GE JMP31WC3WW User manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR NEW
27" DROP-IN RANGE
Before you begin. Read these instructions completely and carefully.
IMPORTANT - Save these instructions for local inspector's use.
IMPORTANT - OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING CODES AND ORDINANCES.
Note to Installer - Be sure to leave these instructions with the Consumer,
Note to Consumer - Keep these instructions with your Use and Care Book for
future reference.
CAUTION= For Personal Safety i
remove house fuse or open circuit J
breaker before beginning
installation. Failure to do so could
result in serious injury or death.
•Large blade screwdriver
•Channel lock pliers
•Phillips head screwdriver
•Hand or Electric Drill
•1/8" Drill Bit
•Hand or Saber Saw
•Tape Measure
•Straight Edge
• Pencil
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
This range is designed to hang from the countertop, It
does not rest on the floor.
If countertop is less than 1 1/2" thick, reinforcing braces
must be installed under the countertop, on each side.
See Figure 1.
NOTE: Remove all protective plastic coating
from door frame before installation.
TRIM SECTION FOR i
COUNTERTOP WITH
POST FORMED OR
RAISED FRONT EDGE
21 3/4" CABINET FACE
TO REAR OF CUTOUT 28 7/16"
MOULDING MAY BE FITTED TO
THE OVEN TRIM FOR A MORE
CUSTOM APPEARANCE
_tlF NEEDED, BUILD UP SIDES OF CUTOUT TO A MIN. OF
1 1/2" TOTAL THICKNESS (FULL DEPTH OF CUTOUT).
28 1/2"
MIN.
JUNCTION BOX LOCATION
BOX MUST NOT EXTEND MORE THAN
3" OFF THE PLANE OF THE WALL)
SEE NEXT PAGE
Fig. 1
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• Be sure the oven is securely installed to a cabinet that
is firmly attached to the house structure. Weight on the
oven door could potentially cause the range to tip and
result in injury. Never allow anyone to climb, sit, stand,
or hang on the oven door.
• A 30" minimum clearance is required between the top
of the cooking surface and the bottom of an
unprotected wood or metal cabinet.
• Put the range near a work surface for convenience.
• The cooktop should be easy to reach and lighted with
natural light during the day.
• To reduce the risk of burns or fire by reaching over
heated surface units, cabinet storage space located
above the surface units should be avoided, if cabinet
storage space is to be provided, the risk can be
reduced by installing a range hood that projects
horizontally a minimum of 5" beyond the bottom of the
cabinets.
• See Figure t for all roughqn and spacing dimensions.
These dimensions must be met for safe use of your
range,
• Locate a wiring junction box at the rear of the cutout.
The dimension from the top of the wiring junction box to
the countertop must be a minimum of 28 1/2L The box
must not extend more than 3" off the plane of the wall.
See Fig. 1, The junction box must be located where it
will allow considerable slack in the range conduit, so
that the range can be pulled for servicing if necessary,
• Make sure the walt coverings, countertops and
cabinets around the range can withstand temperatures
of up to 200°F generated by the oven, range or
cooktop,
WHEN INSTALLING RANGE IN COUNTERTOP
WHICH IS CUT OUT TO THE WALL
if you have an existing 27" wide cutout that goes all the
way to the wall, you may want tObuy a backsplash kit for
your range. Order Kit JX27RWH (White), Kit JX27RBK
(Black) or Kit JX27RAD (Almond), This kit win fill in the
space between the back of the range and the wal!. See
Figures 2, 3 and 4.
SCREW--_ FILLER STRIP
SPEE_
Fig. 2
T
COUNTERTOP
WITH OR
WITHOUT
BACKSPLASH 25"
LFig. 3
NOTE: If the distance from
the back wall to the front of
the counter backsplash
(Dimension A in Fig. 4) is
greater than 1 1/8", there will
be a small gap between the
wall and the edge of the
beckguard. This is normal
and should not he visually
objectionable (See Figs. 3 &
4).
FIG. 4
This appliance must be supplied with the proper voltage
and frequency, and connected to an individual, properly
grounded branch circuit, protected by a circuit breaker
or fuse, having amperage as noted on rating plate,
(Rating plate is located on oven front frame and is visible
when oven door is opened,)
Rating
plate location
We recommend you have the electrical wiring and
hookup of your range done by a qualified electrician.
After installation, have the electrician show you where
your main range disconnect is located.
Check with your local utilities for electrical codes which
apply in your area. Failure to wire your range according
to governing codes could result in a hazardous
condition. If there are no local codes, your range must
be wired and fused to meet the requirements of the
National Electrical Code, ANSl/NFPA No. 70-Latest
Edition.You can get a copy by writing:
National Fire Protection Association
Battery March Park
Quincy, MA 02269
Effective January 1, 1996, the National Electrical Code
requires that new, but not existing, construction utilize a 4
conductor connection to an electric range. When
installing an electric range in a new construction, follow
the instructions in NEW CONSTRUCTION AND FOUR-
WIRE CORD CONNECTION KIT.
You must use a three-wire, s_ngle phase A.C. 208Y/120
Volt or 120/240 Volt, 60 Hertz electrical system. If you
connect to aluminum wiring, properly installed
connections approved for use with aluminum wiring must
be used.
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1. De-energize oven branch circuit.
2. With oven in front of cabinet opening, connect flexible
conduit to the junction box in such a manner that it will
hang down in a natural loop against the left side of the
back wail when the oven is installed. Do not shorten
this flexible conduit. A flexible conduit connector
must be securely attached to the junction box and the
flexible conduit must be securely attached to the
connector. If the flexible conduit will not fit within the
connector, do not install the oven until a connector of
the proper size is obtained.
All new construction, mobile homes and installation,
where local codes do not allow grounding through
neutral, require a four-conductor branch circuit, For
existing construction, a three-conductor branch circuit
connection may be used,
NOTE TO ELECTRICIAN: The three power
leads supplied with this appliance are UL
recognized for connection to larger gauge
household wiring. The insulation of these
three leads is rated at temperatures much
higher than the temperature raUng of
household wiring. The current carrying
capacity of the conductor is governed by the
temperature rating of the insulation around
the wire, rather than the wire gauge alone.
•When installing in a new construction, or
• When installing range in a mobile home, or
• When local codes do not permit grounding through
neutral:
1. Cut the neutral (white) lead from the crimp. Re-strip
the neutral (white) lead to expose the proper length of
conductor.
2. Attach the appliance grounding lead (green or bare
copper) to the branch circuit grounding conductor
(green or bare) in accordance with local codes. If the
branch circuit grounding conductor is aluminum, see
_WARNING" note
3. Connect the range neutral (white) lead to the branch
circuit neutral (white or gray) in accordance with local
codes. If the branch circuit neutral conductor is
aluminum see "WARNING"note,
4. Connect the range red lead to the branch circuit red
lead and the range black lead to the branch circuit
black lead in accordance with local codes. If the
residence red and black leads are aluminum
conductors, see "WARNING" note.
When connecting to a 3-conductor branch circuit, if
local codes permit, connect the bare oven conductor
with the crimped neutral (white) lead to the branch
circuit neutral (white or gray in color), the oven red lead
to the branch circuit red lead and the oven black lead to
the branch circuit black lead in accordance with local
codes.
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&WARNING: Improper connection of
aluminum house wiring to copper
leads can result in an electrical
hazard or fire. Use only
conductors designed for joining copper to
aluminum and follow the manufacturer's
recommended procedure closely.
I_ ARNING: Be sure range branch 1
circuit is de-energized.
REMOVE OVEN DOOR
1. Open the door to the broil stop position (see Fig, 5).
STOP_ _(BROIL)POSITI_d
Fig. 5
2. Grasp the door at each side and lift up and off the
hinges.
CAUTION: When the door is
removed and hinge arms are at
stop position, do not bump or try
to move the hinge arms. The
hinges could snap back causing
an injury to the hands or damage to the
porcelain on the front of the range. Cover
the hinges with toweling or insert empty
towel rolls behind the hinges while
working in the oven area.
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POSITIONINGTHE RANGEIN OPENING
3. Raise lift-up cooktop and support it with cooktop support
rod (see Fig. 6).
4. Attach lower trim to front frame and side trim with screws
provided in the literature package (see Fig. 7),
5. Drill !/8" diameter pilot holes into countertop using holes
in upper side panels, Attach range to countertop with
tour screws provided in literature package (see Fig. 6).
You may purchase a Backsplash Kit from your GE
dealer. Order kit JX27RWH (white), kit JX27RBK (black)
or kit JX27RAD (almond). Follow installation instructions
in the kit.
NOTE: The backsplash kit attaches to the
counter.
Fig. 6
CAUTION: The bottom of the trim |
provides an opening for cooling air J
"n
to enter the cabinet. This opera g
should never be blocked.
REPLACE OVEN DOOR
5, Hold the door over the hinges with the slots at the
bottom edge of the door lined up with the hinges,
The hinge arms muSt Still be in the stop position.
6. Slide the door down onto the hinges as far as it will
go and close the door (see Fig, 5 on previous page),
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