Installation instructions manual [PDF] (16 pages)
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Electric Slide-In Range
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Call 800.GE.CARES
(800.432.2737)
or Visit
our Website
at: www.GEAppliances.com
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BEFORE YOU
BEGIN
Read these
instructions
completely
and carefully.
• IMPORTANT
- Savethese
instructions
for
local
inspector's
use.
• IMPORTANT
- Observe
all
governing
codes
and
ordinances.
• Note
to
Installer
- Be sure
to
leave
these
instructions
with
the
Consumer.
• Note
to
Consumer
- Keep these
instructions
for
future
reference.
• Skill
level
- Installation
of this
appliance
requires
basic
mechanical
and
advanced
electrical
skills.
• Completion
time
- 1 to 3 hours
• Proper
installation
is the
responsibility
of
the
installer.
• Product
failure
due to
improper
installation
is not
covered
under
the
Warranty.
_WARNING
-
This
appliance
must
be properly
grounded.
FOR YOUR
SAFETY:
-&WARNING
- Forpersonal
safety,
do not use an extension
cord
with
this
appliance.
Remove
house
fuse
or open
circuit
breaker
before
beginning
installation.
Failure
to do so could
result
in serious
injury
or
even
death.
• All
rough-in
and
spacing
dimensions
must
be met
for
safe
use of your
range.
Electricity
to the
range
can
be disconnected
at the
outlet
without
moving
the
range
if
the
outlet
is in the
preferred
location
(remove
lower
drawer).
FOR YOUR
SAFETY:
(cont.)
• To reduce
the
risk of burns
or fire
when
reaching
over
hot
surface
elements,
cabinet
storage
space
above
the
cooktop
should
be
avoided.
If cabinet
storage
space
is to be
provided
above
the
cooktop,
the
risk can
be reduced
by installing
a range
hood
that
protrudes
at least
5"
beyond
the
front
of
the
cabinets.
Cabinets
installed
above
a
cooktop
must
be no deeper
than
13;'
•
Be sure
your
appliance
is properly
installed
and
grounded
by a qualified
technician.
• To prevent
damage
to the
door
and to
prevent
excessive
microwave
leakage,
do
NOT remove
the
door
on the
oven.
ANTI-TIP
DEVICE
Z_WARNING
- Toreducetherisk
of tipping,
the
appliance
must
be secured
by
properly
installed
Anti-Tip
bracket
packed
with
this
appliance.
• If the
Anti-Tip
device
supplied
with
the
range
does
not
fit this
application,
use the
universal
Anti-Tip
device
WB2X7909.
-&WARNING
-
• All ranges
can tip
• Injury
to persons
could
result
• Install
Anti-Tip
bracket
packed
with
range
• See Installation
Instructions
• If you
pull
the
range
out
and away
from
the
wall
for
any
reason,
make
sure
the
Anti-Tip
bracket
is engaged
when
the
range
is
pushed
back
against
the
wall.
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Installation
Instructions
PREPARE TO INSTALL THE RANGE
TOOLS YOU
WILL NEED
1/8" Drill
Bit and
Electric
or Hand Drill
(Extension
May Be
Required)
Safety
Glasses
Tape Measure
Adjustable
Wrench
(for 1-7/16" Nut)
Pencil
Pliers
1/4" Nut Driver
Hand
or Saber
Saw
Level
S
Straight
Edge
or Square
Gloves
MATERIALS
NEEDED
Lag Bolts
Anchor
Sleeves
(For Concrete Floors Only)
(UL Approved
40 or 50 AMP)
4-Wire
Cord
OR
3-Wire
Cord
4' Long
4' Long
with
Strain
Relief
with
Strain
Relief
PARTS INCLUDED
Rear Filler,
2 Screws
Screws
Anti-Tip
Bracket
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Installation
Instructions
PRE-INSTALLATION
CHECKLIST
INSPECT
INSTALLATION
LOCATION
• Counter
opening
extends
to the wall:
Maintop
Filler
(supplied
with
the
range).
(See Alternate
Construction
section
for
Installation
Instructions)
or Backguard
Kit
(Kit JXS37XX)
(See Alternate
Construction
section)
• Counter
height
greater
than
36-3/4":
Lower
Trim
Slide-In
Kit
(Kit JXS56XX)
• One side is not enclosed
by a cabinet:
Bodyside
Kit
(Kit
JXS76XX)
• Island
Installation:
To provide
an optimum
installation,
the
top
surface
of the
countertop
must
be level
and flat
(lie on the
same
plane)
around
the
3 sides
that
are adjacent
to the
range
cooktop.
Proper
adjustments
to make
the
top
flat
should
be made
or gaps
between
the
countertop
and
range
cooktop
may
occur.
Forcing
the
cooktop
to
fit may
cause
excessive
gaps
and
could
break
the
glass
and void
the
warranty.
To obtain
kits,
visit
the
GE Website
or call
the
GE Answer
Center
(800.432.2737),
or
contact
your
dealer.
• Move
range
indoors
in front
of cabinet
opening.
(Do not use hand
trucks
when
moving
the
unpackaged
range.
Cooktop
glass may
be
broken.)
• Protect
the
kitchen
floor!
Flatten
and
place
a piece
of the
shipping
carton
in front
of the
installation
location
to protect
the
flooring.
_-I
PRE-INSTALLATION
CHECKLIST
(cont.)
• Do not remove
the
protective
channel
from
the
sides of the
glass cooktop
until
later
in the
installation.
Protective
channel
• Carefully,
tilt the
range
to access
the
range
leveling
legs.
Use an adjustable
wrench
to
screw
leveling
legs
out
so that
glass
support
flanges
clear
the top
of the
countertop.
• Remove
packing
materials.
Remove
plastic
on trim
and
panel,
and
all tape
around
the
range.
NOTE:
To prevent
damage
to the
door
and
to prevent
excessive
microwave
leakage,
do NOT
remove
the
range
door.
DO NOT LIFT
THE RANGE
BY THE HANDLE!
STORAGE
DRAWER
REMOVAL
• Pull the
drawer
out
until
it stops.
• Lift the
front
of the
drawer
until
the
stops
clear
the
guides.
Rail
Stop
Guide
• Pull forward
and
remove
the
drawer.
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