GE JGBP38 Use And Care & Installation Manual

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35• If cabinets are placed above the range, allow aminimum clearance of 30″ between the cookingsurface and the bottom of unprotected cabinets.• If a 30″ clearance between cooking surfaceand overhead combustible material or metalcabinets cannot be maintained, protect theunderside of the cabinets above the cooktop withnot less than 1/4″ insulating millboard coveredwith sheet metal not less than 0.0122″ thick.• Clearance between the cooking surface andprotected cabinets MUST NEVER BE LESSTHAN 24 INCHES. The vertical distance fromthe plane of the cooking surface to the bottom ofadjacent overhead cabinets extending closer than1″ to the plane of the range sides must not beless than 18″. (See Dimensions and Clearancesillustration in this section.)• CAUTION: Items of interest to children shouldnot be stored in cabinets above a range or on thebacksplash of a range—children climbing on therange to reach items could be seriously injured.WARNINGAll ranges can tip and injury couldresult. To prevent accidental tippingof the range, attach an approvedAnti-Tip device to the wall. (SeeInstalling the Anti-Tip Device in thissection.) To check if the device isinstalled and engaged properly,carefully tip the range forward. TheAnti-Tip device should engage and prevent therange from tipping over.If you pull the range out from the wall for anyreason, make sure the Anti-Tip device is engagedwhen you push the range back against the wall.• For your safety, never use your range forwarming or heating the room. Your oven andcooktop are not designed to heat your kitchen.Top burners should not be operated withoutcookware on the grate. Such abuse could resultin fire and damage to your range and will voidyour warranty.• Do not store or use combustible materials,gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquidsin the vicinity of this or any other appliance.Explosions or fires could result.• Do not use oven for a storage area. Itemsstored in the oven can ignite.• Do not let cooking grease or other flammablematerials accumulate in or near the range.IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSInstallation of this range must conform withlocal codes, or in the absence of local codes,with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSIZ223.1, latest edition. In Canada, installationmust conform with the current Natural GasInstallation Code, CAN/CGA-B149.1 or thecurrent Propane Installation Code, CAN/CGA-B149.2, and with local codes where applicable.This range has been design-certified by theAmerican Gas Association according to ANSIZ21.1, latest edition and Canadian Gas Associationaccording to CAN/CGA-1.1 latest edition. As withany appliance using gas and generating heat,there are certain safety precautions you shouldfollow. You will find these precautions in theImportant Safety Instructions in the front of thisguide. Read them carefully.• Have your range installed by a qualifiedinstaller or service technician.• Your range must be electrically grounded inaccordance with local codes or, in the absenceof local codes, in accordance with the NationalElectrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70, latest edition).In Canada, electrical grounding must be inaccordance with the current CSA C22.1 CanadianElectrical Code Part 1 and/or local codes. SeeElectrical Connections in this section.• Before installing your range on linoleum orany other synthetic floor covering, make surethe floor covering can withstand 180°F. withoutshrinking, warping or discoloring. Do not installthe range over carpeting unless a sheet of 1/4″thick plywood or similar insulator is placedbetween the range and carpeting.• Make sure the wall coverings around therange can withstand heat generated by therange up to 200°F.• Avoid placing cabinets above the range. Toreduce the hazard caused by reaching over theopen flames of operating burners, install aventilation hood over the range that projectsforward at least 5″ beyond the front of the cabinets.• The ventilating hood must be constructed ofsheet metal not less than 0.0122″ thick. Installabove the cooktop with a clearance of not lessthan 1/4″ between the hood and the undersideof the combustible material or metal cabinet.The hood must be at least as wide as theappliance and centered over the appliance.Clearance between the cooking surface and theventilation hood surface MUST NEVER BELESS THAN 24 INCHES.EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwaveoven or cooking appliance over the cooktop shallconform to the installation instructions packedwith that appliance.(continued next page)