Attach mounting plate to wall, Preparation of top cabinet, Installation instructions – GE spacemaker xl1800 User Manual

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ATTACH THE MOUNTING
PLATE TO THE WALL

B2.

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Attach the other 28

foam tape to the front of

the mounting plate around both of the exhaust

openings where it will touch the microwave.

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USE TOP CABINET TEMPLATE

FOR PREPARATION OF TOP
CABINET

B3.

PREPARING THE REAR WALL
FOR OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST

(continued)

B1.

House
Duct

Damper Swings Free

Fit the exhaust adaptor into the house duct as

shown. Make sure the exhaust adaptor (with the

damper) is squared up in the house duct and lines

up with the holes in the mounting plate.
Remove the paper from the sticky side of the 28

foam tape. Press the sticky side onto the face of the

exhaust adaptor. (Don’t stretch the foam tape.)

Foam

Mounting

Plate

Damper Hinge On Top

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Tabs

Read the instructions on the TOP CABINET

TEMPLATE.

Tape it underneath the top cabinet.

Drill the holes, following the instructions on the

TOP CABINET TEMPLATE.

CAUTION:

Wear safety goggles when drilling holes

in the cabinet bottom.

Wall

Mounting

Plate

Spacing for Toggles More
Than Wall Thickness

Toggle
Bolt

Toggle Wings

To use toggle bolts:

Bolt End

Installation Instructions

You need to drill holes for the top support screws and

a hole large enough for the power cord to fit through.

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Attach the plate to the wall using toggle bolts. At least

one wood screw must be used to attach the plate to a

wall stud.

Remove the toggle wings from the bolts.
Insert the bolts into the mounting plate through the

holes designated to go into drywall and reattach the

toggle wings to

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onto each bolt.

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Place the mounting plate against the wall and

insert the toggle wings into the holes in the wall to

mount the plate.

NOTE:

Before tightening toggle bolts and wood

screw, make sure the tabs on the mounting plate

touch the bottom of the cabinet when pushed flush

against the wall and that the plate is properly

centered under the cabinet.
CAUTION:

Be careful to avoid pinching fingers

between the back of the mounting plate and the wall.

Tighten all bolts. Pull the plate away from the wall

to help tighten the bolts.

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