Placement Of Mounting Plate; Removing The Mounting Plate; Finding The Wall Studs - GE Over the Range Microwave Oven Installation Instructions Manual

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PLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING PLATE
.
REMOVING THE MICROWAVE
A
OVEN FROM THE CARTON/
REMOVING THE MOUNTING
PLATE
Remove the installation instructions, filters, glass
1
tray, and the small hardware bag. Do not remove
the Styrofoam protecting the front of the oven.
Fold back all 4 carton flaps fully against carton
2
sides. Then carefully roll the oven and carton over
onto the top side. The oven should be resting in
the Styrofoam.
Styrofoam
Pull the carton up and off the oven.
3
Remove and properly discard plastic bags.
4
Screws
Remove the 2 screws from the mounting plate.
5
This plate will be used as the rear wall template
and for mounting. You may discard these screws.
Installation Instructions
Carton
Mounting
Plate
.
B

FINDING THE WALL STUDS

Wall
Studs
Center
Find the studs, using one of the following
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methods:
A. Stud finder – a magnetic device which
locates nails.
B. Use a hammer to tap lightly across the
mounting surface to find a solid sound.
This will indicate a stud location.
After locating the stud(s), find the center by
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probing the wall with a small nail to find the edges
of the stud. Then place a mark halfway between
the edges. The center of any adjacent studs should
be 16" or 24" from this mark.
Draw a line down the center of the studs.
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THE MICROWAVE MUST BE CONNECTED TO
AT LEAST ONE WALL STUD.
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