installation guide

18
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
175/8” (448mm)
D
E
Wall mounting installation
After the range hood installation height
has been determined:
1
Draw a horizontal line at a distance
above the cooktop equal to the desired
range hood installation height plus
151/2” (394mm) (refer to A).
– This line is the mounting location
of the top of the wooden bracket
supplied with the rangehood.
2
Find the centerline of the cooktop.
Draw a vertical line along this
centerline up to the horizontal line
drawn in step
1
(refer to B).
3
The range hood is mounted to the
wall using a wooden bracket supplied
with the range hood (refer to D).
Remove the wooden bracket
from the rear of the range hood.
Mark the centerline of the bracket.
4
Find studs behind the drywall by
using a stud finder. Locate one stud
on either side of the cooktop
centerline to use formounting the
wooden bracket (refer to C).
5
Align the top of the wood bracket along
the horizontal line drawn in step
1
.
Align the centerlines of the bracket
and cooktop (refer to A).
6
Drill a 3” (76mm) deep 1/8” (3mm)
hole through the wooden bracket,
drywall and into the stud.
7
Use the 3” (76mm) screws to attach
the bracket to the wall (refer to A).
For support of longer range hoods,
use three or four studs and screws
as available. Countersink the heads to
prevent interference with the range hood.
8
On the wood bracket, mark the
distance between wall mounting slots
(
K
in the ‘Product dimensions’ section)
to hang the range hood (refer to E).
9
Drill two 1/8” (3mm) holes through
the wooden bracket and drywall
(these do not need to go into the studs)
(refer toE).
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Screw two 3/4” (19mm) screws into
the wood bracket, leaving 1/4” (6mm)
of the screw exposed for hanging the
range hood (refer to E).
A
Cooktop
centerline
Cooking surface
Distance
to cooking
surface
plus 151/2”
(394mm)
Drywall
3” (76mm)
screws
Wood
bracket
(included)
B
Wall studs
C