Use and Care Manual
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... electric and gas ranges. This microwave oven is not approved or tested for installation over both gas and electric cooking equipment. • Do not operate this appliance. Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this appliance only for use . IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING When using a power cord from General Electric. • Do not cover or...
... electric and gas ranges. This microwave oven is not approved or tested for installation over both gas and electric cooking equipment. • Do not operate this appliance. Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this appliance only for use . IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING When using a power cord from General Electric. • Do not cover or...
Installation Instructions
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...; IMPORTANT - Observe all governing codes and ordinances. • Note to improper installation is not covered under the Warranty. Keep these instructions for future reference. • Skill level - Installation Instructions Over the Range Microwave Oven Questions? READ CAREFULLY. Be sure to Consumer - KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Call 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737) or Visit our Website at: GEAppliances.com...
...; IMPORTANT - Observe all governing codes and ordinances. • Note to improper installation is not covered under the Warranty. Keep these instructions for future reference. • Skill level - Installation Instructions Over the Range Microwave Oven Questions? READ CAREFULLY. Be sure to Consumer - KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Call 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737) or Visit our Website at: GEAppliances.com...
Installation Instructions
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... Back Exhaust 15-18 Preparing Rear Wall for Outside Back Exhaust 15 Attach Mounting Plate to Wall ......15, 16 Preparation of Top Cabinet 16 Adapting Microwave Blower for Outside Back Exhaust 16, 17 Mount the Microwave Oven 18 2 Installation Instructions CONTENTS General information Important Safety Instructions 3 Electrical Requirements 3 Hood Exhaust 4, 5 Damage -
... Back Exhaust 15-18 Preparing Rear Wall for Outside Back Exhaust 15 Attach Mounting Plate to Wall ......15, 16 Preparation of Top Cabinet 16 Adapting Microwave Blower for Outside Back Exhaust 16, 17 Mount the Microwave Oven 18 2 Installation Instructions CONTENTS General information Important Safety Instructions 3 Electrical Requirements 3 Hood Exhaust 4, 5 Damage -
Installation Instructions
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... the prevailing local code for this appliance. Can cause injury or death: DO NOT, under ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS), a qualified electrician should be installed in addition to the added weight of this 63-85 pound product, plus additional oven loads of up to 50 pounds or a total weight of the microwave oven) or property damage, you will...
... the prevailing local code for this appliance. Can cause injury or death: DO NOT, under ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS), a qualified electrician should be installed in addition to the added weight of this 63-85 pound product, plus additional oven loads of up to 50 pounds or a total weight of the microwave oven) or property damage, you will...
Installation Instructions
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...used, the bottom corners of the damper. DUCT PIECES EQUIVALENT NUMBER EQUIVALENT LENGTH* x USED = LENGTH Wall Cap 40 Ft. Installation Instructions HOOD EXHAUST NOTE: Read these next two pages only if you plan to recirculate the air back into the room, ...the wall studs to the outside. x (2) = 20 Ft. x (1) = 12 Ft. Equivalent lengths of one possible ductwork installation. x (1) = 24 Ft. 12 Ft. Straight Duct 3 Ft. (31⁄4″ x 10″ Rectangular) x (1) = 3 Ft. 90° Elbow 10 Ft. If you plan to vent your exhaust to accommodate ...
...used, the bottom corners of the damper. DUCT PIECES EQUIVALENT NUMBER EQUIVALENT LENGTH* x USED = LENGTH Wall Cap 40 Ft. Installation Instructions HOOD EXHAUST NOTE: Read these next two pages only if you plan to recirculate the air back into the room, ...the wall studs to the outside. x (2) = 20 Ft. x (1) = 12 Ft. Equivalent lengths of one possible ductwork installation. x (1) = 24 Ft. 12 Ft. Straight Duct 3 Ft. (31⁄4″ x 10″ Rectangular) x (1) = 3 Ft. 90° Elbow 10 Ft. If you plan to vent your exhaust to accommodate ...
Installation Instructions
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... duct. The chart below shows you need to install ducts, note that venting be installed using the approximate feet of equivalent length of some typical ducts. x () = Ft. x () = Ft. x () = Ft. 31⁄4″ x 10″ Rectangular * IMPORTANT: If a rectangular-to-round transition adaptor is blocking the ducts. Installation Instructions NOTE: If you how to allow free movement of...
... duct. The chart below shows you need to install ducts, note that venting be installed using the approximate feet of equivalent length of some typical ducts. x () = Ft. x () = Ft. x () = Ft. 31⁄4″ x 10″ Rectangular * IMPORTANT: If a rectangular-to-round transition adaptor is blocking the ducts. Installation Instructions NOTE: If you how to allow free movement of...
Installation Instructions
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... - ADDITIONAL PARTS PART Top Cabinet Template QUANTITY 1 Rear Wall 1 Template Installation 1 Instructions Separately 1 Packed Grease Filter 6 PARTS INCLUDED HARDWARE PACKET PART Wood Screws (1⁄4″ x 2″) Toggle Bolts (and wing nuts) (3⁄16″ ...8243;) QUANTITY 2 4 Self-Aligning Machine 3 Screws (1⁄4″-28 x 31⁄4″) Nylon Grommet 2 (for metal cabinets) You will find the installation hardware contained in which it was bought for repair or replacement. • If the unit is damaged by the customer, repair or replacement is the...
... - ADDITIONAL PARTS PART Top Cabinet Template QUANTITY 1 Rear Wall 1 Template Installation 1 Instructions Separately 1 Packed Grease Filter 6 PARTS INCLUDED HARDWARE PACKET PART Wood Screws (1⁄4″ x 2″) Toggle Bolts (and wing nuts) (3⁄16″ ...8243;) QUANTITY 2 4 Self-Aligning Machine 3 Screws (1⁄4″-28 x 31⁄4″) Nylon Grommet 2 (for metal cabinets) You will find the installation hardware contained in which it was bought for repair or replacement. • If the unit is damaged by the customer, repair or replacement is the...
Installation Instructions
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... to 36″ wide. • If you are going to vent your microwave oven to the outside, see Hood Exhaust Section for exhaust duct preparation. • When installing the microwave oven beneath smooth, flat cabinets, be careful to follow the instructions on recessed bottom cabinet installations only) Saw (saber, hole or keyhole) Stud finder or Hammer (optional...
... to 36″ wide. • If you are going to vent your microwave oven to the outside, see Hood Exhaust Section for exhaust duct preparation. • When installing the microwave oven beneath smooth, flat cabinets, be careful to follow the instructions on recessed bottom cabinet installations only) Saw (saber, hole or keyhole) Stud finder or Hammer (optional...
Installation Instructions
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REMOVING THE MICROWAVE OVEN FROM THE CARTON/ REMOVING THE MOUNTING PLATE 1 Remove the installation instructions, filters, glass tray and the small hardware bag. Then carefully roll the oven and carton over onto the top side. FINDING THE WALL STUDS Wall Studs Center Carton Styrofoam 3 Pull the carton up and off the oven. 4 Remove and properly discard plastic...
REMOVING THE MICROWAVE OVEN FROM THE CARTON/ REMOVING THE MOUNTING PLATE 1 Remove the installation instructions, filters, glass tray and the small hardware bag. Then carefully roll the oven and carton over onto the top side. FINDING THE WALL STUDS Wall Studs Center Carton Styrofoam 3 Pull the carton up and off the oven. 4 Remove and properly discard plastic...
Installation Instructions
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...equal distance below the cabinet bottom as the inside depth of installation with front overhang only, align the mounting tabs with the microwave installation. Use a level to Cooktop Plate position - THE MICROWAVE MUST BE LEVEL. If the cabinets have decorative trim that interferes... cabinet with front overhang Mounting Plate with no back or side frame, install the mounting plate down the same distance as described in Step D. 9 Installation Instructions C. Remove the decorative trim to install the microwave properly and to Cooktop Your cabinets may have a front overhang only,...
...equal distance below the cabinet bottom as the inside depth of installation with front overhang only, align the mounting tabs with the microwave installation. Use a level to Cooktop Plate position - THE MICROWAVE MUST BE LEVEL. If the cabinets have decorative trim that interferes... cabinet with front overhang Mounting Plate with no back or side frame, install the mounting plate down the same distance as described in Step D. 9 Installation Instructions C. Remove the decorative trim to install the microwave properly and to Cooktop Your cabinets may have a front overhang only,...
Installation Instructions
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... D (see illustration above/actual plate marked with a stud, drill a 5⁄8″ hole for toggle bolts. If there is important to line up with front overhang. Installation Instructions D. Place the mounting plate on the circles. If neither C nor D is in a stud, find a stud somewhere in Step C for wood screws. NOTE: DO NOT MOUNT... D are touching the bottom of the cabinet or the level line drawn in area E and draw a fifth circle to use at the center of the microwave. For holes that the tabs are inside area E. Line up with arrows).
... D (see illustration above/actual plate marked with a stud, drill a 5⁄8″ hole for toggle bolts. If there is important to line up with front overhang. Installation Instructions D. Place the mounting plate on the circles. If neither C nor D is in a stud, find a stud somewhere in Step C for wood screws. NOTE: DO NOT MOUNT... D are touching the bottom of the cabinet or the level line drawn in area E and draw a fifth circle to use at the center of the microwave. For holes that the tabs are inside area E. Line up with arrows).
Installation Instructions
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Installation Instructions 2 INSTALLATION TYPES (Choose A, B or C) This microwave oven is designed for your Owner's Manual for non-vented models). Select the type of ventilation required for adaptation to that section. A OUTSIDE TOP EXHAUST ... is shipped assembled for Outside Top Exhaust (except for the kit number.) Outside Back Exhaust (Horizontal Duct) C. Recirculating (Non-Vented Ductless) NOTE: This microwave is required for the nonvented exhaust. (See your installation and proceed to the following three types of ventilation: A. Outside Top Exhaust (Vertical Duct) B.
Installation Instructions 2 INSTALLATION TYPES (Choose A, B or C) This microwave oven is designed for your Owner's Manual for non-vented models). Select the type of ventilation required for adaptation to that section. A OUTSIDE TOP EXHAUST ... is shipped assembled for Outside Top Exhaust (except for the kit number.) Outside Back Exhaust (Horizontal Duct) C. Recirculating (Non-Vented Ductless) NOTE: This microwave is required for the nonvented exhaust. (See your installation and proceed to the following three types of ventilation: A. Outside Top Exhaust (Vertical Duct) B.
Installation Instructions
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... flush against the wall and insert the toggle wings into the holes in the wall to help tighten the bolts. Prepare Top Cabinet A3. Mount Microwave Oven A5. At least one wood screw must be used to attach the plate to a wall stud. 1 Remove the toggle wings from the wall to mount... toggle bolts: Mounting Plate Spacing for Toggles More Than Wall Thickness Toggle Wings Toggle Bolt Attach the plate to Wall A2. Adjust Exhaust Adaptor A6. Installation Instructions A OUTSIDE TOP EXHAUST (Vertical Duct...
... flush against the wall and insert the toggle wings into the holes in the wall to help tighten the bolts. Prepare Top Cabinet A3. Mount Microwave Oven A5. At least one wood screw must be used to attach the plate to a wall stud. 1 Remove the toggle wings from the wall to mount... toggle bolts: Mounting Plate Spacing for Toggles More Than Wall Thickness Toggle Wings Toggle Bolt Attach the plate to Wall A2. Adjust Exhaust Adaptor A6. Installation Instructions A OUTSIDE TOP EXHAUST (Vertical Duct...
Installation Instructions
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... RECOMMEND THAT TWO PEOPLE INSTALL THIS MICROWAVE OVEN. Blower Plate Exhaust Adaptor Retaining Hooks Back of oven up . • Make sure tape securing damper is metal, use handle during installation. Temporarily secure the oven by pulling cord. 1 Lift microwave, tilt it catches in bottom of the cord. A4. MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN • Read the instructions on the TOP CABINET...
... RECOMMEND THAT TWO PEOPLE INSTALL THIS MICROWAVE OVEN. Blower Plate Exhaust Adaptor Retaining Hooks Back of oven up . • Make sure tape securing damper is metal, use handle during installation. Temporarily secure the oven by pulling cord. 1 Lift microwave, tilt it catches in bottom of the cord. A4. MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN • Read the instructions on the TOP CABINET...
Installation Instructions
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... down to connect to -Side Adjustment, Slide the Exhaust Adaptor as Needed A6. Installation Instructions A4. MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN (cont.) Cabinet Front Cabinet Bottom Shelf Filler Block Equivalent to Depth of Cabinet Recess Self-Aligning Screw Microwave Oven Top 4 Attach the microwave oven to the house duct. Turn two full turns on each screw. ADJUST THE EXHAUST...
... down to connect to -Side Adjustment, Slide the Exhaust Adaptor as Needed A6. Installation Instructions A4. MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN (cont.) Cabinet Front Cabinet Bottom Shelf Filler Block Equivalent to Depth of Cabinet Recess Self-Aligning Screw Microwave Oven Top 4 Attach the microwave oven to the house duct. Turn two full turns on each screw. ADJUST THE EXHAUST...
Installation Instructions
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... each bolt. • Read the instructions on the REAR WALL TEMPLATE. • Tape it to cut an opening , following the instructions of the REAR WALL TEMPLATE. 15 Installation Instructions B OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST (Horizontal Duct) INSTALLATION OVERVIEW B1. Attach Mounting Plate to the... wall using toggle bolts. ATTACH THE MOUNTING PLATE TO THE WALL Attach the plate to Wall B3. Prepare Rear Wall B2. B2. Mount the Microwave Oven...
... each bolt. • Read the instructions on the REAR WALL TEMPLATE. • Tape it to cut an opening , following the instructions of the REAR WALL TEMPLATE. 15 Installation Instructions B OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST (Horizontal Duct) INSTALLATION OVERVIEW B1. Attach Mounting Plate to the... wall using toggle bolts. ATTACH THE MOUNTING PLATE TO THE WALL Attach the plate to Wall B3. Prepare Rear Wall B2. B2. Mount the Microwave Oven...
Installation Instructions
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... in the cabinet bottom. 16 Blower Retaining Screw Blower Back of Microwave Oven Blower Motor Door Retaining Screw 2 Open the blower door by lifting it underneath the top cabinet. • Drill the holes, following the instructions on the mounting plate touch the bottom of the door. B4.... help tighten the bolts. Pull the plate away from the wall to mount the plate. ADAPTING MICROWAVE BLOWER FOR OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST 1 Remove and save the blower retaining screw. Installation Instructions To use toggle bolts: Mounting Plate Spacing for the power cord to adjust the blower unit.
... in the cabinet bottom. 16 Blower Retaining Screw Blower Back of Microwave Oven Blower Motor Door Retaining Screw 2 Open the blower door by lifting it underneath the top cabinet. • Drill the holes, following the instructions on the mounting plate touch the bottom of the door. B4.... help tighten the bolts. Pull the plate away from the wall to mount the plate. ADAPTING MICROWAVE BLOWER FOR OUTSIDE BACK EXHAUST 1 Remove and save the blower retaining screw. Installation Instructions To use toggle bolts: Mounting Plate Spacing for the power cord to adjust the blower unit.
Installation Instructions
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... the upper blower motor screw through grooves on rear of the microwave oven. AFTER: Fan Blade Openings Facing Back End A End B Back of Microwave Oven Back of the blower unit. Installation Instructions B4. NOTE: The blower unit exhaust openings should match exhaust openings... on other side of Microwave Oven 5 Gently remove the wires from Step 2. Before Rotation After ...
... the upper blower motor screw through grooves on rear of the microwave oven. AFTER: Fan Blade Openings Facing Back End A End B Back of Microwave Oven Back of the blower unit. Installation Instructions B4. NOTE: The blower unit exhaust openings should match exhaust openings... on other side of Microwave Oven 5 Gently remove the wires from Step 2. Before Rotation After ...
Installation Instructions
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... be completely tightened later.) Be sure to bottom of mounting plate. Temporarily secure the oven by pulling cord. 1 Lift microwave, tilt it tight throughout Steps 1-3. Installation Instructions B5. See the Owner's Manual packed with the microwave. 18 NOTE: When mounting the microwave oven, thread power cord through top center cabinet hole. Cabinet Front Cabinet Bottom Shelf Filler...
... be completely tightened later.) Be sure to bottom of mounting plate. Temporarily secure the oven by pulling cord. 1 Lift microwave, tilt it tight throughout Steps 1-3. Installation Instructions B5. See the Owner's Manual packed with the microwave. 18 NOTE: When mounting the microwave oven, thread power cord through top center cabinet hole. Cabinet Front Cabinet Bottom Shelf Filler...
Installation Instructions
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...through the holes designated to go into the holes in the cabinet bottom. 19 CAUTION: Be careful to mount the plate. Mount the Microwave Oven C5. ATTACH THE MOUNTING PLATE TO THE WALL Attach the plate to 3⁄4″ onto each bolt. CAUTION: Wear safety goggles ...the mounting plate touch the bottom of the mounting plate and the wall. 4 Tighten all bolts. Adapt Blower C4. Installation Instructions C RECIRCULATING (Non-Vented Ductless) INSTALLATION OVERVIEW C1. Attach Mounting Plate to help tighten the bolts. C2. USE TOP CABINET TEMPLATE FOR PREPARATION OF TOP CABINET ...
...through the holes designated to go into the holes in the cabinet bottom. 19 CAUTION: Be careful to mount the plate. Mount the Microwave Oven C5. ATTACH THE MOUNTING PLATE TO THE WALL Attach the plate to 3⁄4″ onto each bolt. CAUTION: Wear safety goggles ...the mounting plate touch the bottom of the mounting plate and the wall. 4 Tighten all bolts. Adapt Blower C4. Installation Instructions C RECIRCULATING (Non-Vented Ductless) INSTALLATION OVERVIEW C1. Attach Mounting Plate to help tighten the bolts. C2. USE TOP CABINET TEMPLATE FOR PREPARATION OF TOP CABINET ...