Whirlpool GXW6530DXS Installation Guide - Page 7

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare Location

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It is recommended that the vent system be installed before

hood is installed.

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Before making cutouts, make sure there is proper clearance

within the ceiling or wall for exhaust vent.

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Check your ceiling height and the hood height maximum

before you select your hood.

1.

Disconnect power.

2.

Determine which venting method to use: roof, wall, or non-

vented.

3.

Select a flat surface for assembling the range hood. Place

covering over that surface.

4.

Using 2 or more people, lift range hood onto covered surface.

Range Hood Mounting Screws Installation

5.

Determine and mark the centerline on the wall where the

canopy hood will be installed.

6.

Select a mounting height between a minimum of

24" (61.0 cm) for an electric cooking surface, a minimum

of 27" (68.6 cm) for a gas cooking surface, and a suggested

maximum of 36" (91.4 cm) above the range to the bottom

of the hood. Mark a reference line on the wall.

7.

Tape template in place, aligning the template centerline and

bottom of template with hood bottom line and with the

centerline marked on the wall.

8.

Mark centers of the fastener locations through the template

to the wall.

IMPORTANT:

All screws must be installed into wood. If there

is no wood to screw into, additional wall framing supports

may be required.

Remove the template.

9.

Drill

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" (4.8 mm) pilot holes at all locations where screws are

being installed into wood.

10.

Install the 2 - 5 x 45 mm mounting screws. Leave a

¹⁄₄

" (6.4 mm) gap between the wall and the back of the

screw head to slide range hood into place.

Vent Cover Bracket Installation

11.

Attach vent cover bracket to wall flush to the ceiling using

2 - 5 x 45 mm screws.

Complete Preparation

1.

Determine and make all necessary cuts in the wall for the vent

system. Install the vent system before installing the hood. See

“Venting Requirements” section.

2.

Determine the required height for the home power supply

cable and drill a 1¼" (3.2 cm) hole at this location.

3.

Run the home power supply cable according to the National

Electrical Code or CSA Standards and local codes and

ordinances. There must be enough ½" conduit and wires from

the fused disconnect (or circuit breaker) box to make the

connection in the hood’s electrical terminal box.

NOTE:

Do not reconnect power until installation is complete.

4.

Use caulk to seal all openings.

A. Centerline

B. Fastener locations

C. Mounting height reference

(hood bottom line)

WARNING

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and install

range hood.

Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

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