AirKing Series 150 Manuals

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CONVERTIBLE RANGE HOODS SERIES 150,160,170,180,200 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PREPARATION PROCEDURE I. GENERAL PREPARATION FOR ALL RANGE HOODS 1. Lay the hood upside down on a table covered with a cardboard or paper to prevent scratching of the table or hood. 2. If your hood has a lamp cover remove the lamp cover by unscrewing the two screws holding it in place. 3. Install a 40 or 60 Watt light bulb. 4. Replace the lamp cover. 5. Remove the wiring compartment cover inside the hood. II.PREPARATION OF CABINET FOR HOOD SUPPORT 1. If the bottom of cupboard is recessed above the bottom of the cupboard door, then it is necessary to install wood strips at the location above the hood mounting holes. The thickness of the wood strips should be slightly more than the recessed dimension. 2. Using a template or by measurement, transfer the location of the wood strips to the bottom of the cupboard. Select the length of the wood strips to prevent interference with the conduit knock- out location. IMPORTANT! IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE HOOD, THE BOTTOM OF THE HOOD SHOULD BE NO LESS THAN 20" NOR MORE THAN 30" ABOVE THE STOVE RANGE HEATING ELEMENTS OR BURNERS. III. SELECTION OF VENTING DIRECTION Your new Air-King Range Hood assembly may be positioned for either horizontal, vertical or ductless discharge. Full rated air delivery may be obtained in either the horizontal or vertical discharge position, however, the longer the ducting the less air will be exhausted. 150 series hood is designed for ductless operation only. a. Vertical discharge Vertical discharge is the most common method of hood installation. If your kitchen has an attic space above, the ducting may be run up through the cupboard and the attic to a roof cap. If your kitchen has a soffit above the cupboards, you may run the duct up into the soffit and then discharge horizontally through the outside wall to a wall cap. b. Horizontal discharge Assuming that the range hood is located against an outside wall, horizontal discharge is preferred provided that there are no obstructions such as, wall joists, or where openings are difficult to make. c. Ductless In ductless installations the air discharge is vented into the kitchen through the opening in the hood grill. While the air delivery is somewhat less than that of a vented installation, this method is energy efficient because warm inside air is not discharged outside the house. If you do not anticipate heavy cooking which produces a lot of grease or odour, this method may be selected.Ductless installation requires the use of an extra charcoal filter (not provided) which should be replaced at frequent intervals. Check with your dealer to order the charcoal filter(Air- King part#RF34). FOR DUCTLESS INSTALLATION, THE FOLLOWING PREPARATION MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF YOUR HOOD! • Model 150 & 160: Remove vent cover from slots on the front of range hood by sliding vent cover to the left or the right until it stops. Lift trailing edge of vent cover and slide in direction of lifted end. Discard vent cover (FIG.1). • Model 170, 180 & 200: Remove plastic insert from behind plastic grill. Using scissors, cut along short grooves. Bend along long groove to break away center piece and discard. Place ‘U’ shape portion back into plastic grill. (FIG.2) IV. PREPARATION OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 1. Determine the location of the electrical cable to connect to the range hood in either the vertical or horizontal position. Refer to FIG.3. 2. On the range hood, remove the appropriate electrical knock-out and install a standard electrical cable clamp. 3. Transfer the location of the range hood electrical knock-out to the bottom of the cupboard or in the wall. Drill or cut a hole on the cardboard to clear the electrical cable clamp. NOTE: If replacing an existing hood the electrical cable may have to be re-routed to the desired position. V. DAMPER ASSEMBLY 1. Remove the appropriate ducting knock-out by inserting a screwdriver under the end and pry up and snip or break the attachment points.(FIG.4) 2. Install the damper assembly to the range hood with the two screws supplied (FIG.3). 3. If discharge is vertical through a rectangular duct, remove knock-out sections D, B and E only (FIG.5) 4. If discharge is through 7" round duct,remove knock-out sections "A" and "B" and "C" only (FIG.5). Section "D" and "E" remain with the hood. Mount round collar (E22A-not supplied) over opening on hood with (3) shorter screws. Allow bottom edge of 7" round duct to be inserted on the collar. VI. DUCT WORK Your Air-king range hood will operate at its best efficiency if the number of elbows and the length of the duct is kept to a minimum. The back-draft damper flap attached to the damper frame assembly supplied with the hood does not impede air flow significantly so you may leave this in place even though you may install a wall or roof cap with another back-draft damper. VII. HOOD INSTALLATION 1. Lift the hood into position and guide the electrical cable through the electrical cable clamp on the hood. 2. Insert the four wood screws from the bottom and securely fasten. 3. Secure the electrical cable in the cable clamp allowing sufficient length in the hood to connect the field wires to the hood wires. 4. Make the electrical connections using screw-on wire connectors by attaching the black wires together and then the white wires together and then the green or bare wire to the green grounding screw in the hood. Replace the wiring compartment cover. CAUTION: All wiring installation must comply with local and national electrical code regulations. 5. Attach duct work and use duct tape to seal all joints. 6. After turning all range hood switches to "OFF" position, turn the power on and test your installation. 7. If there is any vibration noise, check for the source and try to tighten fasteners or add duct tape to eliminate. 110572023 FIG.1 FIG.2 FIG.4 FIG.3 A A C B D E CUT-OUT FOR VERTICAL DISCHARGE THROUGH ROUND OR RECTANGULAR DUCT TOP VIEW NOTE: Care should be taken when removing knock-out so as not to remove unused knock-out. 0010-16B1 FIG.5 Air King at ::rangehoods.com is a division of kitchen::accessories ::rangehoods.com Call 1-800-667-8721 anywhere in the US and Canada - www.rangehoods.com