Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore 75990 Manual De Uso

IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Installation of this range must conform with local
codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the
National Fuel Gas Code, ANS! Z223_1, latest
edition, in Canada, installation must conform
with the current Natural Gas installation Code,
CAN/CGA-B149.1 or the current Propane
Installation Code, CAN/CGA-B149.2 and with
local codes where applicable.
This range has been design-certified by the American Gas
Association according to ANSI Z21 1, latest edition and
Canadian Gas Association according to CAI',.I/CGA-1 _t
latest edition As with any appliance using gas and
generating heat, there are certain safety precautions you
should follow. You will find these precautions in the
Important Safety Instructions section in the front of this
manual. Read them carefully.
• Have your range installed by a qualified installer=.
Your range must be electrically grounded in
accordance with local codes or, in the absence of local
codes, in accordance with the National Electrical Code
(ANSliNFPA 70, latest edition). In Canada, electrical
grounding must be in accordance with the current
CSA-022.l Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 and/or
local codes See Electrical Connections in this section.
Before installing your range on linoleum or any other
synthetic floor covering, make sure the floor covering
can withstand t80°E. (82°O.) without shrinking, warping
or discoloring. Do not install the range over carpeting
unless a sheet of 1A"(6 ram) thick plywood or similar
insulator is placed between the range and carpeting.
Make sure the wall coverings around the range
can withstand heat generated by the range up to
200°F (93°C),
Avoid placing cabinets above the range. To reduce the
hazard caused by reaching over the open flames of
operating burners, install a ventilation hood over the
range that projects forward at least 5" (127 cm)
beyond the front of the cabinets.
The ventilating hood must be constructed of sheet metal
not tess than 0 0122" (31 mm) thick,. Install above the
cooking top with a clearance of not less than 1/4"
(6 mm) between the hood and the underside of the
combustible material or metal cabinet. The hood must
be at least as wide as the appliance and centered over
the appliance Clearance between the cooking surface
and the ventilation hood surface MUST NEVER BE
LESS THAN 24" (61 cm),
EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwave oven
or cooking appliance over the cooktop shall conform to
the installation instructions packed with that appliance.
if cabinets are placed above the range, allow a minimum
clearance of 30" (76 2 cm) between the cooking surface
and the bottom of unprotected cabinets..
If a 30" (762 cm) clearance between cooking surface
and overhead combustible material or metal cabinets
cannot be maintained, protect the underside of the
cabinets above the cooking top with not less than W'
(6 mm) insulating millboard covered with sheet metal
not less than 0..0122" (31 ram) thick
,, Clearance between the cooking surface and protected
cabinets MUST NEVER BE LESS THAN 24" (61 era),
The vertical distance from the plane of the cooking
surface to the bottom of adjacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1" (25 cm) to the plane of the
range sides must not be less than !8" (45 7 cm)
(See the Dimensions and Clearances illustration in
this section )
• CAUTION: Items of i oterest tochildren
should not be stored in cabinets above a range or on
the backsplash of a range-children climbing on the
range to reach items could be seriously injured,
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