GE JGP337 Owner's Manual

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• 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 cooktop shallconform to the installation instructions packed withthat appliance.• If cabinets are placed above the cooktop,allow a minimum clearance of 30″ between thecooking surface and the bottom of unprotectedcabinets.• 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 cooktop sides must not be lessthan 18″. (See the Preparing the Openingsection.)• CAUTION: Items of interest to childrenshould not be stored in cabinets above acooktop—children climbing on the cooktopto reach items could be seriously injured.Installation InstructionsIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSWARNING!INSTALLATION SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS (cont.)16This Appliance must be electricallygrounded. Check with your local codes whichapply in your area. If no local codes apply, theNational Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No.70–Latest Edition must be followed. Write to:National Fire Protection AssociationBatterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02269In Canada, electrical grounding must be inaccordance with the current CSA C22.1Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 and/or localcodes. See Installation—Electrical Connectionsin this section.Be sure the installation of this cooktop in amobile home conforms with the ManufacturedHome Construction and Safety Standard, Title24 CFR, Part 3280. If this standard does notapply, you must follow the standard forManufactured Home Installations, ANSIA225.1 and Manufactured Home Installations,Sites and Communities and ANSI/NFPA 501Aor with local codes. You can get a copy of theFederal Standard by Writing:Office of Mobile Home StandardsHUD Building451 7th Street, S.W.Washington, D.C. 24010ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS• Make sure the wall coverings, countertop andcabinets around the cooktop can withstand heatgenerated by the cooktop up to 200°F.• Avoid placing cabinets above the cooktop. Toreduce the hazard caused by reaching overthe open flames of operating burners, install aventilation hood over the cooktop that projectsforward at least 5″ beyond the front of thecabinets.WARNING!INSTALLATIONSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS