KitchenAid 30'' 5-Burner Gas Cooktop with Griddle Installation Guide
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Install Cooktop
Decide on the final location for the cooktop. Avoid drilling into or
severing existing wiring during installation.
1. Determine whether your cabinet construction provides
severing existing wiring during installation.
1. Determine whether your cabinet construction provides
clearance for installing clamping brackets at cooktop base
ends. This is the recommended location. Clamping brackets
can be installed on the front and back of cooktop base
bottom, if necessary.
ends. This is the recommended location. Clamping brackets
can be installed on the front and back of cooktop base
bottom, if necessary.
2. Using 2 or more people, place cooktop right side up into the
cutout.
NOTE: Make sure that the front edge of the cooktop is
parallel to the front edge of the countertop. If repositioning is
needed, lift entire cooktop up from cutout to avoid scratching
the countertop.
NOTE: Make sure that the front edge of the cooktop is
parallel to the front edge of the countertop. If repositioning is
needed, lift entire cooktop up from cutout to avoid scratching
the countertop.
3. Remove the attachment screws for the selected bracket
locations from the bottom of the cooktop base.
4. Attach brackets to cooktop base bottom with bracket
attachment screws. Securely tighten screws.
Make Gas Connection
Typical flexible connection
1. Apply pipe-joint compound made for use with Natural and LP
gas to the smaller thread ends of the flexible connector
adapters (see C and G in the following illustration).
adapters (see C and G in the following illustration).
2. Attach one adapter to the gas pressure regulator and the
other adapter to the gas shutoff valve. Tighten both adapters.
A. Attachment screw holes for optional front and back location
B. Cooktop base bottom
B. Cooktop base bottom
C. Attachment screw
D. Clamping bracket (end locations recommended)
D. Clamping bracket (end locations recommended)
A. Edge of cooktop base bottom
B. Clamping bracket
B. Clamping bracket
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install cooktop.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
B
C
C
D
A
A
B
A. Cooktop
B. Cooktop base
B. Cooktop base
C. 2" (5.1 cm) bracket attachment screw
D. Clamping bracket (extends far
D. Clamping bracket (extends far
enough beyond cooktop base to
allow installation of clamping screws)
allow installation of clamping screws)
E. Countertop
A
B
C
D
E
WARNING
Explosion Hazard
Use a new CSA International approved gas supply line.
Install a shut-off valve.
Securely tighten all gas connections.
If connected to LP, have a qualified person make sure
gas pressure does not exceed 14" (36 cm) water
column.
gas pressure does not exceed 14" (36 cm) water
column.
Examples of a qualified person include:
licensed heating personnel,
authorized gas company personnel, and
authorized service personnel.
authorized gas company personnel, and
authorized service personnel.
Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.