Whirlpool RY160LXT Installation Instructions Manual
Whirlpool ry160lxt: install guide
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
SLIDE-IN ELECTRIC RANGE
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RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................1
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ................................................2
Tools and Parts ............................................................................2
Location Requirements ................................................................2
Electrical Requirements ...............................................................3
Countertop Preparation ...............................................................4
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................4
Unpack Range..............................................................................4
Adjust Leveling Legs ....................................................................5
Install Anti-Tip Bracket.................................................................5
Electrical Connection ...................................................................6
Verify Anti-Tip Bracket Location ................................................11
Level Range................................................................................11
Complete Installation .................................................................11
Moving the Range ......................................................................12
RANGE SAFETY
Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.
Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.
Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children and adults.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately
follow instructions.
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow
instructions.
Tip Over Hazard
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed. A child or adult can tip the range and be killed. Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot. -
Page 2: Installation Requirements
ANSI A225.1/NFPA 501A or with local codes. Mobile home installations require: ■ When this range is installed in a mobile home, it must be secured to the floor during transit. Any method of securing the range is adequate as long as it conforms to the standards listed above. -
Page 3: Electrical Requirements
■ A UL listed conduit connector must be provided at each end of the power supply cable (at the range and at the junction box). ■ Wire sizes and connections must conform with the rating of the range (40 amps). -
Page 4: Countertop Preparation
This uses a 3-wire receptacle of NEMA Type 10-50R. 3-wire receptacle (10-50R) Countertop Preparation The cooktop sides of the slide-in range fit over the cutout edge of your countertop. If you have a square finish (flat) countertop and the opening width is 30"... -
Page 5: Adjust Leveling Legs
1. If range height adjustment is necessary, use a wrench or pliers to loosen the 4 leveling legs. This may be done with the range on its back or with the range supported on 2 legs after the range has been placed back to a standing position. -
Page 6: Electrical Connection
1. Disconnect power. 2. Use Phillips screwdriver to remove the terminal block cover screw located on the back of the range. Pull cover down and toward you to remove cover. 3. Remove plastic tag holding three 10-32 hex nuts from the middle post of the terminal block. - Page 7 ■ Tighten strain relief screw against the flexible conduit. 5. Replace back panel and screws on rear of range. 6. Complete installation following instructions for your type of electrical connection:...
- Page 8 C. Cord/conduit plate D. Power supply cord wires 4. Use Phillips screwdriver to connect the green ground wire from the power supply cord to the range with the ground-link screw. The ground wire must be attached first. 5. Use " nut driver to connect the neutral (white) wire to the center terminal block post with one of the 10–32 hex nuts.
- Page 9 1. Part of metal ground strap must be cut out and removed. 2. Use Phillips screwdriver to remove the ground-link screw from the back of the range. Save the ground link screw and discard the remaining end of the ground link.
- Page 10 Use this method only if local codes permit connecting ground conductor to neutral supply wire. 1. Pull the conduit through the hole and conduit plate on bottom of range. Allow enough slack to easily attach the wiring to the terminal block. A. Terminal block B.
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Page 11: Verify Anti-Tip Bracket Location
Place rack in oven. Place level on rack and check levelness of range, first side to side; then front to back. If range is not level, pull range forward until rear leveling leg is removed from the anti-tip bracket. Use wrench to adjust leveling legs up or down until range is level. -
Page 12: Moving The Range
WARNING Tip Over Hazard A child or adult can tip the range and be killed. Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot. Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children and adults.