KitchenAid 30" Freestanding Range Installation Instructions Manual page 7

Slide-in ranges:
countertop
preparations
The cooktop sides of the slide-in range fit
over the cutout edge of your countertop.
If you have a square finish (flat)
countertop and the opening width is 30"
(76.2 cm), no countertop preparation is
required.
Formed front-edged countertops:
Must have molded edge shaved flat
1/2" (1.3 cm) from each front corner
of opening.
30"
(76.2 cm)
opening
width
30-7/8" (78.4 cm)
Formed or tiled
countertop trimmed
1/2" (1.3 cm) back at
front corners of
countertop opening.
22-5/8"
(57.5 cm)
Cooktop sides of
range fit over edges of
countertop opening.
Tile countertops may need trim cut back
1/2" (1.3 cm) from each front corner
and/or rounded edge flattened.
If countertop opening width is greater
than 30" (76.2 cm), adjust the 1/2"
(1.3 cm) dimension.
Countertop must be level. Place level on
countertop, first side to side; then front
to back. If countertop is not level, range
will not be level. Oven must be level for
satisfactory baking conditions.
Now start...
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and
install range.
Failure to do so can result in back or
other injury.
1.
Remove shipping materials, tape
and protective film from range. Keep
cardboard bottom and shipping base
under range. Remove oven racks and
parts package from inside oven.
NOTE: If you are installing a slide-in
range, remove back vent package from
1/2"
range top. See step 6 for vent installation.
(1.3 cm)
2.
Take four
cardboard
corners from the
carton. Stack one
cardboard corner
on top of another. Repeat with other two
corners. Place them lengthwise on the
floor behind the range — to support the
range when it is laid on its back. Firmly
grasp the range and gently lay it on its
back on the cardboard corners.
3.
Pull cardboard shipping base
firmly to remove.
4.
Use an adjustable wrench to
loosen the leveling legs 1-1/2 turns.
5.
Place cardboard or hardboard in
front of range. Stand range back up onto
cardboard or hardboard.
6.
Rear vent installation (slide-in
ranges only): Remove the outside screws
from rear trim on range. Use screws to
attach rear vent to range.
Rear vent must
be installed.
7.
Check that the type of gas supply is
correct for this range. (See model/serial
rating plate.) If connecting to L.P . gas,
follow directions in Conversion Kit
included in your literature package.
If connecting to Natural gas, continue
with anti-tip bracket installation.
Anti-tip bracket installation
WARNING
Tip Over Hazard
A child or adult can tip the range and
be killed.
Connect anti-tip bracket to rear
range foot.
Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the
range is moved.
Failure to follow these instructions can
result in death or serious burns to
children and adults.
Contact a qualified floor covering
installer for the best procedure for
drilling mounting holes through your
type floor covering.
8.
Use the anti-tip bracket
template to install the anti-tip
bracket.
Anti-tip bracket must be
anchored securely to the
sub-floor.
Depending on the
thickness of your
flooring, longer screws may
be necessary to anchor the bracket to the
sub-floor. Longer screws are available
from your local hardware store.
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