Whirlpool W3CG3014XS Installation Instructions - Page 7

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Prepare Cooktop for Installation WARNING 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. On Glass Cooktop models only: 1. Using 2 or more people, place the cooktop upside down on a covered surface. 2. Remove foam strip from the package containing literature. Remove backing from foam strip. Apply foam strip adhesiveside down around bottom of cooktop, flush with edge. NOTE: The foam strip keeps debris away from the underside of the cooktop and helps the cooktop to sit flat on uneven counters. A B C 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 A. Cooktop base B. Foam strip C. Cooktop Install Cooktop 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. 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. 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. A B D C A. Clamping bracket B. Recommended attachment screw location C. Clamping screw location D. Edge of cooktop base bottom 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. †®TEFLON is a registered trademark of E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company. 7