KitchenAid KFGS366VSS Installation Guide - Page 6

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Install Cooktop WARNING Excessive Weight Hazard 3. Select bracket mounting holes that will allow the bracket to extend far enough out from the cooktop for the installation of 2½" (6.4 cm) clamping screws. See "Attach Cooktop to Countertop" for illustration of clamping screw installation. Use two or more people to move and install cooktop. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. Style 1: Cooktop over undercounter built-in oven IMPORTANT: Clamping brackets should not be used. 1. 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. Style 2: Cooktop over cabinets 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. A C D B E A. Attachment screw holes for optional front and back location. B. Clamping bracket (end locations recommended) C. Cooktop base bottom D. Attachment screw E. Attachment screw location (recommended) 2. The clamping brackets can be installed before or after the cooktop is placed into the cutout. Complete the following steps for the option you choose. Installing Brackets Before Placing Cooktop in Cutout 1. Using 2 or more people, place the cooktop upside down on a covered surface. 2. 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 4. Attach brackets to cooktop base bottom with bracket attachment screws using the bracket mounting holes selected in Step 2. 5. Rotate brackets so they do not extend beyond edge of cooktop base. 6. Tighten screws just enough to hold brackets in place when cooktop is put in cutout. 7. Using 2 or more people, turn the cooktop right side up and place in 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. 8. Loosen the screws and rotate the brackets so that they are perpendicular to the edge of the cooktop base and extend beyond its edge. Securely tighten screws. Installing Brackets After Placing Cooktop in Cutout 1. 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. 2. Remove the attachment screws for the selected bracket locations from the bottom of the cooktop base. 6