Gas Range Use and Care & Installation Guide

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IMWRTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Instigation of

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range must conform

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local codes, or in the absence of local codes,

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National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI

~23.1,

latest edition.

Canada,

insMation

must conform

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current Natural Gas

InstaUation Code,

CAN/CGA-B149.l

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current Propane

hstiation

Code,

CAN/CGA-

B149.2,

and

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lod

codes

here

appfimble.

This range has been

design-cert~led

by the

American Gas Association according to

ANSI

221.1, latest edition

and

Canadian Gas Association

according to

CAN/CGA-l.l

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

Important Safety Instructions in the front of this

book. Read them carefully.

●

Have your range installed by a

qualtied

installer or service technician.

● 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

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current

CSA

C22.1

Canadian

Electrical Code Part 1 and/or local codes. See

Electrical Connections in this section.

● Before installing your range on linoleum or

any other synthetic floor covering, make sure

the floor covering can withstand

180°R 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.

● Make sure the wall coverings around the

range

can withstand heat generated by the

range up to 200°

● 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.

● 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 beat least as wide as the

appliance and centered over the appliance.

Clearance between the cooking surface and the

ventilation hood surface

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. If cabinets are placed above t e ran~e, allow a

minimum clearance of 30” between the cooking

surface and the bottom of unprotected cabinets.

● E 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.

● Clearance between the cooking surface and

protected cabinets MUST

NE~R

~SS

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 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.

WARNING

Ml ranges can tip and injury could

result. To prevent accidental tipping

of the range, attach an approved

Anti-Tip device to the wall. (See

Installing the Anti-Tip Device in this

section.) To check if the device is

installed and engaged properly,

carefully tip the range forward. The

Anti-Tip device should engage and prevent the

range from tipping over.

If you pull the range out from the wall for any

reason, make sure the Anti-Tip device is engaged

when you push the range back against the wall.

● For your safety, never use your range for

warming or heating the room. Your oven and

range top are not designed to heat your kitchen.

Top burners should not be operated without

cookware on the grate. Such abuse could result

in fire and damage to your range and will void

your warranty.

● Do not store or use combustible materials,

gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids

in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

Explosions or fires could result.

● Do not use oven for a storage area. Items

stored in the oven can ignite.

● Do not let cooking grease or other flammable

materials accumulate in or near the range.

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