GE CBC980 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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41Installation InstructionsPREPARE TO INSTALL THE RANGETOOLS YOU WILL NEEDMATERIALS YOU MAY NEEDAnchor SleevesLag BoltsTin Snips(For Anti-Tip Bracket Mounted on Concrete Floors Only)3-Wire Cord4‘ Long4-Wire CordOR4‘ Long(UL Approved 40 AMP)Adjustable WrenchPhillips Screwdriver Flat-blade ScrewdriverPARTS INCLUDEDAnti-Tip Bracket KitREMOVE SHIPPING MATERIALSRemove packaging materials. Failure toremove packaging materials could resultin damage to the appliance.1PREPARE THE OPENINGAllow 11⁄ 2″ spacing from the range to adjacentvertical walls above the cooktop surface.Allow 30″ minimum clearance between thesurface units and the bottom of unprotectedwood or metal top cabinet, and 15″ minimumbetween the countertop and adjacent cabinetbottom.EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwaveoven or cooking appliance over the cooktopshall conform to the installation instructionspacked with that appliance.If cabinet storage is installed, reduce the risk byinstalling a range hood that projects horizontallya min. of 5″ beyond the bottom of the cabinets.Make sure the wall covering, countertops andcabinets around the range can withstand heatgenerated by the range, oven or cooktop upto 200°F.Flooring under the rangeYour range, like many other household items,is heavy and can settle into soft floor coveringssuch as cushioned vinyl or carpeting.When moving the range on this type of flooring,it should be installed on a 1/4″ thick sheetof plywood (or similar material) as follows:When the floor covering ends at the frontof the range, the area that the range will reston should be built up with plywood to the samelevel or higher than the floor covering. This willallow the range to be moved for cleaning orservicing.2CordWallFloor7″5″C of rangeLOutletboxHoodWallNot less than thewidth of the range5″ Min.30″Min. 15″Min.11⁄2″Min.Locate the outlet box within eithershaded area.21⁄4″71⁄2″71⁄2″31⁄2″Install theoutlet boxon eitherside of the CLSqueeze Connector(For ConduitInstallations Only)