INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwave
oven or cooking appliance over the cooktop shall
conform to the installation instructions packed
with that appliance.
• If cabinets are placed above the range, allow a
minimum clearance of 76.2 cm (30
″
) between
the cooking surface and the bottom of
unprotected cabinets.
• If a 76.2 cm (30
″
) clearance between cooking
surface and overhead combustible material or
metal cabinets cannot be maintained, protect the
underside of the cabinets above the cooktop with
not less than 6 mm (1/4
″
) insulating millboard
covered with sheet metal not less than .31 mm
(0.0122
″
) thick.
• Clearance between the cooking surface and
protected cabinets MUST NEVER BE LESS
THAN 61 cm (24
″
). The vertical distance from
the plane of the cooking surface to the bottom of
adjacent overhead cabinets extending closer than
2.5 cm (1
″
) to the plane of the range sides must
not be less than 45.7 cm (18
″
). (See Dimensions
and Clearances illustration in this section.)
• CAUTION: Items of interest to children should
not be stored in cabinets above a range or on the
backsplash of a range—children climbing on the
range to reach items could be seriously injured.
WARNING
All ranges can tip and injury could
result. To prevent accidental tipping
of the range, attach an approved
Anti-Tip device to the wall. (See
Installing the Anti-Tip Device in this
section.) To check if the device is
installed and engaged properly,
carefully tip the range forward. The
Anti-Tip device should engage and prevent the
range from tipping over.
If you pull the range out from the wall for any
reason, make sure the Anti-Tip device is engaged
when you push the range back against the wall.
• For your safety, never use your range for
warming or heating the room. Your oven and
cooktop are not designed to heat your kitchen. Top
burners should not be operated without cookware
on the grate. Such abuse could result in fire and
damage to your range and will void your warranty.
• Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in
the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
Explosions or fires could result.
• Do not use oven for a storage area. Items
stored in the oven can ignite.
• Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Installation of this range must conform with
local codes, or in the absence of local codes,
with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z223.1, latest edition. In Canada, installation
must conform with the current Natural Gas
Installation Code, CAN/CGA-B149.1 or the
current Propane Installation Code, CAN/CGA-
B149.2, and with local codes where applicable.
This range has been design-certified by the
American Gas Association according to ANSI
Z21.1, latest edition and Canadian Gas Association
according to CAN/CGA-1.1, latest edition. As
with any appliance using gas and generating heat,
there are certain safety precautions you should
follow. You will find these precautions in the
Important Safety Instructions in the front of this
guide. Read them carefully.
• Have your range installed by a qualified
installer or service technician.
• Your 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).
In Canada, electrical grounding must be in
accordance with the current CSA C22.1
Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 and/or local
codes. See Electrical Connections in this section.
• Before installing your range on linoleum or any
other synthetic floor covering, make sure the
floor covering can withstand 82°C. (180°F.)
without shrinking, warping or discoloring. Do not
install the range over carpeting unless a sheet of
6 mm (1/4
″
) thick plywood or similar insulator is
placed between the range and carpeting.
• Make sure the wall coverings around the
range can withstand heat generated by the
range up to 93°C. (200°F.).
• Avoid placing cabinets above the range. To
reduce the hazard caused by reaching over the
open flames of operating burners, install a
ventilation hood over the range that projects
forward at least 12.7 cm (5
″
) beyond the front of
the cabinets.
• The ventilating hood must be constructed of
sheet metal not less than .31 mm (0.0122
″
) thick.
Install above the cooktop with a clearance of not
less than 6 mm (1/4
″
) between the hood and the
underside of the combustible material or metal
cabinet. The hood must be at least as wide as
the appliance and centered over the appliance.
Clearance between the cooking surface and the
ventilation hood surface MUST NEVER BE
LESS THAN 61 cm (24
″
).
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