GE JGBS10 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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Installation InstructionsWARNING!INSTALLATION SAFETYINSTRUCTIONSRead these instructions completely andcarefully.Improper installation, adjustment, alteration,service or maintenance can cause injury orproperty damage. Refer to this manual. Forassistance or additional information, consult aqualified installer, service agency, manufacturer(dealer) or the gas supplier.Never reuse old flexible connectors. The use ofold flexible connectors can cause gas leaks andpersonal injury. Always use NEW flexibleconnectors when installing a gas appliance.IMPORTANT – Remove all packingmaterial and literature from oven beforeconnecting gas and electrical supply to range.CAUTION – Do not attempt tooperate the oven of this range during a powerfailure (Electric Ignition models only).• Have your range installed by a qualifiedinstaller.• 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).See Electrical Connections in this section.• Before installing your range on linoleum orany other synthetic floor covering, make surethe floor covering can withstand 180°Fwithout shrinking, warping or discoloring.Do not install the range over carpetingunless a sheet of 1/4″ thick plywood orsimilar insulator is placed between therange 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 overthe open flames of operating burners, install aventilation hood over the range that projectsforward at least 5″ beyond the front of thecabinets.• 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 andthe ventilation hood surface MUST NEVER BELESS THAN 24 INCHES.EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwaveoven or cooking appliance over the cooktopshall conform to the installation instructionspacked with that appliance.• If cabinets are placed above the range,allow a minimum clearance of 30″ betweenthe cooking surface and the bottom ofunprotected cabinets.• If a 30″ clearance between cooking surfaceand overhead combustible material or metalcabinets cannot be maintained, protect theunderside of the cabinets above the cooktopwith not less than 1/4″ insulating millboardcovered with sheet metal not less than 0.0122″thick. Clearance between the cooking surfaceand protected cabinets MUST NEVER BELESS THAN 24 INCHES.• The vertical distance from the plane of thecooking surface to the bottom of adjacentoverhead cabinets extending closer than 1″ tothe plane of the range sides must not be lessthan 18″. (See the Dimensions and Clearancesillustration in this section.)• CAUTION – Items of interest tochildren should not be stored in cabinetsabove a range or on the backsplash of arange—children climbing on the range toreach items could be seriously injured.28