Whirlpool 30 " Eye-Level Gas Range Installation Instructions And Use And Care Manual - Page 8

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1. Installation Requirements

It is recommended that the vent system be installed before

the range hood is installed.

Before making cutouts, make sure there is proper clearance

within the ceiling or wall for vent fittings.

Making the cutout to the bottom of the cabinet may be easier

to do prior to mounting the cabinet to the wall.

1. Disconnect power.

2. Determine which venting method to use: roof, wall, or non-

vented.

3. Select a flat surface for assembling the range hood. Place

covering over that surface.

WARNING

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and install

range hood.

Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

4. Using 2 or more people, lift range hood onto covered surface.

Range Hood Cabinet Cutout

1. Use a saber saw or keyhole saw to cut out the cabinet

bottom inside the cabinet frame.

NOTE: Frameless type cabinets require ¾" (1.9 cm) front lip

in the cabinet bottom. A ¾" (1.9 cm) thick filler strip (not

supplied) may be required for some types of cabinets. (See

Step 3 in the "Install Range Hood" section.)

A. Bottom of cabinet cutout

B. Bottom must be cut flush to the inside walls of the cabinet.

C. 10

(26.4 cm) min. from the inside of the cabinet front face

D. " (1.9 cm) thick front face required for cabinet bottom.

E. Front of cabinet

2. Complete cabinet preparation following the instructions for

your type of venting. Determine venting cutout locations and

cut out vent openings in the cabinets, walls and/or soffit.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare Location

Venting Outside Through the Roof

Measure and mark the lines as shown. Use a saber saw or

keyhole saw to cut an opening through the top of the cabinet

and the roof for the vent.

Go to Step 3.

A. Cutout

B. 6¼" (15.9 cm)*

C. 7 " (19.7 cm) centerline to cabinet front

D. Centerline

*NOTE: For 12" (30.5 cm) high cabinets a 6¼" deep x 8" wide

(14.6 cm x 20.3 cm) rectangular opening in the cabinet top is

required for damper transition clearance.

Venting Outside Through the Wall

Install the 6" (15.2 cm) vent transition to the top of the range

hood liner using two 3.5 x 9.5 mm screws. Assemble the vent

duct that you will use over the 6" (15.2 cm) vent transition.

Measure from the bottom of the range hood liner to the

horizontal centerline of the vent opening (A).

A. Measurement A

B. Horizontal centerline of vent opening

C. Range hood liner

Remove the vent duct from the range hood liner.