GE C2S980 - Manual (Page 40)

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Installation of the range.
WARNING! INSTALLATION SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service or maintenance can cause injury or
property damage. Refer to this manual. For assistance or additional information, consult
a qualified installer, service agency, manufacturer (dealer) or the gas supplier.
Never reuse old flexible connectors. The use
of old flexible connectors can cause gas leaks
and personal injury. Always use NEW flexible
connectors when installing a gas appliance.
IMPORTANT: Remove all packing material and
literature from oven before connecting gas
and electrical supply to range.
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Have your range installed by a qualified
installer.
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Your range must be electrically grounded
in accordance with local codes or, in the
absence of local codes, in accordance with the
National Electrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70, latest
edition). In Canada, electrical grounding must
be in accordance with the current CSA C22.1
Canadian Electrical Code Part I and/or local
codes. See Electrical Connections in this
section.
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Before installing your range on linoleum
or any other synthetic floor covering, make
sure the floor covering can withstand 180°F
without shrinking, warping or discoloring.
Do not install the range over carpeting
unless a sheet of 1/4
″ thick plywood or
similar insulator is placed between the
range and carpeting.
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Make sure the wall coverings around the
range can withstand heat generated by
the range up to 200°F.
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Avoid placing cabinets above the range.
To reduce the hazard caused by reaching over
the open flames of operating burners, install
a ventilation hood over the range that projects
forward at least 5
″ beyond the front of
the cabinets.
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The ventilating hood must be constructed
of sheet metal not less than 0.0122
″ thick.
Install above the cooktop with a clearance of
not less than 1/4
″ between the hood and the
underside of the combustible material or metal
cabinet. The hood must be at least as wide
as the appliance and centered over the
appliance. Clearance between the cooking
surface and the ventilation hood surface
MUST NEVER BE LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwave
oven or cooking appliance over the cooktop shall
conform to the installation instructions packed
with that appliance.
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If cabinets are placed above the range,
allow a minimum clearance of 30
″ between
the cooking surface and the bottom of
unprotected cabinets.
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If a 30
″ clearance between cooking surface
and overhead combustible material or metal
cabinets cannot be maintained, protect the
underside of the cabinets above the cooktop
with not less than 1/4
″ insulating millboard
covered with sheet metal not less than
0.0122
″ thick.
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Clearance between the cooking surface
and protected cabinets MUST NEVER BE
LESS THAN 24 INCHES. The vertical distance
from the plane of the cooking surface to
the bottom of adjacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1
″ to the plane of
the range sides must not be less than 18
″.
(See the Dimensions and Clearances
illustration in this section.)
CAUTION:
Items of interest to children
should not be stored in cabinets above a
range or on the backsplash of a range—
children climbing on the range to reach items
could be seriously injured.