Whirlpool WCG51US0DB Installation Guide - Page 9
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Install Cooktop WARNING 4. Attach brackets to cooktop base bottom with bracket attachment screws. Securely tighten screws. A E Excessive Weight Hazard Use two or more people to move and install cooktop. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. Decide on the final location for the cooktop. Avoid drilling into or severing existing wiring during installation. 1. Determine whether your cabinet construction provides clearance for installing clamping brackets at cooktop base ends. This is the recommended location. Clamping brackets can be installed on the front and back of cooktop base bottom, if necessary. B C A D B D C A. Cooktop B. Cooktop base C. 2" (5.1 cm) bracket attachment screw D. Clamping bracket (extends far enough beyond cooktop base to allow installation of clamping screws) E. Countertop Make Gas Connection C WARNING A. Attachment screw holes for optional front and back location B. Cooktop base bottom C. Attachment screw D. Clamping bracket (end locations recommended) 2. Using 2 or more people, place cooktop right side up into the cutout. NOTE: Make sure that the front edge of the cooktop is parallel to the front edge of the countertop. If repositioning is needed, lift entire cooktop up from cutout to avoid scratching the countertop. 3. Remove the attachment screws for the selected bracket locations from the bottom of the cooktop base. A B A. Edge of cooktop base bottom B. Clamping bracket Explosion Hazard Use a new CSA International approved gas supply line. Install a shut-off valve. Securely tighten all gas connections. If connected to LP, have a qualified person make sure gas pressure does not exceed 14" (36 cm) water column. Examples of a qualified person include: licensed heating personnel, authorized gas company personnel, and authorized service personnel. Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire. Typical flexible connection 1. Apply pipe-joint compound made for use with Natural and LP gas to the smaller thread ends of the flexible connector adapters (see C and G in the following illustration). 2. Attach one adapter to the gas pressure regulator and the other adapter to the gas shutoff valve. Tighten both adapters. 9