Frigidaire FFES3026TW Installation Instructions - Page 9

30" ELECTRIC SLIDE-IN RANGE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS • Countertop must be level. Place a level on the countertop, first side to side, then front to back. If the countertop is not level, the range will not be level. The oven must be level for satisfactory baking results. Cooktop sides of range fit over edges of countertop opening 7. Range Installation Important Note: Door removal is not a requirement for installation of the range, but is an added convenience. Refer to the Use and Care Guide for oven door removal instructions. Figure 8 Standard Installation 7.1 The range cooktop overlaps the countertop at the sides and the range rests on the floor. The cooktop is 31½" (80 cm) wide. 7.2 Install base cabinets 30" (76,2 cm) apart. Make sure they are plumb and level before attaching cooktop. Shave raised countertop edge to clear 31½" (80 cm) wide range top rim. 7.3 Install cabinet doors 32" (81,3 cm) min. apart so as not to interfere with range door opening. 7.4 Cutout countertop exactly as shown on page 4. For models equipped with Leveling Device: 7.5 Make sure the front leveling legs and the rear leveling device are setup higher than the height of the cabinet. 7.6 Install the anti-tip bracket at this point before placing the range at its final position. Follow the installation instructions on page 12 or on the anti-tip bracket template supplied with the range. 7.7 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 range cooktop. Proper adjustments to make the top flat should be made or gaps between the countertop and the range cooktop may occur. 7.8 To reduce the risk of damaging your appliance, do not handle or manipulate it by the ceramic glass. Manipulate with care. 7.9 Position range in front of the cabinet opening. 7.10 Make sure that the cooktop glass which overhangs the countertop clears the countertop. If necessary, raise the unit by lowering the leveling legs. 7.11 Slide the range into the cutout opening and center it before leveling it. 7.12 Level the range (see section 8). The floor where the range is to be installed must be level. Follow the instructions under "Leveling the Range- Models Equipped with Leveling Device". 7.13 Adjust leveling legs so that the underside of the cooktop is sitting on the countertop. Carefully screw in (refer to Leveling the range: Models equipped with Leveling Device") the back leveling leg until the cooktop glass overhang touches slightly the countertop. Then carefully screw in the front two leveling legs until the cooktop glass overhang touches slightly the countertop. For models equipped with Leveling Leg only (no leveling device): 7.5 Make sure the four leveling legs (front and rear) are setup higher than the height of the cabinet. 7.6 Install the anti-tip bracket at this point before placing the range at its final position. Follow the installation instructions on page 13 or on the anti-tip bracket template supplied with the range. 7.7 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 range cooktop. Proper adjustments to make the top flat should be made or gaps between the countertop and the range cooktop may occur. 7.8 To reduce the risk of damaging your appliance, do not handle or manipulate it by the ceramic glass. Manipulate with care. 9