors
when installing a gas ai)pliance.
IMPORTANT - Rem,) e ,ll
p acking
inaterial and literature fl'Oln oven betore connecting
gas and electrical supply to range.
CAUTION - D(, .,t emi, .,
the ()veil of this range during a power tailure (Electric
Ignition models only).
• Have vom" range installed bv a qualified installer.
• Y(mr 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).
Ill Canada, electrical grounding inust be ill
accordance with the current (_SA C22,1 Canadian
Electrical (:ode Part 1 and/or local codes. See
Electrical Connections in this section,
• gefin'e installing your range on linolemn or anv
other swlthetic floor covering, make sure the floor
covering can withstand 180°F without shrinking,
warping or discoloring. Do not install the range
over carpeting mfless a sheet of 1/4" thick plywood
or silnilar insulator is placed between the range
and cai])eting.
• Make sure the wall coverings arotmd the range can
withstand heat generated by the range up to 200°F.
• Avoid placing cabinets above the range. To reduce
the hazard caused by reaching over the open
flalnes of operating burnei_, install a ventilation
hood over the range that projects torward at least
5" beyond the fl'ont of the cabinets.
• Tile ventilating hood Inust be constlucted
of sheet inetal not less than 0.0122" thick.
Install above the cooktop with a clearance of not
less than 1/4" between the hood and the underside
of the colnbustible material or inetal cabinet. The
hood must be at least as wide as the ai)pliance and
centered over the ai)pliance. Clearance between
the cooking surfiace and the ventilation hood
surface MUST NEVF:R BE LESS THAN 24
INCHES.
EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed inicrowave oven
or cooking al)pliance over the cooktop shall conform
to the installation instiuctions packed with that
appliance.
• If cabinets are placed above the range,
alh)w a nlininluln clearance of 30" between the
cooking surtace and the bottom of unl)rotected
cabinets.
• If a 30" clearance between cooking sm'thce and
overhead colnbustible material or metal cabinets
cannot be maintained, protect the underside of the
cabinets above the cooktop with not less than 1/4"
insulating millboard covered with sheet inetal not
less than 0.0199" thick. (:learance between the
cooking surtace and protected cabinets MUST
NEVF:R BE LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
• The vertical distance fl'om the plane of the cooking
surtace to tile bottoln of a_!jacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1" to the plane of the range
sides inust not be less than 18". (See the Oimonsions
and Clearances
illustration in this section.)
• CAUTION
- ]teIns ofinterest
to
children should not be stored ill cabinets above a
range or oi5 the backsplash of a range--children
clilnbing on the range to reach itelns could be
seriously iI_j ured.
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