GE JGBS14PCDWW Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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Installation Instructions29WARNING!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 useof old flexible connectors can cause gas leaksand personal injury. Always use NEW flexibleconnectors when installing a gas appliance.IMPORTANT — Remove all packing materialand literature from oven before connecting gas andelectrical supply to range.CAUTION — Do not attempt to operatethe oven of this range during a power failure(Electric Ignition models only).• Have your range installed by a qualified installer.• Your range must be electrically groundedin accordance 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.See Electrical Connections in this section.• Before installing your range on linoleum or anyother synthetic floor covering, make sure thefloor 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 the rangecan withstand heat generated by the range upto 200°F.• Avoid placing cabinets above the range.To reduce 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 and theventilation hood surface MUST NEVER BE LESSTHAN 24 INCHES.EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwaveoven or cooking appliance over the cooktop shallconform to the installation instructions packed withthat appliance.• 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 surface andoverhead combustible material or metal cabinetscannot be maintained, protect the underside ofthe cabinets above the cooktop with not less than1/4" insulating millboard covered with sheet metalnot less than 0.0122" thick. Clearance betweenthe cooking surface and protected cabinets MUSTNEVER BE LESS 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 cabinets abovea range or on the backsplash of a range—children climbing on the range to reach itemscould be seriously injured.