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pr e p a r I n g f o r In s t a l l a t I o n
pl a n a n D in s t a l l t h e Du c t Wo r k
Allductworkmaterials(includingscrewsandducttape)•
mustbepurchasedseparatelybythecustomer.When
planningnewductwork,alwayslookfortheshortest,
mostdirectroutetotheoutside.Ventingcanbedone
throughtheroofordirectlythroughthebackwalltothe
outside.
Thehoodexhaustconnectstoan8-inchroundduct.•
Youcanincreasetheductsizeovertheductrunif
desired.Topreventabackdraft,neverdecreasethe
ductsizeovertherun.
Donotrelyonducttapealonetosealductjoints.•
Fastenallconnectionswithsheetmetalscrewsand
tapealljointswithcertifiedsilvertapeorducttape.
Usesheetmetalscrewsasrequiretosupporttheduct
weight.
Topreventback-drafts,adamperattheductoutletmay•
alsoberequired.
Makesureductworkdoesnotinterferewithfloorjoists•
orwallstuds.
Carefullycheckthelocationwherethehoodistobe
installed.Thehoodshouldbeplacedforconvenient
access.Makecertainthatelectricalpowercanbeprovided
intheselectedlocation.
Plantheinstallationsothatallminimumdimensionsare
metorexceeded(seepage3).Dimensionsshownprovide
minimumclearances,unlessotherwisenoted.
Allcontactsurfacesbetweenthehoodandanycabinetsor
wallsmustbesolidandatrightangles.
Installtherangehoodandcookingappliance(s)sothat
theycanberemovedifserviceisrequired.
el e c t r i c a l po W e r su p p l y
in s t a l l a t i o n
Electrical Specifications
Itistheowner’sresponsibilitytoensurethattheelectrical
connectionofthisapplianceisperformedbyaqualified
electrician.Theelectricalinstallation,includingminimum
supplywiresizeandgrounding,mustbeinaccordance
withtheNationalElectriccodeANSI/NFPA*(orlatest
revision)andlocalcodesandordinances.
*Acopyofthisstandardmaybeobtainedfrom:
NationalFireProtectionAssociation
1BatterymarchPark
Quincy,Massachusetts02269-9101
Installing the Electrical Connection
The electrical connection box must be:
Connectedtoa120Vac,60Hzdedicated,grounded,•
circuitprotectedbya15Ampcircuitbreakerortime
delayfuse.
Locatedaminimumof17”(43cm)abovethebottomof•
therangehood.
WARNING
Theelectricalservicetotherangehoodshouldbe•
installedonlybyalicensedelectrician.
Observeallgoverningcodesandordinancesduring•
planningandinstallation.Contactyourlocalbuilding
departmentforfurtherinformation.
Aqualifiedtechnicianmustcompletetheinstallation•
ofthisbuilt-inappliance.Theownerisresponsibleto
makesurethehoodisproperlyinstalled.
WARNING
Toreducetheriskoffireandtoproperlyexhaust•
air,besuretoductairoutsidethehouseorbuilding.
Donotventexhaustairintospaceswithinwallsor
ceilingsorintoattics,crawlspacesorgarages.
Tapeallductjointssecurely• topreventcombustion
by-products,smokeorodorsfromenteringthehome.
Doingsowillalsoimprovesystemefficiency.
Donotexhaustmorethanone• ventintoasingleduct
run.
Useonly• ductworkconstructedofmaterialsdeemed
acceptablebystate,municipalandlocalcodes.
Rangehoodsmayinterrupttheproperflowof•
smokeandcombustiongasesfromfurnaces,gas
waterheatersandfireplaces.Toavoiddrawing
lethalgasesintothehome,followthemanufactures
recommendationforthesedevicesandconsultNFPA
andASHRAErecommendations.
DO NOT• installanadditionalin-lineorexternal
blowertoincreasethelengthoftheductrun.Even
smalldifferencesbetweenblowerairflowratescan
greatlyreducetheairdrawbythehood.