GE Appliances JV936 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 13

Installation Instructions
Fi] INSTALL HOOD SUPPORT
IMPORTANT:Framing must be capable of supporting
100 Ibs.
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Locate at least 2 vertical studs at the wood mounting
location by tapping drywall with a hammer or use a stud
finder.
Center the supplied wood horizontal support, left to right,
and below the marked line.
Hin. Opening for Ductwork
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Wood Support
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Installation Space
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. Drill 1/8" pilot holes through the support, drywall and into
the studs. Securethe support to 2 or more vertical studs
with supplied wood screws.
IMPORTANT : Screws must penetrate at least !-!/2" into
vertical studs. Countersink screws into support.
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Install mounting screws in the center of the wood suppor,
13-1/6" from the centerline.The screws should protrude
forward 1/4".This 1/4" gap will provide clearance to hung
the hood.
D INSTALL TRANSITION
IMPORTANT: Removeshipping
tape from damper and check
that damper movesfreely.
Remove
Shipping Tape
on Damper
Duct Top of
Transition Hood
. Placethe transition pieceover the hood exhaust. Secure
transition to hood with 4 screws provided.
. Useduct tape to seal the connection.
[] INSTALL HOOD ONTO WALL
. Lift the hood and place over the wood support. The top
keyhole slots in the hood should engage the protruding
mounting screws.Allow the hood to slide down into
position.
. Pull house wiring through knockout at the rear or top of
the hood.
. Checkto be surethe hood is leveland centered.The arrow
shaped cutout in the back of the hood allows viewing the
marked centerline.
. Remove cover from junction box.
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to
36"
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Drill Bottom Mounting Hole Locutions
. Drill 1/8" pilot holes into the two lower mounting holes.
Enlarge the holes if they do not enter studs to 3/8" Tap
anchors for wall fasteners into bottom holes. Install
screws by hand into the fasteners to allow anchors to
expand against the wall. Removescrews.
. Usingtwo largeflat washers(supplied), i nstallwood screwsor
wall fastenerscrews,loosely,into lower mounting holes.Do
not tighten.
. Checkhood level.Tighten upper screws.Tighten lower
mounting screws..
. For additional security, drive screws through the original
wood support screw holes in the buck of the hood.
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