Kenmore 362.72239 - Manual (Page 30)

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
• Installation of this range must conform with local
codes, or in the absence of focal codes, with the
National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1, latest edition.
In Canada, installation must conform with the
current Natural Gas Installation Code, CAN/CGA-
8149.1 or the current Propane installation Code,
CAN/CGA-B 149.2 and with local codes where
applicable.
This range has been design-certified by the
American Gas Association according to ANSI Z21.1,
latest edition and Canadian Gas Association according
to CAN/CQA-1,1 latest edition. As with any appliance
using gas and generating heat, there are certain safety
precautions you should foiiow. You wiii find these
precautions in the Important Safety instructions section
in the front of this manual, Read them carefully.
• Have your range installed by a qualified installer.
• Your range must be electrically grounded in accordance
with local codes or, in the absence of local codes,
in accordance with the National Electricai Code
(ANSI/NFPA 70, latest edition). In Canada, electrical
grounding must be in accordance with the current
CSA-C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 and/or
local codes. See Electricai Connections in this section.
• Before installing your range on iinoleum or any other
synthetic floor covering, make sure the floor covering
can withstand iSO^F {82°C) without shrinking, warping
or discoloring. Do not install the range over carpeting
unless a sheet of W' (6 mm} thick plywood or similar
insulator is placed between the range and carpeting.
• Make sure the wali coverings around the range
can withstand heat generated by the range up to
200'’F (93=0).
• 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" (12.7 cm)
beyond the front of the cabinets.
• The ventilating hood must be constructed of sheet
metal not less than 0.0122" (.31 mm) thick- Install
above the cooking top with a clearance of not less than
W (B mm) between the hood and the underside oi 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" (61 cm).
EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwave oven or
cooking appliance over the cooktop shall conform to the
instailation Instructions packed with that appliance.
■ If cabinets are placed above the range, allow a minimum
clearance of 30" (76,2 cm) between the cooking surface
and the bottom of unprotected cabinets.
• If a 30" {76 2 cm) clearance between cooking surface
and overhead combustible material or metal cabinets
cannot be maintained, protect the underside of the
cabinets above the cooking top with not less than
’//' (6 mm) insulating miliboard covered with sheet
metal not less than 0,0122" (.31 mm) thick.
• Clearance between the cooking surface and protected
cabinets MUST NEVER BE LESS THAN 24" (61 cm)
The vertical distance from the plane of the cooking
surface to the bottom of adjacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than T' (2.5 cm) to the plane of the
range sides must not be less than 18" (45.7 cm).
(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.
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