KitchenAid 1.4 cu. ft. Capacity Architect® Series II 900 Watts 30" Width Installation Guide

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare Built-In Microwave Oven
1. Locate existing wiring to avoid drilling into or severing wiring 
during installation. 
2. To avoid floor damage, set the microwave oven onto 
cardboard prior to installation. Do not use the handle or any 
portion of the front frame for lifting.
3. Remove the shipping materials and tape from the microwave 
oven.
4. Remove and set aside racks and other items from inside the 
microwave oven.
5. Remove the hardware package from inside the bag 
containing literature.
6. Move the microwave oven and cardboard close to the 
microwave oven’s final location.
Assemble Spacer Kit
1. Attach the bottom vent to the spacer bars using two Phillips 
head screws. Be sure to use the top, center hole in the spacer 
bars.
NOTE: Guide flanges should face inward.
Install Spacer Kit
1. Center the assembled microwave oven spacer kit in the 
cabinet cutout. Push the spacer kit back into the cabinet 
cutout until the bottom trim is flush with the cabinet front.
2. Using a 
¹⁄₈" (3.2 mm) drill bit, drill through the mounting holes 
in the spacer bars into the microwave oven support surface 
to create pilot holes.
3. Attach the assembled spacer kit to the support surface using 
four ¾" pan head screws provided. Do not overtighten the 
screws.
4. Remove the bottom vent (bottom vent will be reattached after 
the microwave oven is installed). 
Make Electrical Connection
This microwave oven is manufactured with a neutral (white) 
power supply wire and a cabinet-connected green (or bare) 
ground wire twisted together.
1. Disconnect power.
2. Feed the flexible cable conduit from the microwave oven 
through the opening in the cabinet. 
3. Remove junction box cover if it is present.
4. Install a UL listed or CSA approved conduit connector to the 
junction box.
5. Route the flexible cable conduit from the microwave oven to 
the junction box through a UL listed or CSA approved conduit 
connector.
6. Tighten screw on conduit connector.
7. See “Electrical Connection Options Chart” to complete 
installation for your type of electrical connection.
A. Bottom vent
B. Spacer bars
C. Phillips head screws
D. Guide flanges
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install 
microwave oven.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
C
B
B
A
D
A. ¾" pan head screws
B. Spacer kit assembly
C. Bottom vent
A. UL listed or CSA approved conduit connector
A
B
C
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before servicing.
Use 12 gauge solid copper wire.
Electrically ground oven.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, 
fire, or electrical shock.
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