KITCHENAID 36 Inch Gas Cooktop Owner's Manual - Manuel (Page 9)

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Install Cooktop
Style 1: Cooktop over undercounter built-in oven
IMPORTANT: Clamping brackets should not be used.
1. Using two 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.
Style 2: Cooktop over cabinets
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.
A. Attachment screw holes for optional front and back location
B. Clamping bracket (end locations recommended)
C. Cooktop base bottom
D. Attachment screw
E.
Attachment screw location (recommended)
2. The clamping brackets can be installed before or after the
cooktop is placed into the cutout. Complete the following steps
for the option you choose.
Installing Brackets Before Placing Cooktop in
Cutout
1. Using two or more people, place the cooktop upside down on
a covered surface.
2. Remove the attachment screws for the selected bracket
locations from the bottom of the cooktop base.
3. Select bracket mounting holes that will allow the bracket to
extend far enough out from the cooktop for the installation of
2
1 /
2
" (6.4 cm) clamping screws. See the “Attach Cooktop to
Countertop” section for illustration of clamping screw
installation.
D
A. Clamping bracket
B. Recommended attachment screw location
C. Clamping screw location
D. Edge of cooktop base bottom
4. Attach brackets to cooktop base bottom with bracket
attachment screws using the bracket mounting holes selected
in Step 2.
5. Rotate brackets so they do not extend beyond edge of
cooktop base.
6. Tighten screws just enough to hold brackets in place when
cooktop is put in cutout.
7. Using two or more people, turn the cooktop right side up and
place in 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.
8. Loosen the screws and rotate the brackets so that they are
perpendicular to the edge of the cooktop base and extend
beyond its edge. Securely tighten screws.
Installing Brackets After Placing Cooktop in
Cutout
1. Using two 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.
2. Remove the attachment screws for the selected bracket
locations from the bottom of the cooktop base.
3. Select bracket mounting holes that will allow the bracket to
extend far enough out from the cooktop for the installation of
2
1 /
2
" (6.4 cm) clamping screws.
D
A. Cooktop
B. Cooktop base
C. Attachment screw
D. Clamping bracket (extends far enough beyond cooktop base to
allow installation of clamping screws)
E. 2 1 /
2
" (6.4 cm) clamping screw (to be installed in the “Attach
Cooktop to Countertop” section)
F. Countertop
G. Foam seal
4. Attach brackets to cooktop base bottom with bracket
attachment screws using the bracket mounting holes selected
in Step 3. Securely tighten screws.