Installation

36

″ Electric Cooktop

Instructions

JP960, JP961, JP968, JP969, ZEU769

“If you have questions, call 800.GE.CARES or visit our website at: www.GEAppliances.com”

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Read these instructions completely and carefully.

•

IMPORTANT

— Save these instructions for local inspector’s use.

•

IMPORTANT

— Observe all governing codes and ordinances.

• Note to Installer – Be sure to leave these instructions with the Consumer.

• Note to Consumer – Keep these instructions for future reference.

• Product failure due to improper installation is not covered under the Warranty.

WARNING

— This appliance must be properly grounded.

•

ATTENTION INSTALLER

—

ALL COOKTOPS MUST BE HARD WIRED

(DIRECT WIRED) INTO AN APPROVED

JUNCTION BOX. A “PLUG AND

RECEPTACLE” IS NOT PERMITTED ON

THESE PRODUCTS.

• Proper installation is the responsibility of the installer and product failure due to improper installation is NOT covered under warranty.

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED

Junction Box

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED

Pencil

Phillips Head

Screwdriver

Ruler or Straightedge

Safety Glasses

Wire Nuts

Saber Saw

1/8 ″ Drill Bit & Electric or Hand Drill

PARTS INCLUDED

4 Screws

Foam Tape

2 Hold Down

Brackets

229C

4053P530-1

31-10546-1 05-03 JR

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Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

FOR YOUR SAFETY

• For Personal Safety, remove house fuse or open circuit breaker before beginning installation. Failure to do so could result in serious injury or death.

• Be sure your cooktop is installed properly by a qualified installer or service technician.

• To eliminate the risk of burns or fire due to reaching over heated surface elements, cabinet storage located above the surface units should be avoided. If cabinet storage space is to be provided, the risk can be reduced by installing a range hood that projects horizontally a minimum of 5

″ beyond the bottom of the cabinets. Cabinet installation above the cooktop may be no deeper than 13

″.

• Make sure the cabinets and wall coverings around the cooktop can withstand the temperatures (up to 200°F) generated by the cooktop.

• The cooktop should be easy to reach and lighted with natural light during the day.

• Always disconnect the electrical service to the cooktop before repairing or servicing the cooktop. This can be done by disconnecting the fuse or circuit breaker.

Failure to do this could result in a dangerous or fatal shock. Know where your main disconnect switch is located. If you do not know, have your electrician show you.

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

This appliance must be supplied with the proper voltage and frequency, and connected to an individual, properly grounded branch circuit, protected by a circuit breaker or a time delay fuse as noted on rating plate.

We recommend you have the electrical wiring and hookup of your cooktop connected by a qualified electrician. After installation, have the electrician show you where your main cooktop disconnect is located.

Wiring must conform to National Electrical

Code. You can get a copy of the National

Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-Latest

Edition, by writing:

National Fire Protection Association

Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02269

The cooktop conduit wiring is approved for copper wire connection only, and if you have aluminum house wiring, you must use special UL approved connectors for joining copper to aluminum.

You must use a two-wire, three conductor

208/240 VAC, 60 Hertz electrical system. A white (neutral) wire is not needed for this unit. The cooktop must be installed in a circuit that does not exceed 125 VAC nominal to ground.

Refer to the rating plate on your cooktop for the KW rating for your cooktop.

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Installation Instructions

PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST

WARNING –

The electrical power to the cooktop supply line must be shut off while connections are being made. Failure to do so could result in serious injury or death.

A

B

When preparing cooktop opening, make sure the inside of the cabinet and the cooktop do not interfere with each other.

(See section on preparing the opening.)

Remove packaging materials and literature package from the cooktop before beginning installation.

Literature

Package

Styrofoam

Packaging

Cooktop

HOT

ON

C Remove Installation Instructions from literature pack and read them carefully before you begin.

Be sure to place all literature, Use and

Care, Installations, etc. in a safe place for future reference.

IMPORTANT- Save these instructions for local inspector's use.

IMPORTANT- OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING CODES AND ORDIANCES.

OWNER- Keep these instructions for future reference.

Note- This appliance must be properly grounded (if applicable).

D

E

F

G

Make sure you have all the tools and materials you need before starting the installation of the cooktop.

Your home must provide the adequate electrical service needed to safely and properly use your cooktop. (Refer to section on electrical requirements.)

When installing your cooktop in your home, make sure all local codes and ordinances are followed exactly as stated.

Make sure the wall coverings, countertop and cabinets around the cooktop can withstand heat (up to 200°F) generated by the cooktop.

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Installation Instructions

PREPARING THE OPENING

1

The following MINIMUM clearance dimensions must be maintained.

13

″ MAX. Depth of uprotected overhead cabinets

2 ″ MIN.

Clearance from cutout to side wall on the right of the unit

30

″ MIN.

Clearance from countertop to unprotected overhead surface

18

″ MIN. Height from countertop to nearest cabinet on either side of unit

2 ″ MIN. Clearance from cutout to side wall on the left of the unit

4 CUTOUT DIMENSIONS OF

THE COUNTERTOP

To insure accuracy, it is best to make a template when cutting the opening in the counter.

19-1/8

″ width of cut

1-3/4 ″ Min. Between cutout and the wall behind the cooktop

33-7/8

″ length of cut

2-1/2

″ Min. from front edge of cutout and front edge of countertop

2 OVERALL COOKTOP

DIMENSIONS

20-3/8

″

36

″

Cooktop

18-7/8

″

33-3/4

″

3-1/4 ″ Front

4-5/8 ″ Rear at the conduit location

6-1/4 ″ Rear on Model JP968

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Make sure the wall coverings, countertop and cabinets around the cooktop can withstand heat (up to 200°F) generated by cooktop.

Wall covering, cabinets and countertop must withstand heat up to 200°F.

3

Five inches (5

″) minimum vertical clearance between the cooktop bottom and any combustible surfaces.

5

″ Min.

Vertical Clearance

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Installation Instructions

INSTALLING THE COOKTOP

1 INSTALLING THE

JUNCTION BOX

Install an approved junction box where it will be easily reached through the front of the cabinet where the cooktop will be located.

The cooktop conduit is 3 feet long.

3 ATTACH FOAM TAPE

Apply the foam tape around the outer edge of the glass. Do not overlap the foam tape.

Bottom of Cooktop

Foam Tape

Install junction box so that it can be reached through the front of the cabinet.

16

″

Min.

Cooktop

Glass

4 LOCATE MOUNTING PARTS

Remove the Hold Down Brackets and screws from the literature package.

Mounting Screw

IMPORTANT:

The junction box must be located where it will allow considerable slack in the conduit for serviceability.

2 PROTECT SURFACE

OF COOKTOP

Place a towel or tablecloth onto the countertop. Lay the cooktop upside down onto the protected surface.

Bottom of cooktop

5 ATTACH BRACKETS

TO COOKTOP

Screw the Hold Down Bracket to the side of the cooktop unit. Repeat for opposite side of cooktop.

Pre-Drilled Hole

Bottom of Cooktop

Foam Tape

Hold Down

Bracket

Cooktop Glass

Cloth under Cooktop

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Installation Instructions

INSTALLING THE COOKTOP

(CONT.)

6 INSERT COOKTOP

INTO CUTOUT

Insert the cooktop centered into the cutout opening. Make sure the front edge of the countertop is parallel to the cooktop. Make final check that all required clearances are met.

Cooktop

Hold Down

Bracket

7 ATTACH HOLD DOWN

BRACKETS TO CABINET

Open the cabinet door and screw the Hold

Down Brackets to the cabinet sides with the screws provided.

Mounting Screw

Burner Box Sides

Use suitable fasteners for anchorage in cabinet sides

Cabinet Side

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Installation Instructions

INSTALLATION—ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS

A

B

C

When making the wire connections, use the entire length of conduit provided.

The conduit must not be shortened.

With the cooktop in place, open the front of the cabinet door.

Insert the wires from the conduit through the opening of the junction box.

E Once the connections are made, secure wires together using wire nuts.

Red

Red Strain Relief Clamp

Ground

Black

D Connect the red and black leads from the cooktop conduit to the corresponding leads in the junction box.

Red

Ground wire location

Black

Strain Relief Clamp

Black

Ground

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS:

The bare ground wire in the conduit is connected to the cooktop frame. Effective

January 1, 1996, the National Electrical Code will not permit grounding through neutral.

If used in new construction after January 1, 1996 or in a mobile home, recreational vehicle or if local codes do not permit grounding through the neutral white lead, attach the appliance grounding lead (green or copper) to the residence grounding conductor (green or bare copper) in accordance with local codes. When connecting to a 3 conductor branch circuit, if local codes permit, connect the bare ground connector lead of the cooktop to the branch circuit neutral (gray or white in color).

IMPORTANT:

If the cooktop is being installed into a blind counter (one with no cabinet opening below), wire connections must be made before putting the cooktop into the cutout opening.

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Installation Instructions

CHECKLISTS

1 PRE-TEST CHECKLIST

A

B

C

D

Remove all protective film, if present, and any stickers.

Check to be sure that all wiring is secure and not pinched or in contact with moving parts.

Check level of appliance.

Check that the cooktop is properly grounded.

2 OPERATION CHECKLIST

A

B

C

D

E

Remove all items from the top of the cooktop surface.

Turn on the power to the cooktop.

(Refer to your Owner’s Manual.) Verify that all surface burners operate properly.

Check that the circuit breaker is not tripped nor the house fuse blown.

Check that conduit is securely connected to the junction box.

See Owner’s Manual for troubleshooting list.

NOTE TO ELECTRICIAN:

The power leads supplied with this appliance are UL recognized for connections to larger gauge household wiring. The insulation of these leads is rated at temperatures much higher than the temperature rating of household wiring. The current carrying capacity of a conductor is governed by the wire gauge and also the temperature rating of the insulation around the wire.

NOTE: ALUMINUM WIRING

• WARNING:

IMPROPER CONNECTION OF ALUMINUM

HOUSE WIRING TO THE COPPER LEADS

CAN RESULT IN A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

• Splice copper wires to aluminum wiring using special connectors designed and

UL approved for joining copper to aluminum and follow the manufacturer’s recommended connector procedure closely.

NOTE: Wire used, location and enclosure of splices, etc., must conform to good wiring practice and local codes.

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