Hotpoint RGB528PENBB Owners Manual - Page 26

Installation

instructions

-&

WARNING!

iNSTALLATiON

SAFETY

iNSTRUCTiONS

Read

these

instructions

completely

and

carefully.

Improper

installation,

adjustment,

alteration,

service

or

maintenance

can

cause

injury

or

property

damage.

Refer

to

this

manual.

For assistance

or

additional

information,

consult

a qualified

installer,

service

agency,

manufacturer

(dealer)

or

the

gas

supplier.

Never

reuse

old

flexible

connectors.

The

use

of

old

flexible

connectors

can cause

gas

leaks

and

personal

injury.

Always

use NEW

flexible

connectors

when

installing

a gas appliance.

IMPORTANT-

Remove

all

packing

material

and

literature

from

oven

before

connecting

gas

and

electrical

supply

to

range.

CAUTION

-

Do

not

attempt

to

operate

the

oven

of this

range

during

a power

failure

(Electric

Ignition

models

only).

•

Have

your

range

installed

by

a qualified

installer.

•

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

180°F

without

shrinking,

warping

or discoloring.

Do

not

install

the

range

over

carpeting

unless

a sheet

of

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

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

5" beyond

the

front

of

the

cabinets.

•

The

ventilating

hood

must

be constructed

of

sheet

metal

not

less than

0.0122"

thick.

Install

above

the

cooktop

with

a clearance

of

not

less

than

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

24

INCHES.

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 30"

between

the

cooking

surface

and

the

bottom

of

unprotected

cabinets.

•

If a 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

1/4" insulating

millboard

covered

with

sheet

metal

not

less than

0.0122"

thick.

Clearance

between

the

cooking

surface

and

protected

cabinets

MUST

NEVER

BE LESS THAN

24

INCHES.

•

The

vertical

distance

from

the

plane

of the

cooking

surface

to

the

bottom

of

adjacent

overhead

cabinets

extending

closer

than

1"to

the

plane

of the

range

sides

must

not

be

less than

18".

(See the

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

rangeichildren

climbing

on the

range

to

reach

items

could

be seriously

injured.

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