GE JGBP27DEMWW - Manual (Page 36)

Installation
Instructions
Range
1 If you have questions, call 1.800.GE.CARES or visit our website at: GEAppliances.com
In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or
gas fitter.
• When using ball type gas shut-off valves, they shall be
the T-handle type.
• A flexible gas connector, when used, must not exceed 3 feet.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
Installation of this range must conform with local
codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the
National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA.5A, latest
edition. In Canada, installation must conform with
the current Natural Gas Installation Code, CAN/
CGA-B1A9.1 or the current Propane Installation
Code, CAN/CGA-B1A9.2, and with local codes where
applicable. This range has been design-certified by
CSA International according to ANSI Z21.1, latest
edition and Canadian Gas Association according to
CAN/CGA-1.1 latest edition.
As with any appliance using gas and generating heat,
there are certain safety precautions you should follow.
You will find these precautions in the Im portant Safety
Inform ation section in the front of this manual. Read
them carefully.
•
IMPORTANT
~ Save these instructions for
local electrical inspector's use.
•
IMPORTANT
~ observe all governing
codes and ordinances.
• Not© to Installer - Leave these instructions with
the appliance after installation is completed.
• Note to Consumer - Keep this Owner's Manual
and Installation Instructions for future reference.
• Note - This appliance must be properly grounded.
• Servicer - The electrical diagram is in on envelope
attached to the bock of the range.
• Proper installation is the responsibility of the installer.
• Product failure due to improper installation is not
covered under the Warranty.
Mobile Home - Additional Installation Requirements
The installation of this range must conform to the
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard,
Title 24 CFR, Port 3280 (formerly the Federal Standard
for Mobile Home Construction, use the Standard for
Manufactured Home Installations, ANSI A225,1/NFPA
501A or with local codes.
Mobile home installations require:
• When this range is installed in a mobile home, it must
be secured to the floor during transit. Any method of
securing the range is adequate os long os it conforms to
the standards listed above.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use combustible materials, gasoline
or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.
If you smell gas:
^Open windows.
Q Don't touch electrical switches.
^ Extinguish any open flame.
^Immediately coll your gas supplier.
MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED
• Gas line shut-off valve
• Pipejoint sealant or UL-opproved pipe thread tope with
Teflon* that resists action of natural and LP gases
• Flexible metal appliance connector (1/2" I.D.)
A 5-foot length is recommended for ease of installation
but other lengths ore acceptable. Never use on old
connector when installing a new range.
• Flore union adopter for connection to gas supply line
(3/4"or l/2"NPTxl/2"I.D.)
• Flore union adopter for connection to pressure regulator
on range (1/2" NPTx 1/2"I.D.)
• Liquid leak detector or soapy water.
• Lag bolt or 1/2" O.D. sleeve anchor (for concrete
floors only).
*Teflon: Registered trademark of DuPont
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