GE PNM1871SMSS Installation Instructions - Page 21

Mount the Microwave Oven

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Installation Instructions C4. ADAPTING MICROWAVE BLOWER FOR RECIRCULATION (cont.) 7 Place the blower unit back into the opening. CAUTION: Do not pull or stretch the blower unit wiring. Make sure the wires are not pinched. NOTE: When mounting the microwave oven, thread power cord through hole in bottom of top cabinet. Keep it tight throughout Steps 1-3. Do not pinch cord or lift oven by pulling cord. 1 Lift microwave, tilt it forward, and hook slots at back bottom edge onto four lower tabs of mounting plate. 8 Secure blower unit to microwave with the screw removed in Step 4. 9 Replace blower plate with the screw removed in Step 1. Back of Microwave C5. MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN 2 Rotate front of oven up against cabinet bottom. 3 Insert a self-aligning screw through top center cabinet hole. Temporarily secure the oven by turning the screw at least two full turns after the threads have engaged. (It will be completely tightened later.) Be sure to keep power cord tight. Be careful not to pinch the cord, especially when mounting flush to bottom of cabinet. Cabinet Front Cabinet Bottom Shelf Filler Block Equivalent to Depth of Cabinet Recess FOR EASIER INSTALLATION AND PERSONAL SAFETY, WE RECOMMEND THAT TWO PEOPLE INSTALL THIS MICROWAVE OVEN. IMPORTANT: Do not grip or use handle during installation. NOTE: If your cabinet is metal, use the nylon grommet around the power cord hole to prevent cutting of the cord. NOTE: We recommend using filler blocks if the cabinet front hangs below the cabinet bottom shelf. IMPORTANT: If filler blocks are not used, case damage may occur from overtightening screws. Self-Aligning Screw Microwave Oven Top 4 Attach the microwave oven to the top cabinet. 21

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ADAPTING MICROWAVE
BLOWER FOR
RECIRCULATION (cont.)
C4.
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Place the blower unit back into the opening.
CAUTION: Do not pull or stretch the blower unit
wiring. Make sure the wires are not pinched.
Replace blower plate with the screw removed in
Step 1.
Secure blower unit to microwave with the screw
removed in Step 4.
Attach the microwave oven to the top cabinet.
Cabinet Front
Cabinet Bottom Shelf
Filler Block
Microwave Oven Top
Equivalent to Depth
of Cabinet Recess
Back of
Microwave
Installation Instructions
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MOUNT THE MICROWAVE
OVEN
C5.
FOR EASIER INSTALLATION AND PERSONAL
SAFETY, WE RECOMMEND THAT
TWO PEOPLE
INSTALL THIS MICROWAVE OVEN.
IMPORTANT: Do not grip or use handle
during installation.
NOTE:
If your cabinet is metal, use the nylon
grommet around the power cord hole to prevent
cutting of the cord.
NOTE:
We recommend using filler blocks if the
cabinet front hangs below the cabinet bottom shelf.
IMPORTANT: If filler blocks are not used,
case damage may occur from overtightening
screws.
Insert a self-aligning screw through top center
cabinet hole. Temporarily secure the oven by
turning the screw at least
two full turns
after the
threads have engaged
.
(It will be completely
tightened later.)
Be sure to keep power cord
tight. Be careful not to pinch the cord, especially
when mounting flush to bottom of cabinet.
NOTE:
When mounting
the microwave oven,
thread power cord
through hole in bottom of
top cabinet. Keep it tight
throughout Steps 1–3. Do
not pinch cord or lift
oven by pulling cord.
Lift microwave, tilt it
forward, and hook
slots at back bottom
edge onto four lower
tabs of mounting
plate.
Self-Aligning Screw
4
2
Rotate front of oven
up against cabinet
bottom.
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