GE PVB94 User Manual

• The downdraft system with blower, motor  

and ductwork will occupy the cabinet below  

the countertop and cooktop.

• The blower/motor assembly can be located  

below the cabinet floor. The assembly will fit  

between 16" floor joists. Order JXRB67 for indoor  

remote locations. 

• The blower motor assembly can also be installed  

outdoors. Order JXBC67 for remote blower  

installations outdoors. 

• Refer to Clearances for information  

on appropriate placement and necessary  

clearances when planning installation.

• Refer to your specific cooktop installation  

instruction for other appropriate clearances.

• Avoid placing cabinetry directly above  

the cooking surface when possible.

If cabinetry is used above the cooking surface: 
• Use cabinets no more than 13" deep.
• Maintain 30" minimum clearance between  

cooktop and unprotected cabinets directly above  

cooktop.

• If clearance is less than 30", protect cabinet  

bottoms with flame-retardant millboard at least  

1/4" thick or gypsum board at least 3/16" thick  

covered with 28 gauge sheet steel or .02" thick  

copper.

• Clearance between cooktop and protected  

cabinetry must not be less than 24".

EXCEPTION: Installation of a listed microwave  

oven or cooking appliance over the cooktop shall 

conform to the installation instructions packed  

with that appliance.
• Working areas adjacent to the cooktop  

should have 18" minimum clearance between  

countertop and cabinet bottom.

• Installation must conform with local codes.

Prepare ductwork to vent to the outdoors.
• Use the shortest and straightest duct run possible.
• The maximum permissible length for duct run  

is 150 feet.

• Refer to “Duct Fittings” chart to calculate  

equivalent length for various duct configurations.

• The downdraft blower system is designed to use  

3-1/4" x 10" ductwork. It can be transitioned to  

6" round.

• Ductwork MUST be vented to the outside–never  

into a crawl space, attic or other enclosed space.

• Determine the need for a wall cap or roof cap.  

Order the cap in advance.

Plan the placement of the electrical outlet and gas 

(if used) carefully. Gas or electrical outlets cannot  

be placed on the back wall of the cabinet because  

it may interfere with the downdraft plenum.
• Install a standard electrical outlet within reach  

of the vent’s two-foot-long power cord.

• The vent and a GE or Monogram gas cooktop  

combination can operate from the same 120-volt  

standard duplex outlet.

• Electric cooktops must operate from a separate  

240-volt junction box.