Sharp R-1871 Installation Manual

Also see for R-1880L: Operation manual

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2 WALL CONSTRUCTIONThis Microwave Oven/Hood should be mounted against and sup-ported by a flat vertical wall. The wall must be flat for properinstallation. If the wall is not flat, use spacers to fill in the gaps.Wall construction should be a minimum of 2" x 4" wood studdingand 3/8" or more thick dry wall or plaster/lath. The mounting sur-faces must be capable of supporting weight of 110 pounds—theoven and contents—AND the weight of all items which would nor-mally be stored in the top cabinet above the unit.The unit should be attached to a minimum of one 2" x 4" wall stud.To find the location of the studs, one of the following methods maybe used:A. Use a stud finder, a magnetic device which locates the nails inthe stud.B. Use a hammer to tap lightly across the mounting surface to finda solid sound. This will indicate stud location.The center of the stud can be located by probing the wall with asmall nail to find the edges of the stud and then placing a markhalfway between the edges. The center of any adjacent studs willnormally be 16" or 24" to either side of this mark.NOTE: In the event that the unit will be unable to be supported by any stud, it will be necessary to use spe-cial care in the placement of the toggle bolts and top cabinet screws. See Wall Template for details. The topcabinet should be tested to ensure it is securely attached to the wall. Place extra weight up to 110 poundsinside the top cabinet to test the support.1OVER THE RANGE MICROWAVE OVEN/HOOD SYSTEMINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSPlease read all instructions thoroughly before installing the Microwave Oven/Hood System. Two people arerecommended to install this product.If a new electrical outlet is required, its installation should be completed by a qualified electrician before theMicrowave Oven/Hood is installed. See 3 ELECTRICAL GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS on page 2.1 MOUNTING SPACEThis Microwave Oven/Hood requires a mounting space on a wallas shown in Figure 1.If the space between the wall cabinets is greater than 30-inches(36-inches or 42-inches), a Filler Panel Kit may be used to fill thegap between the Microwave Oven/Hood system and wall cabi-nets. The Filler Panel Kit is sold as an optional accessory; eachkit contains two 3-inch panels. The Filler Panel Kit should beinstalled before the Microwave Oven/Hood is installed.For proper installation and servicing, a 2-inch space is necessarybetween the top of the range backsplash and the bottom of theMicrowave Oven/Hood system.30" or morefrom cookingsurfaceBacksplashFigure 1At least 2"30"12"15.5"2"x 4" Wood Studs3/8" Dry Wallor Plaster/lathFigure 216" or 24"66" ormore fromfloor